ArticleData Breach – Employers Vicariously LiableThe Court of Appeal has ruled that Morrisons is liable for a data breach which saw thousands of its employees' details posted online by a disgruntled ex-employee, Mr SkeltonUnited KingdomPrivacyDentons
ArticleA Reasoned ApproachThis was one of several recent cases which have dealt with, and have generated some uncertainty about, the duty to give reasons. Ralph Kellas examines a local planning authority's duty...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDentons
ArticleUnpicking Intention - S Franses Ltd -v- The Cavendish Hotel (London)This is an important case because it adds further commentary on the nature of the intention a landlord requires to meet the requirements necessary to oppose the grant of a new business tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDentons
ArticleCost Accounting Standards Board Publishes Final Rule Clarifying ExemptionOn February 28, 2018, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board published a final rule revising the exemption from CAS for firm-fixed-price contracts ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDentons
ArticleGSA Issues Final Rule Addressing Common Commercial Supplier Terms That Are Unenforceable Against The GovernmentOn February 22, 2018, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a final rule that addresses commercial supplier terms that are inconsistent with ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDentons
Article"Joint" RepresentationsIn 1971, folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley released their pot smoking anthem "One Toke Over the Line."United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDentons
ArticleWisconsin Drug Take Back Initiative Nets 63,000 Pounds Of Unused MedsAttorney General Brad Schimel announced Wisconsin had become the national leader in drug take backs, netting some 63,541 lbs.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDentons
ArticleCongress Passes, And President Trump Signs, Temporary Funding To Avert A Government ShutdownOn December 21, 2017, the Senate passed a short-term extension of federal funding to keep the government from shutting down for three more weeks, thereby by pushing a number of policy battles into 2018.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorDentons
ArticleDoD Provides New Compliance Guidance For Contractors Regarding DFARS 252.204-7012On December 1, 2017, the Department of Defense (DoD) updated its internal guidance regarding compliance with the requirements of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7012, ...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorDentons
ArticleGovernment Proposes New Rules In FAR Council And GSA's Semiannual Regulatory AgendaThe government proposed new regulations regarding data breaches, cost evaluation for IDIQ contract proposals, overseas small business contracting and other areas of government contracting ...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorDentons
ArticleOverseas Weapons Sales Nearly Doubled In 2017Proposed sales of weapons and military equipment to foreign countries nearly doubled in FY17, to approximately $54.2 billion, as compared to $36.7 billion in FY16.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorDentons
ArticlePresident Trump's Administration Cuts New Rulemaking By 75 PercentThe number of new rules proposed by federal agencies within the first 10 months of President Trump's presidency is down approximately 75 percent ...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorDentons
ArticleTrump Revokes Obama's "Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces"President Donald J. Trump has loosened the federal government's grip on businesses looking to secure federal contracts. On March 27, 2017, the president signed Executive Order 13782 revoking executive orders ...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorDentons
ArticleChoice Of OVDP Program- Irrevocable?Several taxpayers sued the IRS to remove them from the OVDP program and allow them entrance into the streamline program, an alternative program open to taxpayers after July 1, 2014. United StatesTaxDentons
ArticleOCC Opens The Door To Certain Fintech Bank ChartersThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced on Tuesday that it would be accepting applications for special-purpose national bank charters for financial technology companies...United StatesTechnologyDentons
ArticleSEC Launches Cryptocurrency ProbeViolations of securities laws can result in both civil and criminal liability, and the failure to respond appropriately to an SEC subpoena carries its own set of sanctions.United StatesTechnologyDentons
ArticleAviation Symposium Webinar Series: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2017…Everything You Want To KnowWe would like to offer our thanks for the huge turnout we had for our free webinar on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2017. United StatesTransportDentons
ArticleThe Driverless Commute: Autonomous Vehicles: US Legal And Regulatory LandscapeMaking a car drive itself is hard. Remaining compliant while doing it is harder still, thanks to government stakeholders advancing new, complex and sometimes conflicting regulatory frameworks in every corner of the country.United StatesTransportDentons
PodcastUAS/FAA All Things Drone.... (Podcast)During this hour long podcast on LegalTechLive, Mark Dombroff discusses the state of drone regulation, where were are, where we're going, anti drone issues and a whole host of UAS related matters.United StatesTransportDentons
ArticleRecently Adopted Procedures For Developing And Examining Documentation For Investment Projects Are Being Revised In UzbekistanThe Resolution of the President No. PP-3794 was adopted on June 20, 2018, which has launched the process of revising recently adopted procedures for developing, examining and approving of pre-design and design...UzbekistanGovernment, Public SectorDentons