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Kay McArdle, Hong Tran; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 25, 2013 On 19 March 2013, the Legislative Council Panel on Manpower reviewed and discussed a briefing paper submitted by the Labour and Welfare Bureau of the Labour Department in November 2011. The paper detailed the results of a special topic enquiry into the status, numbers, legal employment protections...
|  | UK Budget 2013 - Implications for the Energy Sector
Robert Hamill, Michael Hutchinson; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 2013 Breaking news from the UK Parliament: The Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered his fourth Budget speech in the House of Commons this afternoon indicating an intention to introduce a package of support measures designed to encourage production of low carbon fuels for a low carbon economy.
| | Moving Beyond “.com”: Trademark Clearinghouse to Open on March 26, 2013
Michael D. Adams; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 25, 2013, previously published on March 20, 2013 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will open the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) for submission of trademark rights on March 26, 2013. Though limited, the TMCH will provide the primary trademark protection mechanisms for those that wish to proactively protect trademark...
| | How Can I Unilaterally Change The Job Position Or Remuneration Of An Employee?
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Legal Alert/Article March 25, 2013, previously published on March 22, 2013 In addition to falling within one of the three circumstances set out above, if an employer intends unilaterally to change an employee's job position or remuneration, it is required to have sufficient evidence to prove the "reasonableness" of the change (e.g., the new job position assigned...
| | Can I Unilaterally Change An Employee's Job Position Or Remuneration?
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Legal Alert/Article March 25, 2013, previously published on March 22, 2013 An employer cannot do this without the employee's agreement unless under one of the following circumstances:
| | Amendments to Compensation Committee Charters
Laura D. Richman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 20, 2013 The New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market and other US stock exchanges have adopted new compensation committee listing standards to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and related SEC Rule 10C-1. Among other matters, the new NYSE listing standards...
| | Disclosures in 140 Characters or Less: New FTC Guidance on Online Advertising Disclosures Target Social Media and Internet Advertisers
Meytal McCoy, John Nadolenco, Michael L. Resch, John Roberti; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 The US Federal Trade Commission recently updated its guidance on online disclosures-Dot Com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising (the 2013 Dot Com Disclosures). In the guidance, the FTC re-emphasizes that its jurisdiction and requirements apply equally to...
| | UK Supreme Court Decides When Making Spare Parts Amounts to Patent Infringement, And the Consequences for Failing to Register a Patent License
Jonathan Radcliffe; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 2013 The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled on an important commercial activity for patentees and spare part manufacturers, namely when supplying replacement parts constitutes patent infringement. The decision also deals with the consequences of failing to register a patent licence.
| | Key Players Weigh In On Historic FCC Incentive Auction Proceeding
Angela Giancarlo, Donald K. Stockdale, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 In February 2012, the US Congress passed Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, commonly known as the Spectrum Act. The Spectrum Act authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) to conduct an incentive auction of the broadcast television...
| | Appellate Court Rules Secured Creditors Can Switch Priorities Pursuant to a Subordination Agreement if the Subordinating Creditor’s Security Interest Is Enforceable
John F. Lawlor, Kevin C. McDonald, Steven W. Walker; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 In Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation v. Peoples National Bank, N.A. (March 4, 2013), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, applying Illinois law, held that, under the “partial subordination” approach to lien subordination agreements, a junior creditor could move into...
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