Monthly Archives: July 2019

July 15, 2019

ILN Firm of the Month – KLA – Koury Lopes Advogados, Brazil!

By Lindsay Griffiths

The ILN is proud to announce our latest firm of the month, KLA – Koury Lopes Advogados, Brazil!
KLA is a dynamic full-service law firm, established in 2002. What makes them different and places them among the most modern law firms in Brazil is their way of applying legal knowledge to the business of their clients. The firm works not only with transactional and complex operations, but also dedicates the same effort to daily matters, offering full time support. KLA aims to understand the business of their clients and respond with the necessary agility, clarity in communications and practicality. The firm tries constantly to anticipate relevant trends and novelties, aggregating value to their legal services. The partners participate or personally manage all steps of the work and do not distance themselves from their clients, since long-lasting relationships are part of the firm’s philosophy. The right professionals are allocated for each matter, with the purpose of obtaining maximum efficiency in the formation of teams dedicated to each client and matter, assuring effectiveness and cost control. A top level team of motivated professionals is located in its São Paulo and Brasília offices, many with academic and professional experience abroad.
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July 12, 2019

New Medical Cannabis Related Employment Protections Enacted In New Jersey

By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Our colleagues Nathaniel M. Glasser, Denise Merna Dadika, Maxine Neuhauser, and Anastasia A. Regne at Epstein Becker Green have recently published a post on the Health Employment and Labor Blog that will be of interest to our readers in the retail industry: “New Jersey Enacts Broad Employment Protections for Registered Medical Cannabis Users.”

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July 12, 2019

A New Direction For Commission-Only Compensation In Mass.

By Davis Malm

A recent ruling by Massachusetts’ highest court has changed the way employers with commission-only compensation plans must pay their employees going forward. On May 8, 2019, the Supreme Judicial Court held in Sullivan v. Sleepy’s LLC et al. that employees compensated on a 100% commission basis are entitled to separate and additional compensation for overtime and Sunday work, even where the employee’s total compensation is equal to or greater than 1.5 times the minimum wage for those overtime and Sunday hours.[1]

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July 12, 2019

Simon Cowell picks bone with “The Pets Factor” UK trade mark

By Ben Milloy of Fladgate LLP

When TV format creator Mark Duffy struck upon the tongue-in-cheek name “The Pets Factor” for what was (presumably) a talent competition for domestic animals, he might well have smiled at his own ingenuity. Conversely, when Simon Cowell heard about the name (via Mr Duffy’s application to register it as a UK trade mark in classes 9 (software) and 41 (entertainment services)) we can guess he probably wasn’t smiling (or if he was, it was probably more of a grimace). Instead, and acting via his company Simco Limited (in conjunction with Freemantle Media) (Simco), Mr Cowell wasted no time in instructing his lawyers to oppose Mr Duffy’s application, which he had made via his company Duf Ltd.

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July 11, 2019

Talking Tax – Issue 162

By Hall & Wilcox

The interaction between debt and equity rules and Transfer Pricing

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has said that the income tax rules and transfer pricing rules ‘can be read to operate harmoniously’.

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July 11, 2019

New Medical Cannabis Related Employment Protections Enacted In New Jersey

By Epstein Becker & Green

Our colleagues Nathaniel M. Glasser, Denise Merna Dadika, Maxine Neuhauser, and Anastasia A. Regne at Epstein Becker Green have recently published a post on the Health Employment and Labor Blog that will be of interest to our readers in the hospitality industry: “New Jersey Enacts Broad Employment Protections for Registered Medical Cannabis Users.”

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July 11, 2019

The Limits of Latif: Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Clauses as to Harassment and Discrimination Claims Litigated in New York State Court

By Janene Marasciullo of Epstein Becker & Green

On June 19, 2019, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation that would, if signed into law, broaden the scope of last year’s ban on clauses requiring employees to arbitrate sexual harassment claims so as to prohibit such clauses with respect to all types of discrimination claims. As reported on this blog, this ban on mandatory arbitration clauses was deemed invalid, as contrary to federal law, by the June 26, 2019 decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Latif v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, et al. (S.D.N.Y. No. 18-11528). It is too early, however, to declare the death of New York’s ban on mandatory arbitration clauses in harassment and discrimination claims. Absent diversity of citizenship, plaintiffs’ counsel may choose to assert only state-law claims in an effort to eliminate federal court jurisdiction over an employer’s petition to compel arbitration. As motions to compel arbitration will continue to be decided by New York state courts, employers should be mindful of the relevant New York decisions when drafting arbitration agreements and dispute resolution programs.

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July 11, 2019

Collaboration, Pooling, and Sharing Experience of External Lawyers

By Lindsay Griffiths of International Lawyers Network

Today, I’m bringing you a guest post on a topic near and dear to my heart – collaboration. Gareth Stephenson, of Top3Legal has a different take on it, from his experience, which may be useful as you engage further in your own collaborative efforts.

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July 11, 2019

5 Ways to Bolster Cyber Safety and Minimize Risk

By Davis Malm

Cyber threats are simply a business reality in the modern age, but with the right knowledge and tools, we can protect our businesses, employees and customers. Davis Malm’s Robert Munnelly outlines five actions companies can take to maximize long-term cyber safety.

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July 10, 2019

The burden of proof when contesting a will

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A will is an important document, that must be drafted by a person capable of expressing directions without any undue influence, otherwise its validity could be challenged before the courts. When such a dispute occurs, the party attacking the validity of the will has to adduce evidence supporting that claim on a balance of probabilities: the party must demonstrate that the invalidity of the will is more likely than its validity.

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