September 11, 2024 By: Amber Healy, Craig Nickerson, and Spencer Adler On September 3rd, 2024, Los Angeles County’s Fair Chance Ordinance (“FCO”) went into effect, establishing new criminal background check requirements for employers in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The FCO expands the limitations placed on employers by California’s Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) ...
The renewable energy industry in the United States has entered a new era of (relative) policy predictability and unprecedented economic incentives. From a legal perspective, the only certainty in a renewable energy practice is change. An industry founded by entrepreneurs within narrow regulatory exceptions that enabled private developers to experiment with different technology, renewables have often been relegated to the margins of the broader traditional energy industry. That, too, is changing ...
Dr. Christine Calleja from Mamo TCV Advocates and Dr. Matthew Brincat from Ganado Advocates will be participating in an upcoming webinar organised by Novargo on the 12th of September. This webinar will focus on tackling key employment law issues encountered by HR professionals. Participants will have the chance to ask questions and gain invaluable insights on effectively navigating complex legal matters and workplace challenges ...
This newsletter features a look into notable recent case law and other developments in Finnish competition law and other regulatory issues. The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority proposes a first ever fine for an alleged obstruction of a dawn raid In May 2024, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) proposed that the Market Court imposes an infringement fine of approximately EUR 4.4 million for an alleged obstruction of the FCCA's unannounced inspection ...
Two Carey Olsen lawyers named eprivateclient 2024 NextGen leaders The 2024 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders award is open to nominees from within the private client advisory professions, including private client tax, trust, dispute resolution, and family lawyers, as well as accountants and trustees. Judging is based on the individual's qualities and achievements ...
Changes to the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime The New BO Regime extends the scope of entities required to maintain a BO Register by including limited partnerships and removing a number of exemptions, while also consolidating the requirements in a single statute and reducing duplication of reporting where one Cayman Islands entity holds a reportable interest in another ...
Renewable energy project developers and contractors must be prepared to negotiate novel risks in a quickly changing global market. Technological innovations in renewable energy equipment and decreasing procurement and construction costs have spurred renewable project development at unprecedented scale ...
The National Interest Waiver (“NIW”) is a special provision within the EB-2 employment-based immigration category that allows individuals to bypass the usual labor certification process (“PERM”) required for most employment-based green cards. The NIW is granted to foreign nationals who can demonstrate that their work is in the national interest of the United States, making it a valuable option for highly skilled professionals ...
Carey Olsen announces new counsel within Bermuda employment law practice Bradley has over ten years of experience advising clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. He also advises on all aspects of Bermuda immigration law, both for corporate and individual clients, in addition to data protection and privacy matters. Bradley was admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2011 and was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2020 ...
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has introduced the DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations 2024 (the 2024 Regulations), replacing the DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations 2019 (as amended in 2020 and 2022) (together theFormer Regulations). The 2024 Regulations came into effect on 15 July 2024 and expand the range of applicants eligible to incorporate a so called “prescribed company” in the DIFC ...
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 ...
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 ...
Until recently, employer matching contributions under qualified plans were required to be conditioned solely upon employee contributions made to the plan. However, one of the many changes enacted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. 117-328 (“SECURE 2.0”) enabled certain qualified plans to condition employer matching contributions on employees’ qualified student loan repayments, effective for plan years beginning in 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 ...
The need to find mitigation mechanisms against climate change increases as time passes ...
Law No. 21,398 (known as the "Pro-Consumer Law"), which amended Law No. 19,496, Consumer Protection Act ("CPA"), reinforced the right of withdrawal in distance purchases, establishing that: Consumers may exercise the right of withdrawal or repentance, within a period of 10 days from receipt of the product, without expression of cause, with respect to all purchases of goods, without conditioning the right to the will of the supplier ...
«As Managing Partner, Mona Søyland has made a great effort for Simonsen Vogt Wiig, which has significantly strengthened the firm’s market position. We thank Mona for her great efforts throughout the period and are very pleased that she continues in the partnership», says Peter Aall Simonsen, Chairman of the board in Simonsen Vogt Wiig. Erlend Lous (51) will take over from Mona. Erlend is currently a partner on the Ocean team in Oslo ...
Novel technologies that seek to improve quality of life or simplify complex processes offer great promise. For example, medical technologies that detect or cure disease or supply chain technologies that allow for real time understanding of the location or destination of a specific product — make our lives easier and safer. They also pose potentially unforeseen complications ...
On the 9th of August 2024, the Health and Safety at Work Act, Act XXXIII of 2024 (Chapter 646 of the Laws of Malta) (hereinafter referred to as the ”Act”) was published by Parliament. Upon coming into force, the Act shall repeal the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (“OHSA” or “Authority”) Act (Chapter 424 of the Laws of Malta) and its subsidiary legislation ...
The primary purpose of the trial period is to assess whether the employee meets the employer’s reasonable performance expectations. Conversely, it gives the employee a chance to determine if the job aligns with their needs and preferences, benefiting from a shorter notice period during this phase. Once the trial period is over, the employee automatically gains full job protection ...
Carey Olsen advises Paratus Energy Services on the issuance of a US$500 million senior secured bond This transaction marks one of the largest bond issuances in the Nordic bond market in recent years and was significantly oversubscribed, reflecting robust investor confidence and strong market demand ...
Carey Olsen assists DeFinity Markets in securing JFSC approval for digital assets settlement platform The Jersey subsidiary of the London-based DeFinity Markets group has been operational in the spot foreign exchange market since 2014 and is connected to some of the world’s most prominent banks. The challenger-model will see investment-grade buy and sell-side clients transact with each other using bank-intermediated credit via the prime brokerage desk ...
The decision of the Supreme Court in R (Finch) -v- Surrey County Council and others [2024] UKSC 20 (Finch) has set a clear benchmark for the scope of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) undertaken in connection with carbon intensive developments in the UK. However, the Finch case is not just relevant to projects concerning fossil fuel extraction ...
Linn Hertwig Eidsheim has over 20 years of experience as a business lawyer, with a background that includes serving as a partner (Financing) at Wikborg Rein and a period as corporate counsel at DNB. Linn has substantial experience and expertise in various types of financing, including the financing of ships, installations, and other assets, as well as export financing ...
On 26 July, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published two consultation papers, CP24/12 and CP 24/13 (together, the CPs), relating to the new regime for public offers and admissions to trading to replace the existing UK Prospectus Regulation. These proposals are part of a package of measures designed to strengthen the UK’s capital markets; promoting more efficient and effective capital raising for issuers and increasing investor opportunities ...
