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REBA’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Case Heading to the SJC6/22/2010
In welcome news for REBA members and lawyers across Massachusetts, the First Circuit yesterday reversed the US District Court’s decision against REBA, setting aside a $1M award of fees and certifying the case to the SJC to determine whether NREIS is engaged in the illegal practice of law. more >>
SJC Follows REBA’s Amicus Brief in Chapter 91 License Decision3/16/2010
On March 12, 2010, in Moot v. Department of Environmental Protection, the Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Legislature's 2007 amendment of G.L Chapter 91 to exempt uses, structures, and activities within landlocked tidelands from licensing requirements. This decision was the sequel to an earlier case by the same name, 448 Mass. 340 (2007), in which the SJC had invalidated the Department of Environmental Protection's regulations exempting landlocked tidelands from G.L. Chapter 91 licensing requi more >>
