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California Drought State of Emergency Calls On State & Local Agencies to Take Immediate Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

Last month, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency in response to record-low water levels in California’s rivers and reservoirs as well as an abnormally low snowpack. This put into motion policy and procedural directives to...

What to Wear to Professional Legal Events

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

One question that is often on the mind of law students and young lawyers is what to wear to professional legal events. Today we welcome Desiree Moore from House of Marbury, a fashion and style blog for lawyers. In this post, she shares with you a...

Nimble practitioners build strong businesses and serve clients well

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

The new year is well underway, and we all remain hopeful that this will be a significantly better year on many fronts. As we balance our new year’s goals with our long-standing work and family routines, we should be mindful that change remains the...

Latest Antitrust Developments Point to Continued Robust Enforcement

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

We were reminded recently that two of the most widespread and lucrative antitrust investigations in the history of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “Division”) remain very active and are likely to remain as such well into the future....

Now Is The Time To Initiate H-1B Cap Petitions For Foreign Students or Foreign National Candidates Currently Abroad

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2015 starting April 1, 2014. The allotted number of H-1B petitions that the USCIS will accept, known as the “H-1B Cap,” is set at 65,000,...

Tacking isn't tacky - narrow doctrine saves defendant

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

In Hana Financial v Hana Bank (Case No 11-56678), the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the district court’s decision denying Hana Financial Inc’s motion for judgment as a matter of law. The Ninth Circuit decision, which focused...

Los Angeles Issues New Guidelines for Designing Small Lot Subdivisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

The Los Angeles Department of City Planning Advisory Agency recently released its Small Lot Subdivision Policy and Small Lot Design Guidelines. The purpose of the guidelines is to help architects, developers, and residents design small lot...

Russian Court Recognizes a Northern Ireland Court Decision in Order to Fullfill International Legal Obligations to Combat Corruption

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

This alert examines a recent resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation (“SCC”), No. 6004/13, dated 8 October 20131 (“Resolution”), which recognized in the Russian Federation the resolution2 (“Foreign Court...

Game-changer: Harneys opens door to foreign enforcement actions in the BVI

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

Harneys has successfully brought an action that changes the law relating to the access of the BVI Courts to enforce a foreign judgment. The Court of Appeal victory was quickly followed by a change in the civil procedure rules to reflect the judgment....

A Business Owner's Guide to Service Dogs

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

As service dogs have become more prevalent, businesses need to know how to legally handle these animals and their human counterparts. Some common questions raised by business owners include: Is it legal to prohibit service dogs at your place of business?

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