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Kenneth Choy; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal (CFA) recently addressed the question: Who is a 'woman' for the purpose of marriage? The landmark case is W v. The Registrar of Marriages, FACV 4 0f 2012. W is in her 30's. Having viewed herself as a female since early age, she was diagnosed with gender identity...
| | DOL Issues Model Notice of Coverage Options Available Through Exchanges and Sets October 1 Deadline
Lori A. Basilico; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 2013 The United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) recently issued temporary guidance on the required notice to employees regarding their coverage options under the state health insurance exchanges. The DOL guidance includes two model Notices to Employees of Coverage Options for employer...
| | New UK Competition Law Enacted
Becket McGrath; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 2013 On 25 April, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (the Act) received Royal Assent, marking the culmination of a two year process to reform important aspects of UK competition law. When the Act was published on 2 May, lawyers finally had the opportunity to assess the full extent of the...
| | Copyright Office Seeks Comment on Compromise Proposal for Rules Governing Audits of Compulsory License Statements of Account
Seth A. Davidson, Arthur H. Harding; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 2013 As part of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 Congress, Congress directed the Copyright Office “to issue regulations to provide for the confidential verification by copyright owners...of the information reported [by cable operators] on the semiannual statements of...
| | Senator McCain Introduces "A La Carte" Television Legislation
Seth A. Davidson, Arthur H. Harding; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2013, previously published on May 2013 On May 9, 2013, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) introduced the “Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013.” The bill seeks to remove barriers to, and create incentives for wholesale and retail unbundling of broadcast stations and other channels of video programming. The bill also contains...
| | Don't Breach a Warranty through Failure to Fulfill a Third Party Contract
Ellen Hughes-Jones, Geoff Mendelsohn; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2013, previously published on May 2013 When entering into a contract, one party may be asked to give warranties to the other party relating to a number of different aspects of the state of the company, including the status of and ability to perform any third party contracts that party may be involved in. The recent decision of the Court...
| | SEC Provides Important Municipal Securities Disclosure Guidance in Harrisburg Enforcement Proceeding
Stanley Keller, Walter J. St. Onge; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 2013 On May 6, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued important guidance to public officials regarding their legal responsibilities for accurate disclosure to the secondary market for municipal securities. This guidance appears in a settled cease and desist...
| | SBIC Annual Recertification of Institutional Investor Status
Christopher J. Douglass, Kate L. Price, Alan B. Roth; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 2013 On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued Memorandum #2013-1 regarding annual recertification of the Institutional Investors of Small Business Investment Companies (“SBICs”). The Investment Division of the SBA requires certain SBICs to recertify...
| | Reminder to File Your BEA Reports
Amber S. Mills, Neil R. ("Nick") Pearson; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Several Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”) reports will be due later this month, on May 31st, including a 5-year Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment. U.S. companies with foreign affiliates should ensure their compliance departments are working to timely file applicable...
| | Recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ruling Highlights the Importance of Carefully Crafting Remedies Clauses in Commercial Leases
Laura M. Kaplan, Sander A. Rikleen; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2013, previously published on May 2013 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in 275 Washington Street Corp., Trustee v. Hudson River International, LLC, SJC-11217 (April 30, 2013), highlights the importance of carefully negotiating and drafting the remedies provisions in commercial leases to ensure practical and...
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