Fostering diversity and inclusion at the recruitment stage has a beneficial impact, not least in terms of increased applications and a greater likelihood of attracting the right talent to your organisation. Here are our top tips for getting it right. Consider alternative talent pools It is well publicised that vacancies are at record highs, with currently more vacancies than people in work ...
New Past Performance Regulations from the SBA: Section 868 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116–283, required the Small Business Administration (the SBA) to develop regulations that permit small businesses, when submitting offers in response to federal procurements, to use their past performance as a member of a joint venture or as a subcontractor to a prime contractor ...
On November 18, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14055, “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts,” reinstituting the requirement that successor contractors on Service Contract Act contracts offer positions to the employees of the predecessor contractor. President Trump had previously rescinded this requirement with Executive Order 13897 ...
Stanford Economist Nick Bloom Shares WFH Trends and Predictions View Webinar More than two years into the pandemic, businesses are still wrestling with how to best navigate return to office (RTO). Firms that do it right stand to increase retention, equity, and business performance and forge a new culture of collaboration. But widely varying and evolving business and employee needs make it difficult to unravel the best course of action ...
In a ruling of 19 April 2022, the Belgian Supreme Court decided that an A1-certificate issued by a competent foreign authority to a posted worker does not exclude compliance with the DIMONA obligation. Does this mean that all foreign employers posting employees to Belgium must now file both a LIMOSA and a DIMONA declaration? This article sheds some light on the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision and the particular context in which it was taken ...
We publish the new edition of the newsletter on Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Insurance Law in Angola for the 2nd quarter of 2022 brings together the most significant new developments in these areas. In this newsletter, you can find legislative news regarding the National Bank of Angola, President of the Republic, Government/Parliament and CMC ...
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 On 25 July, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 of 6 April 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council (“Delegated Regulation”) was published at the Official Journal of the European Union. The Delegated Regulation adopts Level 2 regulation on the sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services regulation, or SFDR, which enters into force on 1 January 2023 ...
On June 28, 2022, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal issued its decision in Simms v. Bear Valley Community Healthcare District (2022) __ Cal.Rptr.3d __, 2022 WL 2313164 (Simms), holding that a claimant petitioning for relief from California's Government Claims Act presentation requirement may assert actual and timely claim presentment, and is not required to simultaneously file suit alleging compliance with claim requirements to preserve the issue ...
Background The Malta Financial Services Authority has recently introduced changes to the investment services rulebooks for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) management companies (ManCos) and Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) to: (i) transpose the Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1270 amending Directive 2010/43/EU (1) as regards the sustainability risks and sustainability factors to be taken into account fo
Mayuree Sapsutthiporn, Partner and Head of China Practice of Kudun and Partners, and Wu Xiaomin, Manager of China Practice, were invited as guest speakers to share their insights on the “Main Legal Issues And Risks Chinese Enterprises Need To Be Aware of When Doing Business In Thailand” held by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (“CCPIT”), and other related organizations ...
Dr Mikiel Calleja and Dr Laura Spiteri from Mamo TCV Advocates were invited by Society Education to deliver a seminar on Mergers and Acquisitions. The seminar delved into the practicalities of the mergers and acquisitions process, touching upon a number of topics including the main types of mergers and acquisitions, merger control, and the implications of foreign direct investments. The seminar was delivered virtually on the 14 July, 2022 ...
A recent case provides a new approach to analysis of the enforceability of co-tenancy clauses in shopping center leases. In JJD-HOV Elk Grove, LLC v. Jo-Ann Stores, LLC (June 28, 2022, No. C094190) __ Cal.Rptr.3d __ [2022 WL 2313437] ("JJD"), the Third District Court of Appeal declined to apply penalty analysis under Civil Code §1671 to a co-tenancy clause, as the Fifth District had done in Grand Prospect Partners, L.P. v. Ross Dress for Less, Inc. (2015) 232 Cal.App ...
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Dear valued clients, colleagues and friends, We are pleased to bring you the latest issue our quarterly Newsletter, we hope that you will continue to find its contents of value to you ...
In a recent article published in Capital Markets Law Journal, WSG Member Helene Andersson, Counsel at Delphi, examines the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) from a due process perspective and discusses the negative implications of pursuing a market abuse regime with a one-eyed focus on effectiveness at the expense of procedural safeguards. Click here to access the full article ...
Dear valued clients, colleagues and friends, We are pleased to bring you the latest legal updates for July 2022. Financial Services On 30 June 2022, Bank Negara Malaysia issued a policy document on Bancassurance/Bancatakaful. The policy document shall come into effect on 1 January 2023 (except paragraphs 9.12 to 9.14 which have come into effect from 30 June 2022) ...
It has been reported by various news outlets that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has prepared a draft decision which may well lead to the end of EU-US data transfers. This draft decision is a consequence of the concerns which have been raised by USA surveillance laws and practices and comes in the wake of the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield by the Court of Justice of the EU a few years ago ...
CareDx, Inc. v. Natera, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1027, -1028 (Fed. Cir. July 18, 2022) In its only precedential patent opinion this week, the Federal Circuit held patents directed to the detection of organ transplant failure to be ineligible under Section 101. The patents at issue were all owned by Stanford University and licensed to CareDx. The patents concern the detection of organ transplant failure. When a transplanted organ is rejected, the body releases cfDNA ...
A summary of the key takeaways from a recent webinar on reducing scope 3 Purchased Goods & Services and Capital Goods emissions. Shoosmiths is delighted to be sponsoring United Nation Global Compact Network (UNGC) UK’s series of webinars on ‘Reducing Scope 3 Emissions’ ...
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Mayuree Sapsutthiporn, partner and Head of China Practice and Thitawan Thanasombatpaisarn, senior associate of Kudun and Partners were invited by RISE, a regional and well regarded corporate innovation powerhouse as speakers for the “LiVE platform x RISE: Fast Track Accelerator Program,” an accelerator program consisting of 20 startups from various sectors including agritech, edutech, fintech, foodtech, healthtech, e-commerce, event management, consumer goods and logistics ...
On Tuesday 19 July 2022 parts of the UK set new record temperatures. Charterhall in the Scottish borders recorded a temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Scotland. Whereas Coningsby in Lincolnshire reported a new UK high of 40.3 degrees Celsius. This has caused fires to break out in parts of the UK and resulted in the UK’s first ever red travel warning due to extreme heat ...
The High Court recently held that damages would not be awarded for wasted management and staff time despite finding an unlawful means conspiracy to have existed. In Zenith Logistics Services (UK) Ltd and others v Keates and others, Judge Keyser QC held the monetary loss needs to be proven, otherwise the damages will not be awarded. Claim Zenith claimed £281,500 for lost management time spent investigating and addressing the wrongdoing ...
Prior to the Amendment Prior to the Amendment coming into effect, a person carrying out investment business in or from Bermuda was required to be licensed under the IBA unless they were excluded in accordance with the provisions the IBA or exempt pursuant to the Investment Business (Exemptions) Order 2004 (2004 Order). Investment business was defined in the IBA as the undertaking of a relevant activity (i.e. dealing or advising on) in respect of an investment (i.e ...
