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Shoosmiths LLP | September 2024

Force majeure remains a hot topic when it comes to contracts. Following the pandemic, Suez Canal blockage and international sanctions, parties to contracts have been looking at how to possibly recover their losses or minimise the effects of delays. One question that had arisen was whether contracting parties could be forced to find a way around the issues by being commercially minded, particularly where they had an obligation to use reasonable endeavours to overcome the force majeure event ...

Chambers and Partners recently published its Corporate Immigration Global Practice Guide 2024. SyCipLaw senior partner and Employment and Immigration department head Leslie C. Dy and partner Rodelle B. Bolante authored this year’s Philippine chapter ...

Shoosmiths LLP | September 2024

The UK Cabinet Office has just announced, in a brief statement that the date for the Procurement Act 2023 to enter into force has been postponed. At less than 2 months from the planned “go live” date which was slated for 28 October 2024, in a surprise announcement, the new Government has decided to push this back. The reasoning for the decision stems directly from the change in administration following this year’s General Election ...

Carey Olsen | September 2024

Five aspiring lawyers begin training programme with Carey Olsen Guernsey Tom Andrews, who was previously working as a paralegal within Carey Olsen's corporate team, also begins his SQE course this September in the firm's London office and will work exclusively on corporate matters ...

Carey Olsen | September 2024

Carey Olsen promotes corporate lawyer Emily Cornhill to partner in the Cayman Islands Emily advises on a range of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular emphasis on investment funds. Her practice focuses on the establishment of investment funds in the Cayman Islands, in addition to advising on transactional, financing and regulatory and compliance matters related to investment funds and other vehicles ...

Carey Olsen | September 2024

Carey Olsen advises FitzWalter Capital on launch of ~US$1.4 billion fund The Carey Olsen corporate team advising on the Jersey aspects of the transaction comprised partner James Mulholland, counsel Thomas MacAdie and associate Charlie Hurst, working alongside onshore counsel Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Jersey administrator J.P. Morgan ...

A federal court has issued a nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new rule that would ban nearly all non-competition (“non-compete”) deals.  The rule, issued on April 23, 2024 (the “Non-Compete Rule”), would broadly ban employer/employee non-compete agreements nationwide and was set to go into effect on September 4, 2024 (“Effective Date”) ...

Buchalter | September 2024

September 11, 2024 By: Amber Healy, Craig Nickerson, and Spencer Adler On September 3rd, 2024, Los Angeles County’s Fair Chance Ordinance (“FCO”) went into effect, establishing new criminal background check requirements for employers in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The FCO expands the limitations placed on employers by California’s Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) ...

Shoosmiths LLP | September 2024

The trend for financial services businesses and others to procure services from FinTech providers – and for providers to offer their services direct to consumers – has increased over the last 15 years. In this article, we outline some of the key areas of law that relate to FinTech. Similar to technology law more broadly, FinTech law is very much a “discipline of disciplines” ...

SyCipLaw's Employment & Immigration Update (Volume XIX, Issue 1) features the latest issuances from the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE), summaries of Supreme Court decisions, and labor and immigration updates. Please read the full bulletinhereor via thislink. Labor Advisories DOLE Labor Advisory No. 23-23: Guidelines on Minimum Public Health Standards in Workplaces Relative to the Lifting of the State of Public Health Emergency due to COVID-19 DOLE Labor Advisory No ...

Krogerus | September 2024

This newsletter features a look into notable recent case law and other developments in Finnish competition law and other regulatory issues. The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority proposes a first ever fine for an alleged obstruction of a dawn raid In May 2024, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) proposed that the Market Court imposes an infringement fine of approximately EUR 4.4 million for an alleged obstruction of the FCCA's unannounced inspection ...

Mamo TCV Advocates | September 2024

  Dr. Christine Calleja from Mamo TCV Advocates and Dr. Matthew Brincat from Ganado Advocates will be participating in an upcoming webinar organised by Novargo on the 12th of September. This webinar will focus on tackling key employment law issues encountered by HR professionals. Participants will have the chance to ask questions and gain invaluable insights on effectively navigating complex legal matters and workplace challenges ...

Carey Olsen | September 2024

Two Carey Olsen lawyers named eprivateclient 2024 NextGen leaders The 2024 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders award is open to nominees from within the private client advisory professions, including private client tax, trust, dispute resolution, and family lawyers, as well as accountants and trustees. Judging is based on the individual's qualities and achievements ...

Carey Olsen | September 2024

Changes to the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime The New BO Regime extends the scope of entities required to maintain a BO Register by including limited partnerships and removing a number of exemptions, while also consolidating the requirements in a single statute and reducing duplication of reporting where one Cayman Islands entity holds a reportable interest in another ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | September 2024

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on the Department of Labor's (DOL) rule concerning tipped employees. This final rule, introduced in 2021, addresses the amount of time a tipped employee can spend on "tip-producing work" versus "non-tip-producing work ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | September 2024

The National Interest Waiver (“NIW”) is a special provision within the EB-2 employment-based immigration category that allows individuals to bypass the usual labor certification process (“PERM”) required for most employment-based green cards. The NIW is granted to foreign nationals who can demonstrate that their work is in the national interest of the United States, making it a valuable option for highly skilled professionals ...

Carey Olsen | September 2024

Carey Olsen announces new counsel within Bermuda employment law practice Bradley has over ten years of experience advising clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. He also advises on all aspects of Bermuda immigration law, both for corporate and individual clients, in addition to data protection and privacy matters. Bradley was admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2011 and was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2020 ...

Afridi & Angell | September 2024

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has introduced the DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations 2024 (the 2024 Regulations), replacing the DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations 2019 (as amended in 2020 and 2022) (together theFormer Regulations). The 2024 Regulations came into effect on 15 July 2024 and expand the range of applicants eligible to incorporate a so called “prescribed company” in the DIFC ...

Until recently, employer matching contributions under qualified plans were required to be conditioned solely upon employee contributions made to the plan. However, one of the many changes enacted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. 117-328 (“SECURE 2.0”) enabled certain qualified plans to condition employer matching contributions on employees’ qualified student loan repayments, effective for plan years beginning in 2024 ...

Carey | August 2024

Law No. 21,398 (known as the "Pro-Consumer Law"), which amended Law No. 19,496, Consumer Protection Act ("CPA"), reinforced the right of withdrawal in distance purchases, establishing that: Consumers may exercise the right of withdrawal or repentance, within a period of 10 days from receipt of the product, without expression of cause, with respect to all purchases of goods, without conditioning the right to the will of the supplier ...

Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS | August 2024

«As Managing Partner, Mona Søyland has made a great effort for Simonsen Vogt Wiig, which has significantly strengthened the firm’s market position. We thank Mona for her great efforts throughout the period and are very pleased that she continues in the partnership», says Peter Aall Simonsen, Chairman of the board in Simonsen Vogt Wiig. Erlend Lous (51) will take over from Mona. Erlend is currently a partner on the Ocean team in Oslo ...

Mamo TCV Advocates | August 2024

  On the 9th of August 2024, the Health and Safety at Work Act, Act XXXIII of 2024 (Chapter 646 of the Laws of Malta) (hereinafter referred to as the ”Act”) was published by Parliament. Upon coming into force, the Act shall repeal the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (“OHSA” or “Authority”) Act (Chapter 424 of the Laws of Malta) and its subsidiary legislation ...

Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS | August 2024

The primary purpose of the trial period is to assess whether the employee meets the employer’s reasonable performance expectations. Conversely, it gives the employee a chance to determine if the job aligns with their needs and preferences, benefiting from a shorter notice period during this phase. Once the trial period is over, the employee automatically gains full job protection ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | August 2024

On August 20, 2024, a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered an order prohibiting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from implementing a new rule that would have prohibited employers from enforcing non-compete agreements for the vast majority of employees in the United States as of September 4, 2024 (see our prior analysis of that rule here ...

Carey Olsen | August 2024

Carey Olsen advises Paratus Energy Services on the issuance of a US$500 million senior secured bond This transaction marks one of the largest bond issuances in the Nordic bond market in recent years and was significantly oversubscribed, reflecting robust investor confidence and strong market demand ...

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