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At the beginning of the year, we published a short report on the surge in year-end insurance regulatory activity concerning climate change risks (available here). January was another busy month, and we report below on noteworthy developments in Bermuda, Canada and the United States......

Last month, New York’s legislature reintroduced the New York Privacy Act, Assembly Bill A680, which shares many features in common with the California Privacy Rights Act, including consumer rights and transparency.

In an apparent conclusion to the patent at the heart of the Federal Court of Canada’s decision in Yves Choueifaty v Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 837 [Choueifaty], Canadian patent application no.

We previously reported that the Connecticut Insurance Department had issued Bulletin IC-42 to all licensees, providing guidance for compliance with the State's Insurance Data Security Law (the Act).

On February 5, 2021, in a unanimous decision, the UK Supreme Court held that the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) did not have the authority under Section 2(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (the 1987 Act) to compel a foreign company that does not have a registered office and does not conduct busi

The exact dollar amount that third-party investors infuse in U.S. lawsuits every year is unknown, but conservative estimates begin around $2.3 billion, with agreement that the industry has room to grow.

As it now stands, the annual budget vote and school board elections are scheduled for May 18, 2021.  While no changes to the statutory processes have been announced at this time, we advise paying close attention to New York State guidance and Governor Cuomo’s Executive Orders concerning potential

Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving.

As indicated recently, California’s Pay Data Reporting Act requires all private-sector employers with 100 or more employees, with at least one employee in California, to report pay and hours worked by employees by race, ethnicity, and sex in ten different job categories to the Department of Fair

Reflecting the COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on Canada’s economy, key financial thresholds relevant to pre-merger notification of proposed transactions under the Competition Act and “net benefit to Canada” review under the Investment Canada Act have been revised downward – not upward – for 2021....

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