A few days ago, we provided the section an update on extensions and closures due to COVID-19. With another week comes yet another update, this by way of an Order from Chief Justice Beasley.
Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-39(b)(2), Chief Justice Beasley has issued seven emergency directives which we have summarized below. The Order itself is not long, and we highly encourage everyone to read it, to ensure your staff and firm are familiar with the changes it provides, and we also strongly encourage you to make your clients aware of how this affects not only proceedings that may be pending, but their accessibility to our state courts for the next 30 if not 60 days.
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Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law (“SEL”) section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the section. Feel free to reach out to the SEL section communications chairs (Kelly Ryan and Amanda Whorton) if you would like to submit either personally written pieces or other third party articles found that would be of interest to the entire SEL section members.
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The Corporate Counsel section would like to share the following post from our Business Law Section colleagues.
By Ben Baldwin Chair of the NCBA Business Law Section
Dear Members of the Business Law Section:
Yesterday (Wednesday April 1, 2020) Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 125 (“Authorizing and Encouraging Remote Shareholder Meetings During the COVID-19 State of Emergency”).
The Order, which is limited in effect to corporations holding shareholder meetings under the North Carolina Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), is intended to facilitate the holding of shareholder meetings against the backdrop of the Governor’s prior Executive Orders (and various municipal orders) limiting mass gatherings during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Members of the Administrative Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be interesting. Remember—if it says subscription required, your legal research provider may provide access.
Helpful School of Government Blog COVID-19 Related Posts if you represent governments or their employees
The posts listed below may be useful if you represent government agencies, boards and commissions or their employees or if you want to be able to answer questions people raise:
This blog post expands on an earlier post by Frayd Bluestein regarding meetings and public hearings during the COVID-19 crisis. It specifically address the lawfulness of local government prohibitions on public in-person attendance at public meetings. The article’s preface says that the author aims “to supplement her comments on in-person attendance bans by looking at the relevant case law in light of events of the past few days.”
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As everyone knows by now, we have been ordered to stay at home until April 31, 2020 (and let’s hope it ends there). So, what does that mean for your fitness and wellness?
We have an answer for you: the fitness world and your wellness aren’t going away. At SweatNET, we’re doing our part to make sure you can have the same (or close to the same) fitness experience that you grew to love at your favorite studio. How?
Well, we are helping the amazing instructors and studios in the greater Charlotte community to make sure their workouts are delivered to YOU. So, while everyone is stuck at home right now, we have made it easier for you to find all of the virtual class offerings hosted directly by your favorite studios, gyms, and instructors (not just our own streaming content). Live now on the website is a dashboard of all of the classes offered by the instructors in our amazing fitness community. From Barre to Crossfit to kids yoga, there’s something for everyone while at home. This is the perfect chance to try something new and stay connected until we can all meet in person again! Let’s continue to support our favorite instructors, studios, and workouts.
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By Ben Baldwin Chair of the NCBA Business Law Section
Dear Members of the Business Law Section:
Yesterday (Wednesday April 1, 2020) Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 125 (“Authorizing and Encouraging Remote Shareholder Meetings During the COVID-19 State of Emergency”).
The Order, which is limited in effect to corporations holding shareholder meetings under the North Carolina Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), is intended to facilitate the holding of shareholder meetings against the backdrop of the Governor’s prior Executive Orders (and various municipal orders) limiting mass gatherings during the COVID-19 crisis.
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The past few weeks have been surreal. With the rising crisis of COVID-19, we’ve had to adapt and change every plan we’ve had for the Family Law Section, our annual meeting, our CLE, and much of the business of the Association. We face the very real possibility that our practices and our lives will be damaged in ways that we can’t fully imagine.
In chaotic times, it helps me to focus on what I can do to help. We can all help in some way, and that’s what the leadership of the Family Law Section has endeavored to do.
At our last meeting of the Family Law Council, we voted to donate $5,000 of our Section funds to the Jane B. Weathers Lawyers Helping Lawyers Fund. This Fund was established upon the retirement of a long-time association staff member, Jane Weathers, to provide grants to lawyers experiencing financial hardship due to unforeseen difficult circumstances. Be it medical, personal, or professional challenges, the Fund is there to help.
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As a way to stay connected and highlight your wellness while isolated under the state’s Stay at Home Order, from April 1 through May 3, the NCBA YLD is inviting all young lawyers to upload their wellness-related activities through Strava, an app designed to connect and track exercises using GPS data. Strava is completely free with no advertising in its mobile application. Here’s how you can join in the fun:
The activities can be anything: walking, running, cycling, high-intensity interval training workouts, CrossFit, yoga, or whatever it is you like to do. Be sure to sync your watch or other fitness wearable with the Strava app on your phone so your workouts or activities will automatically upload. No manual upload is needed!
