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Damages-based agreement can include costs on early termination: DBA A-OK!

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

In Zuberi v Lexlaw, the Court of Appeal held that “damages-based agreement” should be construed narrowly, comprising only the particular provisions of a retainer dealing with payments out of recoveries, not the retainer as a whole.

"Agent", "Security Agent" and "Syndicated Financing" – new (old) concepts in Kazakh law

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

January 2021 has been full of changes to Kazakh legislation regulating financial markets. We previously drew your attention to the changes related to operations of branches of foreign banks, and private placement of non-government bonds.

DOJ Warns of Business Email Compromise Scheme Targeted at PPP Loan Recipients

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts is warning small businesses that received loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of a dramatic increase in reports of business email-compromise schemes related to the program....

Exiting Trump officials create confusion and stoke anger on vaccination plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

President Trump’s health leaders, racing toward the exits after their boss incited an end-of-term insurrection at the Capitol, acted to sow their own destructive confusion....

California Supreme Court: ABC Test for Contractors Applies Retroactively

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

The California Supreme Court in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. ruled on Jan. 14, 2021, that its decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court 4 Cal.

The new land title conversion process and what it means for you

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

On 12 January 2021, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning announced the commencement of the conversion of land titles from the previous legal regimes to the current legal regime....
By: Dentons

Cross-Examination as a Procedural Due Process Right for Respondents

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

Messeri v. University of Colorado at Boulder, No. 1:18-cv-02658-WJM-SKC In 2016, Jane Doe and Messeri met on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder where Messeri was enrolled. One night, while in Messeri’s room, Doe performed oral sex on him. Two days later Doe reported…...

What Type Of Crime Is Securities Fraud In California?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

Section 25401 of the California Corporations Code, which was modeled on Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, provides......
By: Allen Matkins

ESMA’s reminder on reverse solicitation principles and its supervisory expectations

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

Twelve days after the provisional entry into force of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)1 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a short but focused public statement, reminding non-EU/EEA firms and notably UK firms on the principles of “reverse solicitation”.

Are You Ready for Your CEWS Audit?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program is by now well-known. It was introduced by the federal government on March 15, 2020, and pays a qualifying employer adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic up to 75 percent of its employees' eligible remuneration.

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