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National government considers major restrictions on use of labor dispatch arrangements

Baker & McKenzie

According to Chinese media reports, the National People’s Congress is currently drafting amendments to the Employment Contract Law (the “ECL”) in order to further restrict the use of labor dispatch hiring arrangements (where employees are hired through staffing agencies and dispatched/seconded to a host company; this is similar to temp agency hiring arrangements in other jurisdictions).

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Trustees personally liable for beneficiary’s attorney’s fees

Bryan Cave LLP

It’s not easy being a trustee, so if you’re a state that wants to create a positive atmosphere for fiduciary business, you’ll have a trust code that encourages financial institutions and individuals to accept that fiduciary role.

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Managing major projects: climb aboard a DRB!

Norton Rose

The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation International Conference held in Sydney last Friday was the first international meeting of its kind to be held in Australia and signals the emergence of Dispute Resolution Boards as a mainstream and effective resolution mechanism for major projects in this country.

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Animal rights groups claim foie gras sales violate federal poultry law

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

A coalition of animal rights organizations has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court, alleging that the agency has violated the Poultry Products Inspection Act by allowing foie gras to be sold to consumers.

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In the courts

Arent Fox LLP

On May 8, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a case that Verizon Wireless and OnStar brought against several health-plan providers for making allegedly unlawful “robocalls” in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act.

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A guide to the app maze - what to consider when commissioning an app

Morton Fraser

On this podcast Sam Price, our intellectual property and technology law expert and Alex Price an app developer from Homegrown Software chat about apps.

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Criminal acts exclusion triggered without criminal adjudication by insured's admission of elements of crime

Wiley Rein LLP

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, applying Kentucky law, has held that a criminal acts exclusion applied to bar indemnity coverage for a judgment against a doctor in a medical malpractice action because the doctor admitted the necessary elements of a crime, precluding the necessity of a criminal adjudication of guilt to trigger the exclusion.

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Spicy and fruity but not confidential

Morton Fraser

In a case which may unfortunately be better remembered for the comments made by Judge Pelling QC, sitting as a judge of the High Court, as to the utter lack of credibility of both the claimants and the defendants, than for the legal points it elucidates, “Levi Roots” (also known as Keith Graham) has succeeded in fighting off claims of breach of contract and breach of confidence in relation to his Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae Sauce.

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The SEC resolves a Reg FD case

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Commission resolved a Reg FD case with the former CEO of Presstek, Inc., Edward Marino.

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ALJ Bullock rules on motion for default judgment in certain digital televisions (337-TA-789)

Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt LLP

On May 10, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 54 in Certain Digital Televisions and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-789).

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