Lexology PRO | South Africa | 15 Mar 2023
South Africa’s specialist competition tribunal has approved Heineken’s proposed acquisition of domestic brewer Distell, conditioned on the divestiture of its Strongbow cider brand plus a package of behavioural remedies to address employment and public interest concerns.
Shearman & Sterling LLP | USA | 13 Dec 2022
On December 5, 2022, Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action…
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 21 Sep 2022
Acting in one fell swoop, on September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 10 cannabis-related legislative bills into law. These bills…
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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 19 Jul 2022
A multi-decade organizing project by the WCTU and ASL and the malapportionment of state legislatures leads to the passage of the 18th Amendment, with…
James & Wells | Australia, New Zealand | 14 Jun 2022
The use of Stevia rebauidiana Bertoni to sweeten beverages has been known for centuries by the Guaraní people of South America. However it was not…
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP | USA | 14 Jun 2022
One of the first questions we ask of new for-hire motor carrier clients is: “What are you hauling?” The typical trigger words that cause lawyers and…
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP | USA | 10 Jun 2022
A new law that many of the affected people have never heard about becomes effective July 1, 2022. It all involves liquor licenses from the California…
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Canada, etc. | 11 May 2022
Manufacturers and importers face plastic taxes, extended producer responsibility schemes and waste management responsibilities in the global move towards circular economies.