25 April 2024 Pi Legal Consultancy To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. 2024 Amendments to Turkish Personal Data Protection Law will open a new term in Turkey. Undoubtedly, data protection presents one of the most fragile areas around the globe for particularly…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. La pandémie de COVID-19 nous a démontré que la productivité peut être maintenue en télétravail et que sa flexibilité apporte des avantages indéniables. Bien que l’engouement pour cette pratique se soit quelque peu essoufflé, plusieurs employeurs contraints de l’adopter…
Every several years, around this time in the spring semester, I try to collect and update advice to offer to law students as they enter final-exam period (which is about to take place over the next few weeks at virtually every law school in the country). No one I know (including professors, who have to…
Earlier this year, the Ontario Divisional Court released its first decision allowing an application for judicial review of an adjudicator’s determination. In doing so, the Divisional Court provided some guidance on the circumstances in which judicial review of adjudication determinations may be successful. Background Lambton College (the College) engaged Dixin Construction Ltd. (Dixin) as a…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On 12 April 2024, the Mauritian Supreme Court confirmed in Hobler v Harker 2024 SCJ 159, that an application to recognize and enforce a foreign judgment by way of exequatur under the Mauritian Code of Civil Procedure…
On April 14, 2024, barely two weeks following its public release,1 the province of British Columbia (Province) announced an agreement (Agreement) had been signed by the Province and the Council of the Haida Nation (Haida Nation) to recognize the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title over all lands on Haida Gwaii – including privately owned lands.2 This…
Executive Summary: Can an employer be sued by an employee for an alleged discriminatory transfer? The answer had been yes, so long as the transfer was based on a discriminatory reason and resulted in a “significant” employment disadvantage. That changed yesterday with the Supreme Court’s decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri. In…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is working to finalize its first comprehensive guidance in over two decades to help employers recognize and prevent prohibited harassment in the workplace. The guidance is not legally binding but attempts to clarify the EEOC’s position as to the kinds of conduct that will be considered discriminatory. A consistently…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Now that the Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is formally adopted, we consider the consolidated text. The Directive is concerned with reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and improving their energy performance, to achieve a zero-emission building stock by…
25 April 2024 Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As the seasons begin to change and thoughts of chasing our recycling bins around the garden in stormy weather start to fade, many of us will turn our thoughts…