Leading independent business law firm, Hall & Wilcox, continues to grow nationally with the hiring of a Brisbane-based insurance team.
Leading independent business law firm, Hall & Wilcox, continues to grow nationally with the hiring of a Brisbane-based insurance team.
In a move that could have broad national effects on gay rights in the workplace, the Second Circuit ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, deciding in favor of the estate of a deceased skydiving instructor who was allegedly fired for telling a client he was gay.
In managing workforces, particularly when addressing employee turnover, employers often find themselves facing issues regarding how best to safeguard their confidential business information and how to protect their relationships with clients and employees. In recent years, the legal landscape underlying these issues has been evolving, as lawmakers and judges grapple with the tension in these matters between protection and free competition.
Let’s say a top-notch engineer in your industry wants to leave their employer – a competitor of yours – and join your organization. They never signed a non-disclosure or non-compete agreement, so there should be no worry, right?
Fladgate LLP has advised London Executive Offices Limited on its acquisition of a new 10 year lease from Great Portland Estates in their 30 Broadwick Street development. The letting was of the last vacant floor in the scheme.
In 2017, there were several cases worth noting under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). These cases addressed (i) time periods covered by the DTSA, (ii) pleading requirements under the DTSA, and (iii) standards for obtaining ex parte seizure orders under the DTSA. We will discuss these three issues in turn.
Op 1 januari 2018 is de “Wet verbetering functioneren verenigingen van eigenaars” in werking getreden. Het doel van de wet is ervoor te zorgen dat er structureel en volgens een meerjaren onderhoudsplan geld wordt gereserveerd voor het onderhoud van appartementencomplexen. Daarnaast is er duidelijkheid geschapen over de gevolgen van leningen die een VvE aangaat.
Most of us appear somewhere on the internet, whether we like it or not. Michael Murphy, Senior Associate, advises companies and organisations on cyber risks and insurance and regularly presents on this topic. Our Legal Information Systems Executive, Naoise O Donnell, devises and provides in-house training to our personnel on this topic. We would like to share with you our seven basic tips to assist in protecting your online reputation. ‘Prevention’ is always much better than a ‘cure’ after the event.
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