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Privacy Perils: Summer Travel Privacy Tips

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

Summer travel is upon us! Gone are the days of just packing a suitcase full of clothes and a good book. Today, most of us cannot board a plane without a laptop, tablet, smartphone or two. “Travelers are particularly vulnerable to security threats...

Payment Institutions and E-Money Institutions: Safeguarding Requirements - Part 1 - Certification and Scope

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

On 4 July 2019 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its findings following a review of the safeguarding arrangements in 11 non-bank payment service providers (“PSPs”). The FCA has identified certain compliance failings....

Detailed overview of deadlines and requirements under the new Canadian Patent Rules coming into force on October 30, 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

Recently, the government of Canada published the final version of the new Patent Rules (SOR/2019-251) in Canada Gazette, Part II on July 10, 2019. The new Rules and associated amendments to the Patent Act will come into force on October 30, 2019....

SEC Qualifies Blockstack and YouNow Regulation A Offerings

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

Blockstack - On July 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) qualified Blockstack PBC’s (“Blockstack’s”) offering circular, enabling Blockstack to commence sales and distribution of up to $40 million worth of its Stacks Tokens...

What Labor Secretary Acosta’s Departure Means For Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

When the news broke Friday afternoon that Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta would be resigning from his post, employers across the country began wondering what this transition would mean for them. You may have even heard speculation that Acosta’s...

Berlin Government Proposes Rent Cap for Residential Space

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

Implementation of the rent cap could have a significant negative impact on returns for investors in Berlin residential investments—will it be challenged? Over the past decade, Berlin has experienced a significant rent increase for residential space....

Tech M&A: Regulation moving up the menu?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

CMA investigation into Amazon/Deliveroo and Paypal/iZettle deals highlights the regulator's increased interest in technology transactions....
By: White & Case LLP

PTAB Designates as Precedential 2014 Decision Governing Communications with Counsel During Deposition

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

On July 10, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board designated as precedential Focal Therapeutics, Inc. v. Senorx, Inc., IPR2014-00116, Paper 19 (PTAB, July 21, 2014), which concerned the rules governing depositions in the context of an inter partes...

New tax provisions regarding securitization programs involving real estate assets

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

The Italian parliament has introduced new provisions regarding the tax regime applicable to so-called “real estate owned companies” (“Reoco”) established to ensure securitization transactions involving “non performing loans” (“NPL”) or “unlikely to...

OIG Issues Two Reports Identifying Medicare Hospice Beneficiaries at Risk of Harm from Hospice Deficiencies

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/19

On July 9, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two reports addressing hospice deficiencies and the risks, potential harm, and actual harm those deficiencies posed to hospice beneficiarie. ...

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