The mineral exploration tax credit has been extended for a further one-year period. This provides a 15% tax credit for flow-through share investors. Other items which would impact the mining industry include amendments to the Hazardous Products Act,...
The next phase of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements implementing the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) is set to take effect for closed-captioning video programming delivered via Internet...
In a four to three decision, the en banc Commonwealth Court held that a senior citizen’s estate was entitled to a rebate under the Senior Citizens Property Tax and Rent Rebate Assistance Act, 53 P.S. §§ 6926.1301-6926.1313 (the Senior Rebate Act), so...
In This Issue: - SEC Considers New Funding Rules for Shadow Banking System - Judge Backs FTC Authority to Pursue Payday Lenders - Regulator Estimates Volcker Rule Could Cost Banks Up to $4.3B - Appeals Court Rules Against Retail Groups Over...
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently held a roundtable on the issues and challenges cybersecurity presents for market participants and public companies. The roundtable is a means by which the SEC Commissioners can hear a variety of...
I usually do not write about legal practice. It is a very sophisticated profession helping lawyers to thrive. Today I saw the open invitation from Isabelle Roughol, Editor of Linkedin for the inFluencer series “My industry”. As I did not find any...
Although Florida has only about 16 well-known theme and water parks, an impressive number of additional permanent theme parks are scattered throughout the state. In addition, many fairs and carnivals travel throughout the state, setting up rides for...
According to the latest data from the National Safety Council, unintentional fatal injuries are the fifth leading cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory diseases. In fact, of the...
With Congress and the White House mired in partisan gridlock and preoccupied by issues like the federal debt ceiling, the Affordable Care Act rollout, and the Edward Snowden leak investigation, states again took the lead on shale gas issues in 2013....
The U.K. government has today published the final text of the 2014 Finance Bill. As discussed in our previous Alert, issued on March 19, the Finance Bill includes...... By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
