SyCipLaw has shared its insights in Conventus Law's Special Report on "Navigating Business Ventures in the Philippines: Your Questions Answered." The special report, authored by Senior Partner and Corporate Services Department Head Imelda A. Manguiat and Associate Leo Francis F ...
A federal judge in Texas has struck down the recently implemented United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) federal overtime salary threshold rule. This 2024 rule raised the minimum salary level for certain employees to be exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Generally, the FLSA requires employers to pay non-exempt employees 1.5x their regular rate for hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week ...
There are more than 35 compliance companies duly registered and regulated by the Panamanian Superintendence of Non-Financial Regulated Subjects. To help eradicate from our country the crimes of corruption, tax evasion and money laundering, to improve our international image as a financial center and to get out of the grey listings of the EU and OECD, among other reasons, a new industry has been formed, generating qualified and highly specialized jobs: the regulated compliance companies ...
November 15, 2024 By: Artin Betpera, Christina Morgan and David Liu I. Introduction Any business operating a website needs to be aware of the proliferation of lawsuits targeting websites which use any type of customer tracking technology. While advantageous to the business in its marketing efforts, the data collection subjects the business to potential liability ...
Essential facts: state of mind and accessory liability for company directors At first instance and before the Court of Appeal, the Claimant, Lifestyle, successfully argued that the defendant company and two of its directors were jointly liable for trade mark infringement, and the directors had been ordered to account for profits made by them in connection with the company's infringements ...
A recent decision out of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida was very favorable for businesses defending Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) and Florida Telemarketing Act (FTA) claims. The decision in Adams v. Safelite Group reinforced the May 2023 FTSA amendments, particularly the text message “STOP” safe harbor provision, which applies to uncertified putative class actions pending when the amendments took effect ...
What are single-use vapes and why are they being banned? Single-use vapes are vapes which are not designed or intended to be re-used and are not refillable and/or not rechargeable. They are being banned for both health reasons and environmental reasons. As regards the environmental reasons, they pose a major waste problem in the UK, as they are often thrown away in general waste or littered, instead of being recycled ...
Since 2009, Christian Bohne has assisted companies and banks with corporate legal advice. He has specialised expertise in insolvency and restructuring and is regularly appointed as an estate administrator and restructuring agent by Agder District Court. Christian advises companies facing financial difficulties, banks handling defaulted engagements, as well as creditors, shareholders, and boards on liability issues. Christian has 11 years of experience as a lawyer at Kvale Law Firm in Oslo ...
In October of 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced it had received two Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests to disclose EEO-1 Type 2 Consolidated Report data, which is filed annually by prime federal government contractors and first tier sub-contractors. The Type 2 report is one of the annual filings required for multiple-establishment covered contractors. The report includes demographic data for all U.S ...
Employers in California, and others with California employees and worksites, should take note of new laws set to take effect on January 1, 2025, as well as laws that have recently gone into effect that may impact their operations. Understanding the changes is essential for compliance, and Dinsmore’s labor and employment attorneys are available to assist with navigating these regulatory changes to ensure your organization remains compliant ...
The published findings of the FCA's recent survey on culture and non-financial misconduct demonstrates how financial services firms have been responding to Employment issues and what might be on the horizon ...
Celebrating Nigel Carey's 50 years in law Nigel attended Elizabeth College in Guernsey and then Southampton University from 1967 to 1970, becoming a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1974 and an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in 1975 ...
By: Natalie Benayoun, Esq. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its final “Click-to-Cancel” rule in response to the overwhelming number of consumer complaints about negative option and recurring subscription practices. The Click-to-Cancel mechanism ensures that sellers make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up. “Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription,” said Commission Chair Lina M ...
Carey Olsen lawyers achieve 31 individual rankings in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2025 Carey Olsen lawyers have secured 31 individual rankings in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Caribbean, including 18 'Leading Partner' rankings, 10 'Next Generation Partner' rankings and three 'Leading Associate' rankings ...
Proposed amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act Register of members At the moment, a Company must maintain a private register of members (“Private ROM”), which includes the following information (the “Shareholder Information”): the date each shareholder held/ceased to hold shares in the Company; the number (and class) of shares held by each shareholder; each shareholder’s name and residential address, if they are a natural person; each s
Carey Olsen Bermuda celebrates standout results in The Legal 500 Caribbean Carey Olsen Bermuda has been promoted to Tier 1, the top ranking for practice area categories, in Corporate and Commercial and Insurance/Reinsurance, while also maintaining its Tier 1 rankings in Dispute Resolution; Regulatory and Compliance; and Trusts/Private Client ...
The Belgian takeover market is currently undergoing a full transformation. Three experts from the independent law firm, ALTIUS, share their insights about the new dynamics in the field of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). “We see clear links with restructurings, bankruptcies, and the evolution of the real estate market.” The new dynamics currently driving the takeover market in our country are the result of various factors ...
Integrating AI tools at work is not without danger. Three experts from the independent Belgian law firm, ALTIUS, explain how companies should best guard against ethical risks, data protection, intellectual property rights, and trade secrets. “It is essential that organisations teach their people to work with AI safely and responsibly ...
The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (the “Bill”) was published on 4 September 2024 and will provide the Secretary of State with wide regulation making powers to replace, amend or update product safety legislation in the UK. Why is the Bill needed? The Department for Business and Trade’s impact assessment of the Bill stated that the “UK lacks powers to end recognition or to recognise new and updated EU regulations in GB” ...
We are pleased to issue the tenth edition of the Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Updates. These updates are intended to keep Maltese regulated entities informed of regulatory changes and developments taking place in the local financial services space. In this issue, we focus on the sector specific and cross-sectoral regulatory updates relating to investment services, CSPs, fintech, insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries ...
In the past month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has launched a voluntary I-9 verification process called “E-Verify+” aimed at improving the I-9 and E-Verify processes and streamlining employer workflows. E-Verify+, which was originally referred to as “E-Verify NextGen,” has been in the works for several years ...
Incorporating a Guernsey Company Guernsey companies are regularly listed on the Main Market and AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange as well as, among others, the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext, The International Stock Exchange (formerly the Channel Islands Securities Exchange) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...
Carey Olsen takes lead role in new TISE 'Specialist Companies' equity rulebook Carey Olsen is part of the TISE Rules Committee, which helped finalise the Specialist Companies Equity Rules (as well as all previous Listing Rule updates). The Specialist Companies Equity Rules are intended to attract privately held structures whose securities are not intended to be frequently transferred or traded and which are primarily held by institutional and professional investors ...
Five Carey Olsen partners named leading Cayman lawyers by Lawdragon Lawyers featured in the 2025 guide are regarded as specialists in their field, have typically practised for 10 years or more and have significant on-the-ground experience in the Cayman Islands. Lawdragon's selection process incorporates nominations and extensive independent journalistic research, drawing on their more than 35 years' experience of legal research and reporting in the United States ...
Guernsey Incorporated Cell Companies Key features The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the “Law”) provides for the creation of the incorporated cell company. An ICC is a company which has the power to establish incorporated cells as part of its corporate structure. Like a protected cell company (“PCC”), an ICC may comprise any number of incorporated cells (“Cells”) ...
