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Death on High Street: Clifford Chance Looks At What Lies Ahead For UK Retail

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Closingdown sale

UK retail is in crisis with many high street brands struggling for survival. Increasing numbers are turning to company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) in a bid to restructure their store rental obligations and save their businesses. But has the pendulum swung too far in favour of retailers? Here Clifford Chance experts explore what lies ahead for […]

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2 Law Firms Latest Malware Victims in GozNym Theft

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Malware

Robinson + Cole – Two law firms were among the latest victims of the GozNym malware attack that caused a combined loss of more than $117,000. Law enforcement authorities recently announced the dismantling of a cybercrime network that used this GozNym malware to attempt to steal an estimated $100 million from victims in the United

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Legal Marijuana Deliveries Are Being Challenged by California Cities

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Marijuana sales

Kate Harveston* California recently approved legal marijuana sales for medical and recreational use by adults. But a conflict between state and local law recently led 24 cities and one county in California to sue the state over a new rule allowing the delivery of cannabis to people’s doorsteps. The jurisdictions suing the state claim each

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The Age of Hypercomplexity: Asia Pacific Business and Legal Macrotrends

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Hypercomplexity

Baker + McKenzie – Our world has never been more connected – by technology, manufacturing, trade, supply chains, tourism and popular culture – and this unprecedented globalization has created enormous benefits for much of the world’s population as a result. At the same time, there are both public and private forces in Asia Pacific, the

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Tax Return Preparer Fraud Makes the IRS “Dirty Dozen” for 2019

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NY attorney tax prosecution

Fox Rothschild – By Matthew D. Lee The Internal Revenue Service has included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping tax reform legislation in more than 30 years

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The World-First LexisNexis App Set To Advance the Rule of Law

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By Staff, LexisNexis* Fifty-seven per cent of the world’s population lives outside the shelter of the law. Legal Publisher LexisNexis is playing its part to bring that figure down. The rule of law, put simply, is the idea that “no one is above the law”. It is the fundamental basis on which prosperous societies rest.

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#MeToo and the New Realities of Workplace Conduct and Board Expectations

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Metoo

Foley & Lardner –  The #MeToo movement is just over a year old, but it has ignited potentially explosive questions of how to address workplace conduct, from sexual harassment to interactions that exclude certain genders or nationalities. Conduct going back decades and longer is now under scrutiny. Even the most equality-conscious employers must remain informed

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