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Kyiv Tax Newsletter - November 2017 #2

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

Increased withholding tax rates in the instances of application of the Convention between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation - On 9 October...

UK Advice on Mental Health in Advertising

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

On the back of a number of high profile initiatives to raise awareness of mental health issues in the UK this year, the UK Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has published a timely reminder for advertisers of how mental health is addressed under...

A Frustrating Exercise: Federal District Court In Iowa Declines To Grant Summary Judgment On Frustration Of Purpose Doctrine In A Breach Of Contract Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

Rembrandt Enters., Inc. v. Dahmes Stainless, Inc., No. C15-4248-LTS, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144636 (N.D. Iowa Sept. 7, 2017) - On September 7, 2017, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Iowa denied a motion for summary judgment by...

Tennessee Health Services and Facilities Report: November 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency (“HSDA”) is responsible for regulating the healthcare industry in Tennessee through the Certificate of Need Program. A Certificate of Need (“CON”) is a permit for the establishment or modification...

Employers Can Expect New Problems When Recreational Marijuana Hits New Jersey

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

A cornerstone of Governor-elect Phil Murphy’s campaign platform was the decriminalization of marijuana in New Jersey. The proposed bill most likely to become law with the new administration comes as employers are just getting comfortable with a...

IP considerations in the early stages of drug development – how to pick your moment

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

The step of identifying an initial lead drug candidate is the cornerstone of the drug development process and is also usually the point at which actions are taken to protect the associated intellectual property (IP). However, is this the best time to...

Personal Jurisdiction Defense Gaining Traction in Mass Tort Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

For the past several years the United States Supreme Court has sought to clarify the proper exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over foreign corporate defendants. This issue is particularly applicable in mass tort litigation where out-of-state...

CFPB opposes petition for certiorari filed by tribal lenders in Ninth Circuit case

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

The CFPB has filed a brief opposing the petition for certiorari filed by two tribally-affiliated lenders seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in CFPB v. Great Plains Lending, LLC, et al. In that decision, the Ninth...

DOT Amends Employee Drug Testing Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 13, 2017, the Department of Transportation amended its drug testing program regulation which, among other things, adds certain semi-synthetic opioids to its drug testing panel....

Data Breach Costs an Average of $3.6 Million

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

There have been a myriad of research studies attempting to come up with the “cost” of a data breach. The most recent, released by AT&T, estimates that it costs organizations $3.6 million to recover from a data breach....

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