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Monday, 27 July, 2020

The Office of the Public Guardian Launches New Service

At present, in order for an attorney to use a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), donors or attorneys must usually provide certified paper copies to each relevant third party (e.g.
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Monday, 27 July, 2020

Probate Online in Victoria

As of 1 July 2020, Probate applications in Victoria must be submitted online through RedCrest (a portal used to file court documents with the Victorian Supreme Court).
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Friday, 24 July, 2020

To suit Europe: The Government will Advance Amendments to the Privacy Protection Act

The amendment is intended to reduce the obligation to register databases, which currently applies to every database in Israel, and seeks to contain it on databases that include sensitive information and to update the definition of a database to suit the digital age and apply to computerized databases.
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Thursday, 23 July, 2020

We were Naive to Think Hackers Wouldn’t Strike a Fire with Us in Corona

Attorney Gary Koplowitz , head of our firm’s health and life sciences department, told the Futuremed2020 conference that “during this time we are witnessing a change in the attitude of the world’s leading regulators, emphasizing the right to privacy in relation to medical information in the public interest in coronavirus use.
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Wednesday, 22 July, 2020

Fiduciary Duties Between Partners and Joint Venturers: 101

Partners and joint venturers owe duties to one another called “fiduciary duties.” But, what are these fiduciary duties?
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Wednesday, 22 July, 2020

Alerion Welcomes a New Partner, Gilles Podeur

Gilles Podeur is joining Alerion as a partner in order to develop the new Restructuring and Insolvency practice.
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Tuesday, 21 July, 2020

Working Mothers Finally Get a Break

Earlier this month, the Legislative Council finally passed the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019, thus increasing statutory maternity leave under the Employment Ordinance in Hong Kong from a meagre 10 weeks to 14 weeks.
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Tuesday, 21 July, 2020

Privacy Shield No More

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the Privacy Shield arrangement does not offer sufficient protection to EU citizens’ data in light of the requirements arising from the GDPR and has declared the arrangement invalid.
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Tuesday, 21 July, 2020

Wall Street Network for Customers: Automatically Extends the Course Period

The trustees of the English Studies Network, which has fallen into debt of about NIS 11 million following the Corona crisis, offer to retain customers by automatically extending the course period, preparing for a job interview and transferring the course to a relative.
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Tuesday, 21 July, 2020

$19 Million for Artificial Intelligence Health Research Projects

On 29 June 2020 the Government announced $19 million in transformative medical research project funding which will fund applied artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a range of health conditions.
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