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Canada: Amid Asia’s Success Story, Security Becoming A Lost Issue - Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:17:00 GMT

In a report just released by the Asia Pacific Foundation, a majority of those surveyed indicated that they believed that a conflict among Asian countries is likely in the next 10 years.

United States: The Budget Outlook For Maritime Programs For FY2014 - Blank Rome LLP

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:28:01 GMT

We are halfway through Fiscal Year 2013 and some of the budget details and spending plans for federal maritime agencies are still unresolved.

India: Law Of Money-Laundering In India - Vaish Associates Advocates

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

An amount 1.945 billion Swiss Francs (about INR 9,295 Crore) has been alleged to have been laundered or stacked by Indians in Swiss banks.

United States: Governor LePage Issues an Additional Veto; Congressman Michaud Explores a Run for Governor; Biennial Budget Proceeds Through the Legislature (Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 6.14.13) - Pierce Atwood LLP

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:40:07 GMT

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

United States: What Is A "Counterfeit" Part? DOD's Definition Might Surprise You - Foley & Lardner

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:45 GMT

The U.S. Department of Defense recently published its first set of proposed regulations that would impose specific anti-counterfeiting obligations on defense contractors.

United States: NSA’s Internet Spying May Prompt Belated Lawmaker Backlash - Fox Rothschild LLP

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:11:03 GMT

President Barack Obama insisted that the government's secret surveillance of phone records and online activity has sufficient oversight and congressional support in response to the uproar caused when the programs were recently revealed in leaked documents.

United Kingdom: NEC Heads East - Clyde & Co

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:35:22 GMT

The NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract has often been hailed as the 'construction contract of the future'.

Canada: "Daishowa": Characterizing The Assumption Of Obligations When Determining The Proceeds From Disposition - Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:33:15 GMT

In "Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. v Canada", the Supreme Court of Canada held 9:0 that Daishowa-Marubeni International’s proceeds from the disposition of two forest tenures should not include the reforestation obligations that were assumed by the purchasers.

United States: The FISA Court Order Flap: Take A Deep Breath - Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:27:14 GMT

There may be a lot less to the NSA "scandal" than meets the eye.

Canada: The Consistent Attractiveness Of Russia: Notes From The American Chamber Of Commerce Annual Investment Conference 2013 In Moscow - Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:46:00 GMT

Forever burdened with the journalists’ penchant to pick on Russia but embrace the other BRICS, Russians do what they always have done: persevere.

Canada: Two Significant Duty-To-Consult Cases Released In Alberta And British Columbia Courts - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:40:19 GMT

The Beaver Lake Cree Nation brought a Statement of Claim before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench alleging that the Alberta and federal governments have failed to adequately discharge their duty to consult in issuing 19,000 authorizations for 300 projects related to oil sands development in Alberta.

Canada: New British Columbia Cabinet - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Following a provincial general election on May 14, 2013, re-elected BC Premier Christy Clark, announced a new provincial cabinet on June 7, 2013, in a ceremony at the Convention Centre in Vancouver.

United States: Federal Maritime Commission Proposes New Rules For Ocean Transportation Intermediaries - Holland & Knight

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

On May 31, 2013, the United States Federal Maritime Commission issued a wide-ranging proposed rulemaking significantly affecting the licensing.

Australia: NSW State Government introduces new legislation for public sector employment - K&L Gates

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:05:54 GMT

These bills overhaul the regulation of NSW public sector employment and, once passed, will repeal and replace the PSEMA.

United Kingdom: Investment Outlook - June 2013 - Smith & Williamson

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:32:26 GMT

For each of the last three years both the global economy and equity markets have moved through short seasonal cycles, with a dip in economic data and market performance in the second quarter, followed by an upturn midway through the summer months.

United States: NIST Holds Three-Day, Stakeholder-Driven Workshop On Executive Order Cybersecurity Framework Development - Venable LLP

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:14:25 GMT

Stakeholders throughout the critical infrastructure sectors have recently gathered in Pittsburgh, PA to engage with the National Institute of Standards and Technology as it continues to develop the Cybersecurity Framework under the authority of President Obama’s recent Executive Order on Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.

Canada: Two Sides To Every Coin: SCC Weighs Collective And Individual Aboriginal Rights In Behn v Moulton. - Stikeman Elliott LLP

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:13 GMT

In recent years, proponents in the natural resource industry have become more comfortable with fulfilling the duty to consult with Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal and treaty rights.

Canada: The HR Space: Expansion Of Workplace Harassment And Violence Reprisal Complaints? - Fasken Martineau

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:39:05 GMT

Most occupational health and safety statutes across Canada contain provisions that prohibit employer reprisals for workplace health and safety matters.

United States: A Blessing For Employers? The European Court Of Human Rights Says When It Is Proportionate To Interfere With The Right To Freedom Of Thought, Conscience And Religion - Jones Day

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:03:57 GMT

On January 15, 2013, the Strasbourg Court issued its decision in the case of Eweida and Others v. The United Kingdom.

Canada: Alberta’s Aboriginal Consultation Levy on Industry - McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:16:12 GMT

Bill 22 – Aboriginal Consultation Levy Act was recently introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Australia: Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) resonates with viewers - Carroll & O'Dea

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:32:43 GMT

The annual HRAFF continues to appeal to audiences with its eclectic mix of confronting and innovative subject matter.

Australia: The good news: the 'Journey to Recognition' Relay - Carroll & O'Dea

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:23:03 GMT

Historic steps were made as individuals marched in support of the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.

Australia: NSW government cuts victims compensation payments - Carroll & O'Dea

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:09:42 GMT

The NSW Government has introduced the Victims Rights and Support Bill 2013 to abolish the Victims Compensation Tribunal.

Australia: Government inquiries update: Royal Commission into child sexual abuse - Carroll & O'Dea

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has commenced private hearings in May in Sydney.

United States: Federal Grant & Contract News For Nonprofits - May 2013 - Venable LLP

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The month of May saw a number of proposed and implemented developments that were equally applicable to nonprofit and for-profit contractors and grant recipients.