At the Insurance Council of Australia’s 2014 Regulatory Update on Friday 28 February, the Assistant Treasurer announced the development of an aggregator for the North Queensland domestic and strata property insurance market and a study by the...
Applicant Successfully Avoids Fraud Claim by Consenting to Judgment on Abandonment Claim - In a precedential opinion, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board granted the Applicant’s motion for entry of judgment on the Petitioner’s abandonment claim....
On 2 December 2013, the People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) issued its Opinions on Financially Supporting the Development of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (the “Opinions”). The Opinions represent latest steps by PBOC to formalize the...
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated community in Texas. BRACEWELL...
On February 20, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released Advisory Opinion 14-02, concerning the use of preferred hospital networks as part of certain Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance...
Spain’s autonomous Basque Country region has extended its participation exemption regime (applicable to foreign participations) to capital gains derived from the transfer of shares in Spanish companies (dividends were already exempted)....
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has filed for bankruptcy in Tokyo after a hacker attack. The company’s chief executive, Mark Karpeles, said at a news conference that Mt.
Americans say there aren’t enough women in positions of power in the workplace, but a majority still prefer men for some powerful professions, including lawyers, a new survey has found.
I. INTRODUCTION - Nobody likes trolls — those mythical creatures, “considered dangerous to human beings,” who hide under bridges waiting to prey on unsuspecting travelers. Like their mythological namesakes, patent trolls — or, as they are known...
Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Home Search Where One Occupant Consents Following Suspect’s Arrest - Overview: The Supreme Court has ruled that police officers can conduct warrantless home searches based upon one occupant’s consent, despite...
