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News covering litigation and arbitration on cross-border contracts and deals. Also trade issues such as NAFTA and bilateral agreements that affect the legal practices of global firms. Also includes regulatory changes (like GDPR and Brexit) that will change the legal climate.
By John Beardwood and Shan Arora | September 30, 2022
Part Two In a Series Part One of this series introduced the history of Canada's recently introduced Consumer Privacy Protection Act and reviewed the similarities with GDPR, such as data portability, the right not be forgotten, codes of practice, and a safe harbor provision. Part Two analyzes the new compliance requirement of valid consent.
10 minute read
By Mary L. Grieco | September 29, 2022
In addition to what is seen on the news, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has resulted in other consequences such as the intellectual property rights of brands which have been operating in Russia and have now ceased operations there indefinitely. This article discusses the current legal status and the best strategy for intellectual property owners.
8 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | September 16, 2022
The estate claimed that President Nicolás Maduro's secret police threw Fernando Alberto Albán out of a 10th-floor window to stage a suicide.
4 minute read
By David Lenefsky | September 15, 2022
It is reasonable to expect non-nuclear weapon countries to seriously explore going nuclear in order to have the ability or threatened ability to inflict unacceptable damage on a nuclear weapon adversary.
7 minute read
By Greg Andrews | September 1, 2022
Forty-one percent of boards of directors view geopolitical power shifts and turbulence as one of the biggest risks to performance, according to a Gartner survey.
3 minute read
By John Beardwood and Shan Arora | August 29, 2022
Part One In a Series This article, which reviews the Canadian Consumer Privacy Protection Act, first seeks to identify the delta between the Act and PIPEDA in order to allow privacy officers of organizations that are already PIPEDA compliant to identify the net new compliance requirements under the Act and second, to highlight the provisions of the Act which, if breached, could lead to the imposition of significant fines.
13 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | August 24, 2022
"In light of our Supreme Court's holding in Rioux [v. Barry], it is clear that the trial court's judgment cannot stand," said Clark. "The trial court's conclusion that the litigation privilege does not apply to the plaintiff's tortious interference claim because it is more 'akin to claims for vexatious litigation, abuse of process and malicious prosecution' is in direct conflict with our Supreme Court's decision in Rioux."
5 minute read
By Alton L. Abramowitz | August 16, 2022
Justice Sotomayor, writing for an undivided court, in interpreting the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as implemented by the International Child Abduction Remedies Act, held that a court which finds the return of a child to its country of habitual residence would expose that child to "grave risk of harm" is not then required to examine all possible "ameliorative measures" prior to denying a parent's petition for return of that child to a foreign nation.
8 minute read
By Patrick Togni and J. Michael Taylor | August 10, 2022
U.S. Customs is the federal agency with primary border authority to ensure compliant imports into the United States. CBP's decision to locate its agricultural brain trust in South Florida could take on increased importance as new laws to ban imports made with forced labor (including tomatoes) take effect this summer.
8 minute read
By Anne Bagamery | August 10, 2022
The downfall of Mario Draghi's government has unsettled the Italian business and financial communities. But lawyers say other economic factors such as the strength of the dollar could offset concerns.
5 minute read
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