ArticlePharmaceuticals Sector Update - October 2019Welcome to the next issue of the Pharma Update covering recent developments in the Russian pharmaceuticals sector.RussiaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleAntitrust Bites – NewsletterOn 4 November 2019, the European Commission announced that it had opened an investigation into two major French supermarket groups, Casino and Intermarché, ...United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleEnergy Update – Victoria Acts To Enable Transmission Upgrades Required For Renewable Generation ProjectsOn Tuesday 18 February, the Victorian Government introduced legislation to Parliament that will allow it to side-step...United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleFCA Releases Report On General Insurance Pricing PracticesThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its interim report on general insurance pricing practices which focusses on home and motor insurance. United KingdomInsuranceDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleNinth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rejects Joint Employer Claim Against Mcdonald'sOn October 1, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed McDonald's Corp. a major victory in a joint employer case when it affirmed a lower court decision granting...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Of Texas Affirms: No Surprise Or Accidental Partnerships Under Texas LawOn January 31, 2020 the Texas Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. v. Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. affirming the Dallas Court of Appeals' ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleNew Federal Overtime Rule Set To Take Effect January 1, 2020The $455 per week threshold (referred to in the rule as the "standard salary level") had been in effect since 2004.United StatesEmployment and HRDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleOEHHA's Revised Regulatory Changes Would Make Prop 65 Safe Harbor Defenses Harder For Many Defendants: Comment Period Closes 8/5/2019Despite a proposal for partial relief, pending regulations likely will make defending Proposition 65 actions in California even more onerous for companies doing business in the state.United StatesEnvironmentDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleSEC v. Rorech: SEC Loses Insider Trading Battle but Wins the War on Jurisdiction over SwapsIn a recently issued opinion following a bench trial, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected the SEC’s insider trading charges against a bond salesman and hedge fund manager but, in the process, delivered to the SEC a significant victory in its efforts to police derivatives markets. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleDC Circuit's Ruling In OPM Data Breach Case Deepens Circuit Split On Article III StandingOn June 21, 2019, the DC Circuit doubled down on its August 2017 decision in Attias v. Carefirst, Inc., 865 F.3d 620, reviving litigation against the US OPM and its vendor that was filed following a highly publicized...United StatesPrivacyDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleNinth Circuit Finds Article III Standing In Case Alleging Facebook Violated The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy ActFacebook's woes continued this week as the Ninth Circuit rejected the company's efforts to dismiss and/or de-certify the class in a case brought by users who alleged that Facebook United StatesPrivacyDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleProptech: Is It The Future Of Real Estate?Following the significant impact that new technologies are having on the financial sector (commonly referred to as fintech), the real United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleAbolition of the FSAAs you will have read in your morning papers or heard on the news the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced last night that he will abolish the FSA creating a new Consumer and Markets Protection Agency, a new Economic Crime Agency and leaving the part of the FSA that supervises banks other substantial financial institutions as a Prudential Supervisor which is subject to the oversight of the Bank of England. United KingdomFinance and BankingDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleBank Regulatory News And Trends - 23 September 2019This regular publication from DLA Piper focuses on helping banking and financial services clients navigate the ever-changing federal regulatory landscape.United StatesFinance and BankingDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleFood And Beverage News And Trends - 5 Aug 2019This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal and regulatory landscape.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleLegalization Of Self-Driving Vehicles In Japan: Progress Made, But Obstacles RemainOn May 17, 2019, the Diet of Japan passed a bill to amend the Road Transport Vehicle Act, which includes, among other changes, introduction of the term "automatic operating device". JapanTransportDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleBoardroom Brexit: Stay Prepared For No-Dealcomparison between this and the deal previously negotiated by Theresa May shows that 90% remains the same, but there is one area of significant change. European UnionGovernment, Public SectorDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleKey Themes In Distressed ProjectsAn insight into the key issues and challenges facing global infrastructure projects, and a look at possible solutions and mitigations.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorDLA Piper UK LLP
ArticleHospitality Update Germany: Booking.Com's Best Price Clause Is Now Okay Rules German CourtThe Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has held that so called narrow best price clauses used by booking.com are permissible.GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDLA Piper UK LLP
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