Dates: November 17, 2022; 9:30 – 17:00 (in-person) and November 18, 2022; 9:00 – 13:00 (on line)

Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

the Information Law & Policy Centre’s The 7th Annual Conference 2022 will explore the impact of policymaking focused on ensuring ‘online safety’ and the increased use of data-driven systems that are increasingly connecting all aspects of society, particularly the implications of these changes for the rights and responsibilities of individuals and organizations . Panels will address the development and future of these developments for regulation, policymaking, and governance within the UK

Two years after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, his administration continues to advance Trump-era legal positions in dozens of court cases, a progressive watchdog group revealed Friday.

Former President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) “consistently made a mockery of the law throughout his four years in power,” the Revolving Door Project (RDP) noted in the latest release of its long-running litigation tracker.

Even though “their laughable reasoning and indefensible positions were struck down at a historic rate, many cases were still waiting for Biden,” wrote RDP. “Two years into Biden’s presidency, an alarming number remain, either in some form

In our previous article about post-termination restrictive covenants we discussed the High Court case of Dwyer (UK Franchising) Limited v Fredbar Limited [2021] EWHC 1218 as an example of covenants being found unreasonable and therefore unenforceable. Since then, the Claimant has appealed the judgment and the Court of Appeal has once again found in favor of the Defendant. So what does this mean for those trying to enforce, or avoid, restrictive covenants?

The Facts

The facts of the case are set out in our previous article (link above). However, in short, the Claimant (Dwyer) is the franchisor of ‘Drain Doctor’,

On August 2, 2022, Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act, legislation that would expand the categories of persons that could be sanctioned under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (UHRPA). Rep. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) filed a companion in the House of Representatives.

Currently, UHRPA imposes sanctions on certain entities and individuals named by the President as allegedly having committed certain human rights violations in Xinjiang. The bill would expand the scope of this reporting requirement to include “every foreign person who knowingly provides significant goods, services, or

Please join us on Thursday, October 13 at 12PM EDT for 2022 Chemicals Workshop Webinar Series: PFAS, REACH and Other Chemical Regulatory Issues.

Join Allen Kacenjar, Lianne Mantione and Anita Lloyd for the second webinar in our two-part 2022 Chemicals Workshop webinar series, in partnership with the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC).

In this session, we will provide an overview of the rapidly evolving landscape related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including proposed listing of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation , and the Liability Act (CERCLA), regulation under

IN BRIEF By way of updates, we attached the Public Health (Further Extension of Declared Public Health Emergency—COVID-19) Regulation (No. 2) 2022.

Summary

On 17 June 2022, Queensland’s declared public health emergency for COVID-19 was extended to 11.59 pm on Thursday 22 September 2022.

Consequently, Public Health Directions (PHD) with an end date of 24 June 2022 have been automatically extended until 11.59 pm on Thursday 22 September 2022. Directions will be progressively updated to reference the new date of 22 September 2022.

What does this mean for you?

If you are an employer or workplace subject to the

On attraction from: [2021] EWCA Civ 535

The Appellant (“SIB”) is an organization integrated in Antigua and Barbuda that went into liquidation in 2009. Most of SIB’s enterprise was promoting funding merchandise to worldwide clients. Nonetheless, throughout 2003 to 2009, SIB was being run as a big Ponzi scheme. Buyer withdrawals and funds when funding merchandise supposedly matured had been being comprised of capital invested by different clients reasonably than funding proceeds. In 2008, many shoppers requested withdrawals from SIB fearing that it might turn out to be bancrupt.

SIB had 4 financial institution accounts with the Respondent (“HSBC”). These

On this snapshot authorized replace, we report that on 25 Could 2022, in a written reply by Mr. Christopher Hui, the Secretary for Monetary Providers and the Treasury, to Legislative Council questions on crowdfunding, Mr. Hui confirmed that the Hong Kong Authorities is reviewing the regulation of crowdfunding in Hong Kong.

The target of the evaluation is to supply clearer regulatory necessities, and to strengthen the transparency and accountability of crowdfunding actions. The evaluation may even deal with strategies to forestall fraudulent crowdfunding actions for probably unlawful functions. The evaluation will embody a public session to be accomplished inside 2022