DLA Piper

DLA Piper has approximately 3,700 lawyers in 25 countries and 64 offices throughout the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in corporate, finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, tax, and technology, media and communications.

Cab Cribs - Time Is Of the Essence
Mark Crichard, May 7, 2008
As a general rule, compliance with obligations in contracts relating to time or dates is not treated as essential (so that non-compliance can lead to termination), except in limited circumstances - i.e. where "time is of the essence".

Company Heads Beware! Can You Afford To Be Dirty? China's New Water Pollution Policy to Punish Company Officials with Hefty Fines
Satpal Gobindpuri, Sammy Fang, Gary Yin, May 7, 2008
The National People's Congress of China recently passed the revised Water Pollution Prevention and Control law (the "New Law"), which will come into effect on 1 June 2008.

Emergency Changes to Regulator's Moral Hazard Powers
Tamara Calvert, May 7, 2008
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced on Monday afternoon (14 April) that it intends dramatically to extend the Pensions Regulator's (TPR's) powers under the moral hazard legislation.