Unlike in many jurisdictions, directors' and officers' liability insurance is not compulsory under German law. Nevertheless, D&O coverage is expected as a matter of good practice, as set out in the German "Corporate Governance Kodex."

If an airline passenger slips, trips and falls during the course of a flight, or during embarkation or disembarkation, but there is no identifiable external cause of the fall...

UK Construction team briefing on SSE Generation Limited v. Hochtief Solutions AG and another.

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada has recently released the Commissioner's Guidance CG-10 in respect of the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada.

On 8 April 1996 Mr Van Den Dungen was injured when he was hit by a piece of concrete kerbing as he was standing near his tipper truck which was parked at a construction site. At the time, his tipper truck was being filled with debris by a bobcat.

On November 17, 2011, the Honourable Ted Menzies, Minister of State (Finance), and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, introduced the "Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act" (Proposed Act) as a first step in the implementation of Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs).

With Toronto still in the middle of a condominium boom and more people buying condominium units for investment purposes, particularly for short-term rentals, it is important to review...

Speakers at the Guernsey Private Wealth Forum 2024 discussed how wealth holders are reacting to political and economic changes across the globe, as well as what the new generation of entrepreneurs need from wealth advisors.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario awarded unprecedented damages for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect totalling approximately $220,000 to two temporary foreign workers who were repeatedly sexually harassed

This newsletter has links to media releases, reports, cases and legislation relating to competition and consumer law.

A recent decision has provided yet another salutary warning against the use of descriptive trade marks.

A key requirement of patentability is that the invention in question must be "capable of industrial application".

A federal parliamentary committee is now reviewing how Australia makes decisions to send our troops to war.

Below, please find issue 119 of ENS' tax in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.

The European Commission ("EC") imposed a €1.06 billion fine on US-based chipmaker Intel for abuses of dominant position.

There was a compromise between the wild man aspect; seeing the cultures people places and the need for speed.

This weekly update from Clyde & Co’s Financial Services Regulatory Team summarises new developments.

In the Scottish decision of SSE Generation Limited v Hochtief Solutions AG [2018], a first instance decision has been overturned in part, holding the Contractor liable under NEC2 ...