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Tuesday, 8 November, 2016

Ally Law Member Firm Wins Article 50 Brexit Challenge

David Greene, Head of Group Action Litigation in Ally Law Member Firm Edwin Coe, LLP, represented winning Claimant Dier Dos Santos in the high profile case of Santos and Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (known as the “Article 50 challenges”).

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Friday, 4 November, 2016

Australian Law On“Reasonable Notice” For Termination Of Employment

Many countries require that an employer give “reasonable notice” of planned or impending employment termination to an employee.

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Tuesday, 1 November, 2016

U.S. Government Issues 2017 Cost-Of-Living Adjustments

Since 1975 the United States Social Security Administration’s general benefit increases have been based on increases in the cost of living, as measured by the U.S.

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Thursday, 27 October, 2016

U.K.: Can You Airbnb?

The rise of the “sharing economy” has led to the enormous success of companies like Airbnb, Under The Doormat, and VRBO which facilitate people letting their homes or spare rooms on a short-term basis.

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Tuesday, 25 October, 2016

Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Requirement Changes For U.S. Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor recently released its Final Rule requiring that federal contractors provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year to their employees.

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Sunday, 23 October, 2016

Is “Locker Room Talk” In The Workplace Sexual Harassment?

Under Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act and its construing case law, sexual harassment occurs when a work-related benefit is conditioned on the granting of a sexual favor, when an employee or co-worker is subjected to unwanted sexual advances, where hostile conduct is based on the victim’s gender, or when there is offensive, sexually charged workplace behavior.

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Thursday, 13 October, 2016

When Is Sexual Orientation Discrimination Illegal?

In the United States, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin.

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Tuesday, 11 October, 2016

Lemon Laws And Autonomous Vehicles

In the United States, ‘lemon laws’ have existed for several decades to protect consumers from permanently defective vehicles.

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Friday, 7 October, 2016

Defamation By Any Other Name

Defamation cases arising out of posts on social media such as Facebook and Twitter are popping up around the globe.

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Wednesday, 28 September, 2016

EU – U.S. Privacy Shield Update: Are You Certified?

On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice declared invalid the Safe Harbor program governing the transfer of personal data for commercial purposes between the European Union and the United States.

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Thursday, 15 September, 2016

Australia’s New Foreign Resident Capital Gains Tax Creates Obligations

From 1 July 2016, purchasers who acquire ”indirect interests” in Australian land from a foreign resident may be required to withhold an amount equivalent to 10% of the purchase price and remit it to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

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Friday, 9 September, 2016

Britain Increases Measures To Tackle Offshore Tax Evasion

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department of the British government intends to introduce a new “Requirement to Correct” (RTC) obligation in the Finance Bill 2017, which places an additional obligation on those who have undeclared UK liabilities relating to offshore interests to put their past affairs in order by September 2018.

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Authored by our members, this blog features updates about legal and business trends, the impact of changes in law and other topics of interest affecting multi-jurisdictional businesses.

Ally Law Member Firm Wins Article 50 Brexit Challenge

Australian Law On“Reasonable Notice” For Termination Of Employment

U.S. Government Issues 2017 Cost-Of-Living Adjustments

U.K.: Can You Airbnb?

Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Requirement Changes For U.S. Contractors

Is “Locker Room Talk” In The Workplace Sexual Harassment?

When Is Sexual Orientation Discrimination Illegal?

Lemon Laws And Autonomous Vehicles

Defamation By Any Other Name

EU – U.S. Privacy Shield Update: Are You Certified?

Australia’s New Foreign Resident Capital Gains Tax Creates Obligations

Britain Increases Measures To Tackle Offshore Tax Evasion

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