On January 13, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases involving the lawfulness of class and collective action waivers in arbitration agreements.

On August 23, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a claim under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 brought on behalf of purchasers in a public offering, holding that plaintiffs failed to plead that the alleged misstatements were subjectively false.

Since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic more and more employers are switching to remote work. In some instances, this was done voluntarily in others because of the push of the government...

The TD has indicated that although such guidance is not binding, the intention of the TD is to follow such guidance as deemed appropriate.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) was passed by the Parliament on 11 May 2016, received Presidential assent on 28 May 2016 and was notified in the official gazette on the same day.

This article summarizes the key provisions of the new tax treaties and the amending protocol which are in effect as of 1 January 2021.

The current year will more likely be remembered as the year prompting for change.

With a view to further incentivize the real estate sector in India, the Finance Minister has announced several policy initiatives. Banking on the success of SWAMIH Fund I , another fund (SWAMIH Fund 2) of INR 15,000 crores will be established as a blended finance facility with contributions from the Government, banks and private investors.

On June 16, 2017, Ogletree Deakins filed an amicus brief in the class action waiver cases that are currently before the Supreme Court of the United States: National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA,...

These agreements require employees to bring any claim in arbitration, rather than court, and preclude class, collective or other group actions in any forum.

In 2003 the Hong Kong and English Courts of Appeal addressed persistent and difficult issues as regards the existence and scope of any duty of care, causation and loss in claims against auditors, and the extent to which these may be resolved summarily (i.e. without a full trial). In addition, "loss of opportunity" claims are becoming increasingly significant in this area.

The Bahamas Financial Services Board will be an Associate Sponsor at GAIM 2004 in Lausanne, Switzerland June 8-10.

On December 20, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc. In a 4-3 decision, the majority held that auditors may be liable for losses ...

In Germany, auditors may only testify in public, criminal or civil proceedings if expressly released from confidentiality obligations by their clients.

This may be easier than you think with the assistance of multi-lingual, multi-jurisdictional lawyers with offices both in the UK and your chosen UK country.

The digital advertising industry is under attack; ad blocking technologies (and their inclusion on Apple platforms) are expected to have a significant impact on revenues within the industry.