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How Should Two or More People Own Property? Does It Matter?

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

When two or more people (whether spouses, friends, or business partners) purchase property, they put significant thought into, among other things, the property's value, appearance, and condition, and how they are going to improve the property. They...

Applicant Cannot Bypass the PTAB to get to Federal Circuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

In In re Arunachalam, [2016-1560] (May 27, 2016), the Federal Circuit dismissed Arunachalam direct appeal to the Federal Circuit from the final rejection of his claims in prosecution following a new ground of rejection entered by the PTAB....

[Video] Turn Virtual Connections Into Real-Life Opportunities - Q&A w/ Top Author @RichardBistrong

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

A full recording of a recent webinar titled "Content, Connections & Community: Q&A with Richard Bistrong on Turning Virtual Visibility into Real-Life Opportunity..." As the title suggests, this terrific, wide-ranging conversation between...

Health Alert (Australia) May 30, 2016

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

In This Issue: - Judgments; Legislation; and Reports. - Excerpts from Judgments: - New South Wales 20 May 2016 - Buksh by his next friend Buksh v South Western Sydney Local Health Network [2016] NSWSC 649 - The Supreme Court of New...

International Investment Arbitration in Latin America: Year in Review 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

International investment arbitration – also known as investment treaty arbitration or investor-State arbitration – is a procedure whereby foreign investors may seek a binding adjudication of claims against host States that have either violated...

Landmark enforcement decision in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

The Enforcement Court in Riyadh has recently confirmed that a US$ 18.5 million ICC award rendered in London, will be enforced in the Kingdom against a Saudi-domiciled award debtor. The enforcement process, handled by our Litigation, Arbitration &...

In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - May 2016 #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

Some interesting links we found across the web this week: - Funding for Venture Capital-Backed Fintech Startups is Poised to Hit a Record in 2016 - Some perceive fintech to be defying gravity in a down market, and now the deal results are...

The EU Adopts the General Data Protection Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

In April of this year, the European Union (“EU”), adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), a regulation intended to strengthen data protection for individuals residing in the European Union. The GDPR provides a single set of rules...

The Federal Reserve Board Outlines Approach For Capital Rules For Federally Supervised Insurance Groups

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

At the NAIC’s tenth International Insurance Forum, Daniel K. Tarullo, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), outlined the FRB’s plans for: - ..the capital and liquidity rules for insurance non-bank financial...

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 7, Issue 6

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/05/16

Structured Notes Offered on an Agency Basis - In our last issue, we discussed the potential impact of the Department of Labor’s new rules on sales of structured products. In that article, we discussed some of the reasons why future sales of...

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