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Emergencies Act: Convoy in ‘full swing’ by invocation, feds say

OTTAWA – The “Freedom Convoy” movement was still in “full swing” the day the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act early last year, justifying the extraordinary measures, a federal lawyer said Wednesday during a judicial review of the government’s historic decision. The notion of the protests and blockades across Canada were being brought under control by that point is “little short of revisionist history, or at the very least an interpretation of the state of affairs that benefits from insight bias,” government lawyer John Provart told the Federal court. “The situation was dynamic, continuously unfolding in the days leading up…Continue Reading

Michigan governor strikes 1931 abortion ban from law

A near-century old abortion ban that fueled one of the largest ballot drives in Michigan history was repeated Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, just months after voters enshrined abortion rights in the state’s constitution. “Today, we’re going to take action to make sure that our statutes and our laws reflect our values ​​and our constitution,” Whitmer said at a bill signing outside of Detroit. The 1931 abortion ban made it a four-year felony to assist in an abortion. Roe v. Wade had made the law null and void until the landmark decision was overturned in June by the US Supreme…Continue Reading

Benefits of having a written partnership agreement.

Many business partners simply don’t have a written agreement in place. While this can be ok during the good times it can become troublesome and expensive to resolve disputes, especially if the terms of the partnership have not been properly documented in writing. Partnership agreements can pre-emptively act to head off disputes as they layout clear obligations, rights and dispute resolution methods. Resolving disputes quickly can mean that the commercial relationship is not damaged and can be quickly corrected if you do have an issue. Furthermore, it will enhance the business brand and image if the partners are in sync…Continue Reading

Activision fell on concern that the UK may oppose the Microsoft deal

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Rich Polk/Getty Images EntertainmentUpdate 7:50pm: Updates shares, adds Microsoft comment to NYT on UK antitrust review. Activision (NASDAQ:ATVI) fell almost 5% on a report that Microsoft’s legal team (NASDAQ:MSFT) is said to expect that the UK’s antitrust authority may oppose its $69 billion videogame megadeal, according to a New York Times reports on Saturday, which cited four people familiar with the matter. The NYT updated its story later on Monday to include that Microsoft (MSFT) said it believes it has a strong case in the UK and it has not “predetermined,” nor been advised by its lawyers that the…Continue Reading

Case Update: Dwyer v Fredbar in the Court of Appeal

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In our previous article about post-termination restrictive covenants we discussed the High Court case of Dwyer (UK Franchising) Limited v Fredbar Limited [2021] EWHC 1218 as an example of covenants being found unreasonable and therefore unenforceable. Since then, the Claimant has appealed the judgment and the Court of Appeal has once again found in favor of the Defendant. So what does this mean for those trying to enforce, or avoid, restrictive covenants? The Facts The facts of the case are set out in our previous article (link above). However, in short, the Claimant (Dwyer) is the franchisor of ‘Drain Doctor’,…Continue Reading

Case Update: Dwyer v Fredbar in the Court of Appeal

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In our previous article about post-termination restrictive covenants we discussed the High Court case of Dwyer (UK Franchising) Limited v Fredbar Limited [2021] EWHC 1218 as an example of covenants being found unreasonable and therefore unenforceable. Since then, the Claimant has appealed the judgment and the Court of Appeal has once again found in favor of the Defendant. So what does this mean for those trying to enforce, or avoid, restrictive covenants? The Facts The facts of the case are set out in our previous article (link above). However, in short, the Claimant (Dwyer) is the franchisor of ‘Drain Doctor’,…Continue Reading

DHS Released a Notice on the Addition of Entities to the UFLPA Entity List

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On August 4, 2022, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), formally published the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. The Entity list is a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to Section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. DHS also released details on seeking changes to the UFLPA Entity List, including requests for removal from the list. For our previous blog entries on the UFLPA and its implementation, see posts here, here, here, here, here and here. UFLPA requires the Commissioner…Continue Reading

List of 102 Legal Loans Registered at OJK, Update January 2023

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KOMPAS.com – The public continues to be encouraged to use online loan services (pinjol) legally and registered with the Financial Services Authority (OJK). The reason is that currently there are still various illegal loans that can be detrimental to society. Therefore, before using online loan services, it is always necessary to regularly check the list of legal loans on the official OJK website. As usual, OJK will periodically release a list of legal loans that have obtained OJK permits and are legal as of January 2023.Reporting from the official website ojk.go.id there is the latest information regarding the termination…Continue Reading