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Cassels Brock
October 17, 2018, marks a historic day in the evolution of cannabis regulations both domestically and abroad.
Torkin Manes LLP
Canada joins Uruguay as the second country in the world to legalize cannabis. Individuals will be able to use and possess a certain amount of recreational cannabis with each Province/Territory...
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
On October 1, 2018, the Delaware Court of Chancery released its decision in Akorn, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi AG, finding for the first time that a buyer had properly terminated ...
Blaney McMurtry LLP
With marijuana legalization scheduled to occur on October 17, 2018, it has been suggested that something should be done to help individuals with past marijuana convictions.
Hogan Lovells
Nearly a year ago, the Italian Parliament passed Law 155/2017 giving the Government twelve months to adopt a root and branch reform of the rules governing business distress and insolvency procedures,
Matheson
The Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") has introduced a new self-certification regime for UCITS using financial indices and will generally no longer require the prior review and approval of such financial indices.
Ogier
In a scenario that may be familiar to many professional trustees, the trustee in this case found itself in the position of holding a single asset but no funds with which to maintain it or with which to pay...
Herbert Smith Freehills
In its recent decision in Union of India v Hardy Exploration and Production (available here), the Supreme Court of India found that a contractual clause stipulating Kuala Lumpur as the ‘venue'...
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
As the U.K.'s March 29, 2019, exit date from the European Union approaches, companies involved in merger reviews or antitrust investigations should pre-emptively address the risk of a "no-deal" Brexit.
BakerHostetler
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release and an investigative report on Oct. 16 cautioning public companies to consider cyber threats when implementing internal accounting...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The Department of Labor issued its Fall 2018 regulatory agenda, and the Wage & Hour Division is front and center.
Haug Partners
On October 9, 2018, the Federal Circuit added to its growing collection of favorable Alice step one rulings by reversing portions of a decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware...
Davis & Gilbert
Although there's been much talk of an epic battle between states and the federal government that will determine the scope of federal preemption in the student loan space,
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
"A panel of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously decided last week that a properly-drafted arbitration clause that waives class actions and reserves to the arbitrator...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein warned of a fast-approaching retirement crisis and suggested ways in which the agency ...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam discussed challenges for central counterparty ("CCPs") and swap market participants since the G-20 reforms and the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz described some of the regulatory challenges posed by blockchain "smart contracts," ...
Ford & Harrison LLP
Georgia's Restrictive Covenants Act (the "RCA") became effective in May 2011, but it took nearly six years before a court published a decision interpreting the statute in the context of a non-competition provision
Dentons
Our October edition of "Government Contracts Legislative and Regulatory Update" offers a summary of the relevant changes that took place during the month of September.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Trump's Fall Regulatory Agenda Pegs March 2019 For Proposed New Overtime Rule.
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The decision opens the way for further claims by employees engaged as casuals, but who work regular and consistent hours.
TozziniFreire Advogados
A Superintendência de Relações com Empresas (SEP) da Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) divulgou, no dia 13 de junho de 2018 ...
Veirano e Advogados Associados
O presidente Michel Temer sancionou na tarde desta terça-feira (14) a Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, objeto de debate há oito anos no Congresso.
Noronha Advogados
A Resolução 4.656/2018 que regulamentou a atuação das fintechs de crédito no Brasil, aprovada em 26 de abril pelo Conselho Monetário Nacional...
Blaney McMurtry LLP
In Atos IT Solutions v Sapient Canada Inc., the Court confirmed that the "minimum performance principle" places a common law limit on expectation damages for breach of contract.
Arnold & Porter
If there was ever a regulatory grace period for virtual currencies and blockchain technology, it is officially over.
Dentons
Saudi Arabia's bankruptcy and insolvency law regime has been governed by two regulations, the earliest dating back to 1930.
Cooper Grace Ward
Resource companies are failing to adequately compensate for the disruption to the business activities of the landowner.
Worrells Solvency & Forensic Accountants
Section 588FDA of the Corporations Act provided that it was voidable as an unreasonable director-related transaction.
ClarkeKann Lawyers
PBAs are trust accounts, intended to protect down the line subcontractors from the insolvency of up the line contractors.
