A federal judge has preliminarily enjoined California's Senate Bill 343, ruling that its restrictions on recyclability claims are likely unconstitutionally vague and impermissible restrictions of commercial speech. The decision allows businesses to continue making truthful recyclability claims while the constitutional challenge proceeds, potentially reshaping how states can regulate environmental marketing.

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California's Attorney General challenges the federal government's decision to cancel an offshore wind lease in favor of fossil fuel investments, while global pumped storage capacity surpasses 200 GW and major solar and battery storage projects advance across the western United States. The renewable energy sector continues its rapid expansion with significant financing closures and new transmission infrastructure coming online to support clean energy distribution.

In a year like no other, there have been steady developments in the landscape of employment & labour and human rights law. Some of these developments were long anticipated, including the...

An adjudication decision in favour of Tyroddy was held not to be enforceable because the adjudicator had failed to consider a defence put forward by Harrington.

Construction, Property & Real Estate round-up.

Welcome to Global Insurance Law Connect's first review of international D&O insurance markets.

Not all stripes are Adidas stripes, a blow the renowned Sportswear company, Adidas, was dealt after it lost the trademark infringement lawsuit it filed against American luxury designer Thom Browne in 2021.

Last year, the NYSE proposed to adopt new listing standards for the common equity securities of a "Natural Asset Company," a new type of public company defined by the NYSE...

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public...

Recently, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases of potential interest to the business community. Amicus briefs in support of the petitioners were due on Friday, November 14, 2003, and amicus briefs in support of the respondents are due on Friday, December 19, 2003.

A round up of recent case law updates.

Towards the end of 2007, the English Court of Appeal produced an important decision dealing with an attempt to strike out a claim for abuse of the process of the Court on the basis that the claim could and should have been brought in previous litigation.

See "Balfour Beatty Construction Northern v Modus Corovest" under Keating Chambers Reported Cases on enforcement of adjudication and attempts to set-off a cross-claim.

In 2021 Herbert Smith Freehills undertook a significant Future of Work project, with the final report (published here) discussing key trends shaping the future of the workplace.

"One of the few reported judgments relating to the NEC form of contract" as the Con LR Editors remark. It concerns the relationship between HGCR Act adjudication provisions and the dispute resolution provisions of the (amended) NEC contract used for a sewage works project.

What can be done to ensure the momentum created by the Black Lives Matter movement delivers long-lasting change? Change requires buy-in and commitment from law firm management,

A sub-contractor failed to obtain summary judgment to enforce an adjudicator’s decision, since the court could not summarily resolve the issues as to whether there was an oral agreement for the design which would not comply with s.107 HGCR Act.

In the age of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues, boards of directors are steering companies toward an ESG-compliant future.

Our May edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation.