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ArticleThe birthplace of batteries and other rare minerals: Opportunities for Australia - Part 2Outlines the trends that we expect to see in relation to future capital raisings in this sector. AustraliaEnergy and Natural ResourcesHamilton Locke
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ArticleYou've Got Mail - Ontario Court Of Appeal Sends A Constitutional Message To Municipalities About Community MailboxesDrawing upon this doctrine, the Ontario Court of Appeal concluded that the bylaw passed by the City of Hamilton was inoperative as it applied to Canada Post and had no legal effect.CanadaGovernment, Public SectorStewart McKelvey
ArticleHamilton Review Group Make Recommendations To Combat Economic CrimeIn announcing a new cross-government plan to tackle economic crime and corruption, the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, who will head the cross-government initiative...IrelandCriminal LawWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleMissing Mortgage Details: At The End Of The Day These Mortgages SurvivedChapter 7 trustees sought to avoid mortgages in two separate cases using their strong-arm powers. United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringPepper Hamilton LLP
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ArticleTerratec Fined $105,000Terratec Environmental Ltd. pled guilty to one offence under the Ontario Water Resources Act for applying anaerobic digestate to farmland, which escaped through an agricultural drain into Six Mile Creek. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesSiskinds LLP
ArticleBig Fine For Dumping Waste Cooking Oil SludgeGreen Diesel Canada Ltd. was fined $120,000 and the Court issued a restitution order requiring the company to pay the City $25,371.11 for the cleanup costs. CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleBC Estate Planning & Wealth PreservationA comprehensive guide that provides effective estate planning strategies and tools for clients and their complex portfolios.CanadaFamily and MatrimonialDLA Piper
PodcastLet's Talk FCA: Cost Accounting And The False Claims Act (Podcast)In this episode, Jason Crawford, Agustin Orozco, and Erin Rankin look back at one of the more noteworthy settlements of 2023—the $377M settlement by Booz Allen Hamilton to resolve...United StatesAccounting and AuditCrowell & Moring LLP
ArticleACG/TMA Fourth Annual Economic ForumOn Tuesday night, the Connecticut chapters of the Association for Corporate Growth and the Turnaround Management Association held their fourth annual economic forum.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDay Pitney LLP
ArticleHidden Due Diligence Risk In Mergers, Acquisitions, And Investments: Independent Contractor Misclassification Typically Overlooked By Private Equity Firms, Hedge Funds, And Other InvestorsMany due diligence reviews in mergers, acquisitions and investments have ignored the issue of independent contractor (IC) misclassification liability. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleHut, Hut, Hike! Investors Buying Stock In NFL Player Through First Fantex IPOOn April 28, 2014, shares of Fantex, Inc. (Fantex), which are linked to the performance and earnings of Vernon Davis, star tight end of the San Francisco 49ers, were sold to the public.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleUnderstanding Sustainability"Sustainability" can be a difficult concept for many to understand as it can assume a variety of meanings when looked at from different perspectives.United StatesEnvironmentPepper Hamilton LLP
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