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Time to Get Serious About Microchipping Employees and Biometric Privacy Laws

Briefing, Briefings / February 14, 2019

Davis Polk Avi Gesser* Until recently, biometric privacy was a niche area of the law that had little application to most companies. But with the rapid growth in commercial biometric data collection, including voice samples, fingerprints, retina scans, and facial geometry, as well as some recent developments in the applicable case law, it’s probably time […]

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Brexit Essentials: Slaughter & May Guide

Briefing, Briefings, UK Law / February 10, 2019

Slaughter & May – The prospect of Brexit will dominate the UK’s political, legal and economic landscape over the coming years. Our Brexit Practice Group have produced and will continue to produce publications outlining the procedural and substantive implications of the referendum result and Brexit as events develop. Members of the firm have advised and continue to advise clients

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Brexit Disruption Could See Increase in Partnership Disputes, Says Law Firm

Briefing, Briefings, Press Releases, UK Law / February 7, 2019

Disruption around Brexit and legal changes could lead to an uptick in the number of partnership disputes reaching the High Court, a law firm has said. Partnership and employment law firm Fox & Partners said the process of the UK leaving the EU could end the downturn in the number of partnership disputes, which dropped

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The Easiest Ways to Immigrate to Canada Legally

Briefing, Briefings / February 6, 2019

Moni Raad* Recently I got chatting to a friend of mine and we ended up on the topic of Canada’s immigration levels, and whether it’s easy to immigrate to Canada legally. After using my own first-hand experience and doing some research on the current policies, it turns out there are a few ways to do

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The Top 8 Reasons to Have a Will

Briefing, Briefings, UK Law / January 25, 2019

THB Solicitors – A will is the only way to fully ensure that your property and loved ones are protected when you die. Yet around 58% of adults do not have a valid will. Without one, the Government directs, in a strict specified order, who should inherit from your estate. This could mean that your

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What You Need to Know About Drug Driving

Briefing, Press Releases / January 25, 2019

Pretty much everybody understands that if you drive a car high on cocaine or opioids you’re asking for trouble. Not only are you putting yourself and others in physical danger, you’re also putting yourself at a high risk of being pulled over and arrested, fined and probably imprisoned. While a talented criminal lawyer may be

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UK government publishes updated procurement guidance in the event of a no-deal Brexit

Briefing, Briefings, UK Law / January 23, 2019

CMS Cameron McKenna – On 14 January 2019, the UK government updated its guidance in relation to public-sector procurement in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The guidance confirms that, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the public procurement regulations will remain broadly unchanged after EU exit at 11pm on 29 March 2019. The

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Is Cryptocurrency Regulatory Clarity Coming?

Briefing, Briefings, Featured, US Law / January 19, 2019

Farella Braun + Martel – Two United States congressmen introduced legislation in late December that would exclude certain digital currencies from being defined as securities – a bill that, if enacted, may finally provide the cryptocurrency industry with regulatory clarity regarding when the offer and sale of digital tokens must comply with federal securities laws.

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Year in Review 2018 and Year to Come 2019

Australia, Briefing, Briefings, UK Law, US Law / January 17, 2019

Linklaters.com – Now in its 8th year, our hugely popular series brings together analysis, thinking and highlights from our lawyers around the world, in the form of topic-specific and jurisdictional guides. These guides summarise a selection of the major developments you should be aware of from 2018, and a number of major developments expected in

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Law Firm Autonomous Vehicle Survey Shows Need For Consistent Regulation

Briefing, Briefings, Featured / January 14, 2019

The survey, conducted in partnership with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, finds that tech and auto leaders and regulators believe a comprehensive, coherent regulatory regime is needed for consumers to feel secure buying and using driverless cars. January 14, 2019 – The most critical driver for consumers’ adoption of autonomous vehicles, above technological advancement

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