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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. What is insurance benchmarking? Insurance benchmarking shows a company how it’s insurance programme compares to peers of similar stature in their industry, location and organisation size. Welcome the first blog post in our ‘Bridging The Gap’ series,…
On Monday, the Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would make it a crime to knowingly import, transport, buy, sell, manufacture, or possess a child sex doll. According to proponents of the bill, the dolls resemble children 12 and younger and are used for sexual gratification (for all the Law & Order: SVU fans,…
22 March 2024 Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Businesses found employing workers without a right to work can now be fined up to £45,000 per worker for a first breach, and up to £60,000 for repeated breaches….
Fani Willis (Photo by David Walter Banks/Getty Images) The thread holding the Georgia election interference case together got a little bit more frayed yesterday as Judge Scott McAfee greenlit the defendants’ motion to take an immediate interlocutory appeal. If the Georgia Court of Appeals agrees to hear it and freezes the case, the trial will…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “OLRB”) provides important guidance to employers on the issue of what is required to be communicated to a complainant at the conclusion of a workplace investigation conducted…
The White House has taken yet another step to advance women’s health. After launching a women’s health research initiative in November and announcing a $100 million investment in February, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Monday that will distribute $12 billion to improve women’s health research and innovation. Several women’s health executives are…
Q: What is the Tokyo MoU? A: Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pasific Region, known as the Tokyo MoU, was concluded in December 1993 at its final preparatory meeting in Tokyo. The MoU contains arrangements for Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific region. The members of the MoU also agreed to…
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Megan Rose to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. An interstate move in 2009 presented both a challenge (gaining admission to another bar) and an…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. What is the NSW First Home Buyer Choice? What is it, and how might it affect your property purchase?? Key takeaways Recent legislative changes in NSW allow eligible first home buyers to choose to pay a yearly tax,…
Fast Company is out with its annual ranking of the world’s most innovative companies, and of the 606 companies that made the list, just four are from legal tech. “The 606 organizations that we honor as Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024 have met our high bar for demonstrating innovation and the impact of…