Wednesday, 15 March, 2017
On March 1, 2017 the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NY DFS) Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (the Regulations) went into effect.
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.
Wednesday, 8 March, 2017
The U.S. Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (UFMJRA) was intended to make enforcement of foreign country judgments more streamlined and predictable in this age of transborder disputes and multi-jurisdictional transactions.
Friday, 24 February, 2017
The organizers of the Women’s March, which on January 21, 2017 drew an estimated three million participants worldwide, have announced that on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2017, they are planning a “General Strike: A Day Without a Woman.” Since full information is not yet available about this proposed strike, it is not yet clear whether participation in this event will be protected under U.S.
Wednesday, 22 February, 2017
On March 1, 2017 an amendment to the Polish Criminal Code comes into effect adding new categories of crimes including issuing, counterfeiting and remaking fictitious invoices purporting to be genuine.
Friday, 17 February, 2017
Not-for-profit organizations use and rely on the services of volunteers. In Australia, legal responsibilities regarding volunteers fall into two categories: (1) responsibilities to the volunteers themselves, and (2) responsibilities arising out of the conduct of volunteers.
Wednesday, 8 February, 2017
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted in April 2016 and will come into effect on the 25th of May 2018.
Friday, 3 February, 2017
Right-to-work laws make it illegal for unions or employers to compel workers to join a union and financially contribute to the union as a condition of employment.
Wednesday, 1 February, 2017
French employees celebrated the New Year with a new law that offers French workers the “right to disconnect” from their email.
Tuesday, 24 January, 2017
David Greene, Senior Partner at Ally Law member firm Edwin Coe, is the solicitor for plaintiff Deir Tozetti Dos Santos in the Article 50 Brexit challenge.
Thursday, 19 January, 2017
New filing fees in the United States Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) and revised rules of procedure before the Board for both new and pending cases will go into effect this month, after ten years with no change.
Wednesday, 11 January, 2017
In 2016 the Malaysian Parliament passed the Companies Bill 2015 (Bill) which is expected to transform Malaysia’s corporate landscape by spurring entrepreneurship and deregulating certain aspects of corporate process.
Friday, 6 January, 2017
Laws, regulations, and procedures relating to real estate vary widely from country to country, state to state, and even county to county.