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United States: Final Rules On Wellness Programs Under The Affordable Care Act - Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:15:05 GMT

Plan sponsors should review wellness programs for compliance with recently issued final rules, which among other things increase the maximum permissible award for certain wellness programs.

United States: Supreme Court Rules That Isolated Human Gene Is Not Patent Eligible In "AMP v. Myriad" - Ropes & Gray LLP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:10:08 GMT

The Supreme Court recently that an isolated but otherwise unmodified segment of human DNA was not eligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

Canada: Strategies Mitigate Risks - Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:08:48 GMT

After several lacklustre years, the construction world in B.C. is heating up again.

Australia: A new planning system for NSW: how proposed changes to planning laws will impact the building and construction industry - K&L Gates

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:01:46 GMT

The changes to NSW planning laws are extensive and have significant impacts on the building and construction industry.

United States: Agencies Issue Final Wellness Program Regulations Under Affordable Care Act - Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:05 GMT

On May 29, 2013, the IRS, DOL and HHS issued final regulations on employer wellness programs under PPACA.

United States: SEC Staff Issues FAQs On Conflict Minerals Reporting - Morgan Lewis

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:05 GMT

FAQs address issues pertaining to the scope and application of the conflict minerals reporting requirement.

United Kingdom: Business Rates Liability For Charities - Withers LLP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:05 GMT

The Charity Commission has reissued its warning to charities about the risks of entering into tenancy agreements with landlords seeking to take advantage of the business ratings exemption for charities.

United Kingdom: Charity Commission Consults On Proposed Changes To Annual Return 2014 - Withers LLP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:05 GMT

The Charity Commission has launched a consultation on the content of the Annual Return and the public register of Charities after having conducted a review last summer on the nature of the information it should collect from charities.

United Kingdom: Consultation On The Statement Of Recommended Practice Expected In July 2013 - Withers LLP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:05 GMT

The Statement of Recommended Practice for charities is developed by the Charity Commission and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator in collaboration with the SORP Committee, and provides a comprehensive framework for charity accounting and reporting.

United Kingdom: New Charity Commission Website Launches - Withers LLP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:05 GMT

The Charity Commission has overhauled its website at a reported cost of £75,000, having sought extensive feedback from website users.

United States: MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 4, Issue 6, June 2013 - Morrison & Foerster LLP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:05 GMT

A financial services firm providing integrated investment portfolio management services to institutional clients in exchange for a single charge is not required to collect New York sales tax on its charge for those services.

Australia: Australian Franchising Code of Conduct review – The key recommendations - Hunt & Hunt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:55:29 GMT

The recommendations of the review represent the largest overhaul of the Franchising Code of Conduct since its inception.

Australia: Commencement of significant new Anti - Dumping and Countervailing legislation - Hunt & Hunt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:52 GMT

Customs announced the commencement of Tranches 2, 3 and 4 of streamlining legislation to reform the anti-dumping regime.

Australia: Non-party poacher in hot water over restraints: ordered to pay costs - Marque Lawyers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:55:22 GMT

It is the responsibility of a poaching employer to ensure that its new recruit is not breaching restraint obligations.

Australia: High roller loses to the house again! - Marque Lawyers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:49:03 GMT

After losing $20.5 million to the casino in 14 months, Harry Kakavas learned the hard way that the house always wins.

United States: CEQA Streamlining Under California Bay Area's "Plan Bay Area" - Holland & Knight

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:54 GMT

On March 2, 2013, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) released the Draft Plan Bay Area (Plan), the California Bay Area's first integrated land use, housing and transportation plan prepared pursuant to SB 375.

Canada: IP Monitor - Patenting The Correct Dosage: New Patent Office Guidelines Difficult To Swallow - Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:32 GMT

On June 10, 2013, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)1 issued a guidance document for patent examiners (the "Notice") on examining claims to medical uses.

Canada: Commissioner Announces "Bureau Without Borders" - Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:36:29 GMT

In a recent speech, Interim Commissioner of Competition John Pecman announced his vision of a "Bureau Without Borders".

Canada: Individual Charged With Rigging Bids For Real Estate Services - Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:19:13 GMT

An Ottawa businessman has been charged with rigging bids for real estate advisory services for the federal government. Mr. Louis Facchini, carrying on business as First Porter Consultancy, was charged with bid rigging under the Competition Act as well as fraud under the Criminal Code for allegedly submitting a false invoice with a value exceeding $5,000 to Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

United States: Supreme Court Strikes Down Patents on Isolated DNA - Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:08 GMT

In a unanimous decision in Association for Molecular Pathology, et. al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. et. al., the U.S. Supreme Court found "a naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent eligible merely because it has been isolated," but cDNA (a synthetic or man-made DNA molecule) is patent eligible because it is not naturally occurring.

United States: Delaware Chancery Court Finds Business Judgment Rule Applies To Going-Private Transaction With Controlling Shareholder - Andrews Kurth LLP

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:29:42 GMT

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued an important securities-law decision, holding that the Business Judgment Rule standard of review applies to going-private transactions with controlling stockholders under certain conditions.

United States: Final ACA Wellness Program Regulations Released - Reed Smith

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:00 GMT

The Internal Revenue Service and the Departments of Labor and Health & Human Services released final regulations regarding wellness programs integrated with employer-sponsored health plans.

Ireland: European Lawyer Reference: Distribution And Marketing Of Drugs 2013 - Irish Chapter - Arthur Cox

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:27:03 GMT

The European Lawyer Reference Series: Guide to the Distribution and Marketing of Drugs 2013 provides practical information on the sale, promotion, distribution and marketing of drugs in an easy-to-read "question and answer" format.

United States: DDoS Attacks, 'Zombie' Sites On The Rise - Duane Morris LLP

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:22:12 GMT

Distributed denial-of-service attacks are not hypothetical possibilities.

United States: OIG Reports Review Medicare Hospice Inpatient Care, Hospital Discharges To Hospice Care - Reed Smith

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:18:05 GMT

Two recent OIG reports examine Medicare policies involving hospice services.