19 April 2024 Nossaman LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Welcome toConstruction & Claims, a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving construction news, claims, bid protests, contract administration and payment-related disputes. Final Rule Updating the Davis-Bacon…
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19 April 2024 Diaz Trade Law To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The False Claims Act (FCA) is a powerful federal anti-fraud law that incentivizes average people to expose fraud. The law attempts to reward whistleblowers and disincentivize committing fraud and can…
On March 19, 2024, the Capital Markets Tribunal (the “Tribunal“) introduced substantial amendments to its Rules of Procedure (the “Rules“). The new Rules replace the former Rules of Procedure and Forms and Practice Guideline to provide a single source of guidance to improve the efficiency of Tribunal proceedings, and apply to all Tribunal proceedings, including…
In the potentially ground-breaking decision on Emotional Perception delivered late last year, the High Court found that a claim relating to a trained artificial neural network (ANN) did not fall foul of the recognised non-patentable subject matter exclusion for being a “computer program as such“. However, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is now appealing…
When explaining the reasons for crime, people often resort to explanations that center free will and personal responsibility as the culprits (pun intended). However, the reality of why people commit crimes is manifold. Some crimes can be chalked up to mistakes like insider trading or copyright infringement. There are even some intensely studied preventable causes…
In recent video game news, gaming giant Nintendo filed and settled a lawsuit against the developers of the popular Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu. This legal battle captures the ongoing conflict between gaming companies and emulator developers, particularly in the realm of copyright infringement and piracy. What Is An Emulator? A video game emulator is a…
(Photographer: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images) By all accounts, Donald Trump has always been a nightmare of a client. But while he used to just stiff his attorneys after the fact, these days he’s pushing attorneys to take increasingly stupid and borderline (and potentially not-so-borderline) contemptuous moves. Like when Christina Bobb represented to…
Introduction A recent Court of Appeal Judgment, delivered by Mr Justice Brian O’Moore1 has clarified the law surrounding the defence of qualified privilege as provided for in S.18 of the Defamation Act 2009 (the “2009 Act”) in particular in relation to publications in the mass media. Background On 08 June 2016, Iconic Newspapers published an…
They haven’t even picked a jury yet for his New York criminal case, and Donald Trump is doing his damnedest to get himself held in contempt. His in-court antics — falling asleep, playing on his phone, refusing to stand and face the potential jurors, being fed a constant stream of happy news by a young…