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Global Connection - November 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

In today’s global marketplace, companies need to be informed about foreign laws and practices that impact, or may potentially impact, their businesses in the various regions they serve. This edition of Global Connection offers insight into entering...

Defense lawyer suspended for talking with prosecutor about ex-client and his new counsel

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

A Nebraska attorney has been indefinitely suspended from practice because she spoke with a prosecutor about her former client in a rape case, allegedly motivated by hatred for the lawyer who replaced her in representing Kevin H. Beltran and a desire to see Beltran convicted. Attorney Donna J.

Pfeiffer v. Leedle, C.A. No. 7831-VCP (Del. Ch. Nov. 8, 2013) (Parsons, V.C.)

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

In this memorandum opinion denying defendants’ motion to dismiss, the Court of Chancery held that plaintiff alleged particularized facts showing a board of directors breached its fiduciary duty of loyalty by approving the award of stock options to...

Should personal injury law firms function like Walmart on Thanksgiving Day?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

It used to be that Black Friday was the height of American consumerism - rabid shoppers rising at the break of day to engage in bargain hunting on a grand and aggressive scale, bent on scoring huge savings on Christmas gifts, and the retailers...

Auto-Enrolment: How To … Approach The Assessment Of Atypical Workers

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

INTRODUCTION It is now just over a year since the first employers reached their automatic enrolment staging dates and therefore many of the practical issues that arise for employers when implementing the reforms are now apparent. Updated versions of...

What qualities do you look for in potential hires?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

Last week, a reader asked Corporette about tips for hiring a new assistant. "What should I look for in a new assistant? What questions should I ask during an interview?" asked the attorney, the newest in the trio of lawyers who would share the assistant.

Supreme Ct. to Hear Obamacare Contraception Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal challenging Obamacare's contraceptive mandate based on a corporation's asserted right to the free exercise of religion.

Students fuming after law lecturer’s mistaken claim that exam cut by fire alarm would be rescheduled

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

First there was the mid-exam fire alarm that sent some 450 law students taking a closed-book corporations test to mill around outside for a half-hour or so Nov. 12.

The FDA Order Against 23andMe Shows That in the Balance Between Regulation and Innovation...

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

The FDA order against 23andMe to stop genetic testing shows that in the balance between regulation and innovation the FDA occasionally must address an age old debate......
By: JD Supra Perspectives

Do Domestic Abuse Rates Rise Over the Holidays?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/11/13

For many, Thanksgiving is a special time for family and friends to come together, break bread and enjoy each other's company. However, the holiday season can be a uniquely challenging period for victims of domestic violence.

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