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The following is a brief summary of the Court of Appeal’s judgment of 20 February 2007 in the Marks & Spencer case.

There were a number of important developments in 2009 in the areas of public company disclosure, executive compensation and corporate governance, in large part triggered by the current financial crisis.

The Association of British Insurers has recently issued new guidance on the extent of the general allotment authority (under s.80, Companies Act 1985) which it regards as acceptable for listed companies.

A new copyright enforcement scheme has been introduced in the UK earlier this month (April 2010).

In 1987, with its decision in McNally v. United States, the Supreme Court limited the broad use of one of the federal prosecutors’ main statutes when they decided that "[t]he mail fraud statute clearly protects property rights,…[it] does not refer to the intangible right of the citizenry to good government."

On May 18th, the IRS announced that employers can amend their reimbursement accounts in cafeteria plans to add a grace period of up to 2-1/2 months after the end of the plan year during which participants can incur eligible expenses.

At the start of this year, the IRS issued Notice 2010-6, which provides methods for employers to correct documentary failures under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

As part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the mental health parity requirements found in ERISA, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code have been expanded and made permanent.

One of the first significant actions taken by the U.S. Government after the events of September 11, 2001, was the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.

In Mercier v. Inter-Tel (Del. Ch., Aug. 14, 2007), independent directors of Inter-Tel approved a 25-day delay in a special meeting called to approve a third-party acquisition of the company by cash merger and reset the related record date. They did so because it was clear that shareholders were not going to approve the merger on the original meeting date.

In 2007, the Minnesota legislature amended the statue of repose for contribution and indemnity claims.

Stamp Duty Land Tax was introduced on 1 December 2003. An SDLT anti-avoidance rule applies, if, following the end of the fifth year of the term of a lease the amount of rent payable under the lease increases by an abnormal extent.

A series of recent California state and federal decisions emphasize the urgent need for proper management training and the importance of preventive employment practices. These decisions highlight the top five employment liability issues for California employers: disability leaves; sexual harassment; workplace violence; arbitration and employment agreements; and unfair competition.

Employers may be surprised to learn that working at one job while on medical leave and receiving benefits from another may be acceptable in some circumstances. What those circumstances are, however, may not be known until a jury decides.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 ("PPA"), recently passed by Congress, awaits the President’s expected signature.

In keeping with its agenda to promote work-life balance and "family-friendly" measures, the government as announced the following extensions to existing employment rights.

The 2008 Iowa Cleantech Venture Capital and Entrepreneur Event was designed to connect investors to start-ups in a belief that the nation is headed towards a new economy, fueled by environmentally friendly ideas and products in nearly every industry.