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WADA Board agree 2015 Anti-Doping Code

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

Between 12-15 November 2013 WADA hosted the Fourth World Conference on Doping in Sport in Johannesburg. As previously reported in Sports, Media and Entertainment Online the new code was set to be reviewed and approved at the conference with a view to...

Mortgage Loan Officers: Likely Exempt Under the Fair Labor Standards Act . . . For Now

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

This past July, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (“D.C. Circuit”) vacated a 2010 Department of Labor (“DOL”) Interpretation Letter that concluded employees who perform the “typical” job duties of a mortgage loan officer...

To Be a Real Party-In-Interest, One Must Control Actions of a Party to an Inter Partes Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

Meeting success on almost every asserted ground, Syntroleum was able to get 20 challenged claims of a Neste Oil patent into a trial for inter partes review in a case styled as Syntroleum Corp. v. Neste Oil Oyj (IPR2013-00178), involving U.S. Pat. No....

D&O Questionnaire Update Forms For 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

The SEC has adopted rules prohibiting “bad actors” from using Rule 506 after September 23, 2013 (the effective date of the rules), or if prohibited conduct occurred prior to the effective date of the rules, the prohibition will not apply if...

Preparing for Exit: Will Your Environmental Liability Disclosures Comfort a Buyer?

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

Our firm is often retained to assist companies evaluate environmental risk/liabilities during acquisitions and divestitures. Whether a company is preparing to divest non-core assets, or preparing for a stock sale, contingent environmental liabilities...

Infobytes Special Alert: CFPB Finalizes Rule Combining TILA And RESPA Mortgage Disclosures

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

On November 20, 2013, the CFPB finalized its long-awaited rule combining the mortgage disclosures consumers receive under the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”). For more than 30 years, the TILA and...

Not-So-Funny Money: Counterfeit Bills

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

With great fanfare, the U.S. Treasury just introduced a brand-new design of the $100 bill. Containing the latest in 3-D graphics and color-changing technology, it's meant to deter counterfeiters. The current bills aren't that easy to counterfeit, but...

Cayman Islands and U.S. Sign FATCA IGA

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

On November 29, 2013, the Cayman Islands and the U.S. Signed a FATCA IGA. The Cayman Islands IGA is a Model 1B agreement, meaning that FFIs in the Cayman Islands will be required to report tax information about U.S. account holders directly to the...

Releases of Liability as Part of Licensing Deals – How Hard to Push?

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

Christopher Barnett, Scott & Scott, LLP attorney, discusses the importance of requesting releases of liability when negotiating new software licenses or support renewals....
By: Scott & Scott, LLP

The Future Development of Ports and Airports in Queensland

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

Recently the Queensland Government released the Queensland Ports Strategy and the Economic Directions Statement for Queensland Airports to provide these sectors and private investors information on future infrastructure management, development and...

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