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Shoosmiths LLP | September 2024

In this article, Shoosmiths and KPMG explore some of the key policy and business implications for organisations deploying connected and automated mobility (CAM) in the UK market. The Automated Vehicles Act (the AV Act) came into force on 20 May 2024. This important piece of legislation signals a major step towards the widescale adoption and use of CAM within the UK ...

Lavery Lawyers | September 2024

At a time when Canada and many other countries are taking steps to protect users from harm online,1a decision was handed down by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) on January 15, 2024, regarding the conduct of a competitor with respect to complaints about intellectual property infringement made on Amazon’s e-commerce website ...

Carey | September 2024

On August 17th, 2023, Law No. 21,595 on Economic Crimes (the "Law") was published in the Official Gazette ...

On Aug. 1, following five years of litigation, Tevra Brands LLC's antitrust suit against Bayer Healthcare LLC came to an end in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ...

Mamo TCV Advocates | August 2024

  The Council of Europe has recently published a guidance note to the general public considering the best practices for the effective implementation of restrictive measures. This guidance note sets out to provide a non-exhaustive list of recommendations for the effective implementation of restrictive measures. The first set of recommendations relates to the designation and identification of persons and entities which are subject to restrictive measures ...

Buchalter | August 2024

By: Stephen Best, Clayton Barnett, and Brian Adkins August 27, 2024 Introduction As many sports lawyers are aware, there have already been several examples of name, image, and likeliness (“NIL”) litigation throughout the country.  In fact, we previously reviewed several groundbreaking cases which stood to fundamentally alter the landscape of college athletics ...

Krogerus | August 2024

The European Union's NIS2 Directive is a significant update to the original NIS Directive which was implemented in 2018 and which the NIS2 Directive is set to repeal this autumn. The original NIS Directive was the first EU-wide legislation focusing on network and information system security. The deadline for member states to transpose NIS2 Directive into national law is just around the corner (17 October 2024), and the implementing provisions will be applicable from 18 October 2024 onwards ...

Mamo TCV Advocates | August 2024

  On July 22, 2024, the European Commission approved revised Interpretative Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) on Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (“Regulation 261/2004”), which address air passenger rights concerning compensation and assistance for denied boarding, cancellations, and delays and on Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in case of accidents ...

Afridi & Angell | August 2024

On 29 July 2024, the UAE enacted Federal Decree Law 9 of 2024 (theAmendment) introducing some significant changes to Federal Decree Law 33 of 2021 (theLabour Law), UAE’s principal legislation on employment. The Amendment replaces Article 54 of the Labour Law pertaining to individual labour disputes, and, Article 60 of the same law which sets out the penalties applicable for certain violations by employers. The Amendment comes into force on 31 August 2024 ...

Han Kun Law Offices | August 2024

On July 26, 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources ("MNR") promulgated the Notice of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Strengthening the Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation Security of Intelligent Connected Vehicles ("Notice 139"), reiterating the importance of the security of surveying, mapping and geoinformation ...

Buchalter | August 2024

August 14, 2024 By: Wendy Lee A little more than a year ago, on July 23, 2023, the Washington My Health My Data Act (WMHMDA) was passed into law. The law originally went into effect on March 31, 2024, however the compliance deadline for small businesses was June 30, 2024. This law was passed as a reaction to the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court ruling and was designed to protect consumer health data ...

Lavery Lawyers | August 2024

Introduction On July 11, 2024, the Court of Appeal1 rendered a decision that, for the first time, addresses the question of whether the elected domicile appearing in the Québec Enterprise Register (the ?REQ?), established under the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises,2 can provide a basis for the Superior Court?s territorial jurisdiction within the meaning of article 41(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure ...

Mamo TCV Advocates | August 2024

  On 30th July 2024, when considering Application number 88/21/2, the Court of Appeal was tasked with deciding two primary issues and grievances brought forward by the appellants against the decision of the First Court. These were the appropriate multiplier for calculating the victim’s loss of future earnings, and moral damages following Act XIII of 2018 ...

The Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, abolishing the Chevron doctrine, provides the False Act Claims defense bar with a potent new weapon. Two critical elements of any FCA claim are the falsity of the claim and scienter, which requires proof that the defendant acted knowingly. The government and relators' counsel often rely heavily on regulatory guidance issued by administrative agencies to establish these elements of their FCA claim ...

Carey | August 2024

The National Cybersecurity Coordination, a unit of the Undersecretary of the Interior responsible for coordinating the actions of public agencies in cybersecurity and recommending to the President of the Republic policies, laws, regulations, protocols and standards in this area, recently put two of a series of regulations required by Law No. 21,663 Framework on Cybersecurity up for public consultation ...

You did not get paid for your labor and material, so you ask, what can I do? Alabama’s lien law provides you an opportunity to place a lien on the property for certain unpaid amounts for labor and materials. If you follow the proper procedures to perfect the lien and obtain a judgment in your favor, you may force the sale of the property to collect on your judgment (see Ala. Code § 35-11-226). This article focuses on the procedural basics of Alabama’s lien law ...

Mamo TCV Advocates | July 2024

  On 16 July 2024, Legal Notice 166 of 2024 was published in Malta. This implemented the relevant provisions of DORA (full title being Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector and amending Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009, (EU) 648/2012, (EU) 600/2014, (EU) No 909/2014 and (EU) 2016/1011) into Maltese law ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | July 2024

After the White House announced its New Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting applications on August 19, 2024. This process will help ensure U.S. citizens with undocumented spouses and/or children can keep their families together during the permanent residence process ...

Lavery Lawyers | July 2024

Introduction On June 14, 2024, the Superior Court of Québec issued a decision1 interpreting section 938.1.2.2 of the Municipal Code of Québec, which came into force in 2019. This provision gives a person interested in participating in the awarding process the opportunity to file a preliminary complaint about a requirement in the tender documents that they believe does not ensure the honest and fair treatment of tenderers ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | July 2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that may have far reaching implications for businesses facing consumer protection claims in the state. The Court has granted allocator in Halpern v. Ricoh U.S.A., Inc ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | July 2024

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provided a cautionary tale for trade secret owners who seek preliminary relief against a competitor who hires its former employees but do not clearly articulate the trade secrets the owner seeks to protect. In early 2023, Insulet Corp. sued EOFlow Co. in the District of Massachusetts for misappropriating trade secrets supposedly obtained from employees EOFlow hired away from Insulet years earlier ...

ALRUD Law Firm | July 2024

****Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!**** The authorities in Russia and the rest of the world have recently been paying more and more attention to data protection issues ...

Mamo TCV Advocates | July 2024

  In a judgment decided on the 26th of June 2024 in the names Marcus Scicluna Marshall et vs Michael Borg Cardona, the Court of Appeal in its Inferior Jurisdiction confirmed that no appeal can be filed from the rate established by the Rent Regulation Board to increase the rent for leases predating the year 1995 ...

Shoosmiths LLP | July 2024

The Chancellor’s statement on 8 July 2024 stated that mandatory housing targets will be restored as part of the reform of the National Planning Policy Framework in England and Wales. This is expected to be included in the King’s speech on 17 July. The planning regime in Scotland is devolved and it is the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) that applies. Challenges and court cases followed the publication of NPF4 in February 2023 ...

Afridi & Angell | July 2024

The UAE recently amended its legal framework on abortion to expand the circumstances under which abortions are permitted and ease the rules regarding the circumstances under which abortions are permissible. Cabinet Decision No. 44/2024 (the Decision) came into effect on 21 June 2024 and progressively changed UAE’s law on abortion ...

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