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New Timeline for Adoption of Definitive EU Data Protection Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

(LONDON) The European Commission announced yesterday that it is working towards a revised timeline for the adoption of a definitive Data Protection Regulation by the end of 2014. While Commissioner Viviane Reding’s press release about finalizing...

Full Speed Ahead for EU Data Protection Reform

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

Data Protection Day 2014 (January 28) aims to raise awareness around what kind of data is collected about individuals, how it is used and why....
By: McDermott Will & Emery

Two New Prevailing Wage Laws Aimed at Stopping "Wage Theft"

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

Public Agencies are Now Required to Provide Notice of Completion and/or Acceptance on All Public Works Projects to Labor Commissioner Within Five Days - Effective January 1st, two new California prevailing wage laws affect public works projects....

Tanzania: A Wellspring Of Opportunity

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

New natural gas frontiers - The first commercialisation of natural gas discoveries in the 1970’s and 80’s enabled further on and off-shore exploration in Tanzania. As of June 2013, ensuing discoveries amount to 42.7 trillion cubic feet (7.5...

K&L Gates OKs settlement of $23.7M in LeNature’s legal malpractice case

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

A major Pittsburgh-based international law firm and one of its top attorneys have agreed to pay $23.7 million to settle a malpractice lawsuit brought by a bankruptcy trustee winding up the affairs of a former client.

Not All Policies Are Created Equal: Evergreen State Appeals Court Blocks Policyholder Reach to Excess Insurance After Settlement With Primary Insurer

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

The decision in Quellos Group LLC v. Federal Insurance Co., No. 68478-7-1 (Wash. Ct. App. Nov. 12, 2013) is a reminder that vague policy language can be costly. You may not have access to your excess insurance funds. The Court of Appeals of...

Supreme Court Finds Middle Ground on Definition of “Clothes” Under the FLSA

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

On Monday, January 27, 2014, in unanimously affirming the Seventh Circuit’s judgment in favor of U.S. Steel Corporation in Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp., the Supreme Court forged a middle ground on the meaning of the term “changing clothes”...

Loan Financing Remains an Attractive Option in Southeast Asia

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

The second annual Borrowers & Investors Forum, Southeast Asia was held in late 2013 in Singapore. The forum explored fixed income funding and portfolio opportunities in the region....
By: Latham & Watkins LLP

Wife's Undue Influence Over Changes Made to Husband's Trust Voids Changed Terms of the Trust

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

A California court of appeal affirmed a ruling voiding the terms of a trust after finding that there was ample evidence to support that the decedent's wife used undue influence over him to change the trust. The court held in Lintz v. Lintz (January...

Healthcare Update: But How Will They Pay For It?

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/01/14

The end of 2013 proved a remarkable, albeit brief, period of bipartisanship as the Committees of jurisdiction worked together to adopt legislative solutions to several pressing national health care concerns. While the last few months of the year were...

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