Carey Olsen advises Digicel on sale of majority stake in Cricket Sporting Investments Ltd. Cricket Sporting Investments Ltd. is the holding company of CPL Limited, which is the operating entity behind the Caribbean Premier League ("CPL"). Founded in 2013, the CPL is the Caribbean's premier Twenty20 cricket competition ...
Two Carey Olsen lawyers recognised in eprivateclient's 50 Most Influential The list recognises the leading figures in the UK and global offshore private client practitioner sector, including advisers from the wealth management, accountancy, legal, trust, family law, and fintech sectors ...
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently recommended that alcoholic beverages carry warnings about the potential cancer risks associated with consumption. Issued in the final days of the Biden administration, the advisory underscores that while alcohol is widely consumed in the U.S., many people remain unaware of the links between alcohol and various types of cancer ...
By: Richard C. Giller, Esq. The ongoing wildfires in Southern California have brought unimaginable devastation and heartbreak to our communities, and Greenspoon Marder extends our deepest sympathies to all of those impacted. We understand the immense challenges you face, from property loss and displacement to navigating the complexities of insurance claims and recovery ...
By: Christopher ‘Smitty’ Smith As we usher in 2025, businesses across the world that ship products into California are facing new and updated regulations under Proposition 65 (Prop. 65), the state’s landmark product warning law. The changes, which affect a wide range of industries—from food manufacturers to automobile part producers—have substantial implications for companies that manufacture, distribute, or sell products sold in the state ...
By: Louis J. Terminello, Esq., Jaci Flug, Esq., and Brad Berkman, Esq. On Jan. 10, 2024, the TTB issued new rules that allow for 13 additional standards of fill for wine and 15 additional standards for distilled spirits. Newly Approved Wine Standards of Fill: 180 ml 600 ml 300 ml 620 ml 330 ml 700 ml 360 ml 720 ml 473 ml/ 16 oz 1.8 liters 500 ml 2.25 liters 568 ml/ 19 ...
As the new administration begins, significant changes to immigration policies are anticipated, though the specifics of these changes—including when they will take effect and how they will impact the current immigration system—remain uncertain. Among these potential changes, we may see an increase in worksite inspections for H-1B and L-1 visa holders as part of enhanced compliance measures. While this increase in enforcement may be concerning, there’s no need to worry ...
On Dec. 11, Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division jointly withdrew the antitrust guidelines for collaborations among competitors. In place since April 2000, the guidelines purported to set forth an analytical framework for the agencies' antitrust enforcement policy under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, with respect to collaborative agreements between actual or potential competitors ...
Carey Olsen maintains status as leading TISE listing agent for ninth consecutive year COCFL acted as listing agent on 40% of all classes of securities listed on TISE in 2024. COCFL also assisted with the majority of new high yield bond classes listed in 2024 and continues to act for a majority of all high yield bonds currently listed on TISE. TISE introduced its 'Specialist Companies' equity rulebook ("the Specialist Companies Equity Rules") in November 2024 ...
Earlier this month, Dinsmore provided a notice to clients that several telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries were set to expire on December 31. However, on December 20, Congress passed the American Relief Act, 2025[1] (the “Act”), a short-term spending bill that keeps the government open through March ...
By: Hector A. Chichoni, Esq. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to assume office, U.S. employers and companies, in almost every sector, are anticipating a significant increase in changes in immigration law and procedures. This is rightly so, given the historical precedent established during the first Trump administration (2017-2020) ...
The firm has previously notified our clients and network about an obligation to make certain filings under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that became effective at the beginning of 2024. It provided deadlines to file Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) for many companies by December 31 of this year, and in some cases required earlier deadlines ...
Three days after a motions panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s emergency motion for a temporary stay on a Texas district court’s nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), a merits panel has vacated part of the motion panel’s order ...
On Jan. 17, 2025, USCIS will publish a revised edition of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (edition date: 01/17/25) that will implement several significant changes, primarily to the H-1B program. These changes are scheduled to go into effect 30 days after publication. The general view is that some of the changes are positive, including the deference policy, the changes to the cap-gap rule and clarification as to ownership of a company and nonprofit classifications ...
Earlier this month, a Texas district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). However, on December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s emergency motion for a temporary stay of that order, allowing the CTA’s enforcement to proceed while the appeal is pending ...
By: Patricia Gannon, Esq. and Marcela Bermudez, Esq. A stopgap measure was signed into law by President Biden averting a federal government shutdown. A federal shutdown is possible if Congress cannot reach an agreement on a spending measure or stopgap by March 14, 2025. We will continue to monitor and advise as this develops. As a reminder, if a stopgap measured is not reached in the future, certain federal immigration functions will be temporarily suspended ...
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) is a federal interagency committee that is responsible for reviewing certain transactions by foreign persons (governments, individuals and businesses), if they threaten or affect the national security of the United States. In layman’s terms, the CFIUS is a federal body that reviews transactions by non-Americans that might threaten the U.S.’s security ...
Earlier this month, a district court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s emergency motion for a temporary stay of the district court’s order and injunction pending appeal.[1] Pending further court developments, compliance with the CTA is currently required nationwide ...
Legislation signed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on December 20, 2024 will significantly expand mandatory reporting duties for professionals and facilities. These changes, and others from Ohio Substitute Senate Bill 109, not only impose new obligations to report, including the reporting of facility investigations, but also attach new penalties for failing to do so, which will impact Ohio physicians and health care facilities, including hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers ...
Seven Carey Olsen lawyers called to the Jersey Bar Lizzie Chamberlain joined Carey Olsen's banking and finance team in 2022 and acts for both lenders and borrowers on a range of debt finance transactions including real estate investment and development finance, investment funds financing and general corporate facilities. Julie Currie specialises in pensions ...
By: Jaci Flug, Esq. and Louis J. Terminello, Esq. Per Tennessee: Shipping as an “agent of the consumer” is “categorically false.” In an email to all Tennessee direct shippers, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TNABC) states that shipments made into the state as the “agent of the consumer” violate the Tennessee Code ...
The temporary telehealth flexibilities that Medicare patients and providers have become accustomed to since the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire December 31, 2024. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 extended many pandemic era flexibilities ...
In a decision rendered on September 16, 2024,1 the Administrative Labour Tribunal (the ?ALT?) found that a company (the ?employer?) had violated the Charter of the French language2 (the ?CFL?) by requiring knowledge of languages other than French as part of a hiring process. This is one of the first decisions ruling on the new complaint mechanisms introduced by Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec3 (?Bill 96?), aimed at amending the CFL ...
In an era of increasing data breaches and cyberattacks, businesses face mounting risks that can lead to financial, reputational, and operational damage. The cost of a data breach reached an average of $4.88 million in 2024, a 10 percent increase from the previous year ...
To implement its November 2023 final rule on ownership transparency for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has updated its Medicare enrollment application for institutional providers (“CMS-855A”) ...
