/feeds/news.ashx en Connect Internet Solutions SNR Denton announced today it will open on March 1, 2012 in New Orleans, which will join more than 60 locations worldwide. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-02-09_new_orleans.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:39:09 GMT Can an Employee Working Abroad on a Rotational Basis Bring an Unfair Dismissal Claim? http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/employment__pensions_update/2012-02-09-unfair-dismissal.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:37 GMT On February 6, 2012, Smith & Nephew plc, a UK-based medical device company traded on the New York Stock Exchange, and its US subsidiary, Smith & Nephew Inc., agreed to pay $22.2 million to resolve investigations by the US Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-02-09_fcpa_charge.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:33:35 GMT A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal has highlighted the importance of considering all the reasons for which a termination payment is made in deciding whether it is taxable. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/employment__pensions_update/2012-02-09-pensions-taxable.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:47:05 GMT The long-running West Tankers litigation underwent recently what may be a final twist, with the publication of the Court of Appeal's judgment http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-02-08-end-west-tankers.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:21:28 GMT On Friday, January 27, 2012, the Obama Administration (the "Administration") published a paper (the "Plan"), which among other announcements as outlined below, extended and expanded the Home Affordable Mortgage Program ("HAMP"). http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-02-07_hamp_expansion.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:51:46 GMT SNR Denton employment law partner Richard Nicolle commented on Fabio Capello's criticism of FA's removal of John Terry as England captain in the The Daily Telegraph. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-02-07-fabio-capello-fa.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:44:49 GMT On Friday, February 3, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau ("WCB") issued an order (the "Order") revising and clarifying issues related to the Commission's recent universal service fund ("USF") and intercarrier compensation ("ICC") reform order (the "USFICC Reform Order"). http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-02-07_usf_icc_order.aspx Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:20:27 GMT On February 2, 2012, US Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, held a hearing to address the accuracy and identity theft issues of the Social Security Administration's Death Master File ("DMF") information which is made available to the public. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-02-07_death_master_file.aspx Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:10:05 GMT Reed Loses Claim in Relation to Salary Sacrifice Arrangements The First-tier Tribunal (tax) has now issued its long-awaited, and lengthy, judgment in the case of Reed Employment Plc & Ors v http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-02-02-salary-sacrifice.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:48:30 GMT The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced that it will investigate the acquisition by Capital Shopping Centre (CSC) of Westfield's Broadmarsh Centre in Nottingham under UK merger control http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-31-merger-control-prob.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:11:43 GMT SNR Denton Advises on New Broadcast and Radio Rights Deals for the England & Wales Cricket Board http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-02-01-ecb-broadcast-right.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:53 GMT Debates over viability and value capture are an inevitable part of planning in a cool economic climate. The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is the latest attempt to capture land value in the planning system. Although CIL started life as a measure to broaden the base of those contributing to the costs of the infrastructure required to support development, it has led to a debate about who reaps the benefits, and who bears the costs, of the allocations the system makes. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/real_estate__retail_update/community-infrastructure-levy.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:01:41 GMT The US Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently announced the new, revised jurisdictional thresholds for reporting transactions pursuant to the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act"), and for triggering the prohibition on interlocking directorates, which are governed by Section 8 of the Clayton Act. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-31_ftc_thresholds.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:17:37 GMT This article, written by Sam Boileau, Partner and Helen Bowdren, Associate, published in the January 2012 edition of the CIWM Journal http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-30-wales-new-regulator.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:21:52 GMT Treasury Publishes Financial Services Bill The Financial Services Bill (FS Bill) was introduced in the House of Commons on 26 January http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-30-treasury-fsb-bill.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:53:22 GMT It provides an update on new legislation in certain Middle East countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates) where SNR Denton has offices http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_updates/metu-december-2012.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:28 GMT SNR Denton partner Stuart Cavet (Abu Dhabi) and associate Aarij Wasti (Doha) recently co-authored the Qatar chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Gas Regulation 2012, which was published in January 2012 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-30-gas-regulation.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:40:18 GMT On January 19, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") released its Short-Term, Small-Dollar Lending Examination Procedures Manual ("Procedures Manual") to supplement the CFPBs Supervision and Examination Manual. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-30_cfpb_short_term.aspx Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:54:20 GMT SNR Denton congratulates Clinton A. Vince, co-head of SNR Denton's Energy, Transport and Infrastructure sector, on receiving the 2012 Champion Award from the Women's Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE). http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-26_vince_wcee_award.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:32:08 GMT Yesterday, the European Commission published a new General Data Protection Regulation (the Regulation) which proposes to comprehensively reform data protection rules across the European Union http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-26-eu-data-protection.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:25:14 GMT Mary Wilson (Chicago), partner in SNR Denton's Health Care practice, was featured in the January 24, 2012, issue of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-26_wilson_daily_law.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:11:19 GMT On January 23, the European Union imposed the most significant set of trade and financial sanctions on Iran since October 2010. Most notably, the new sanctions encompass a phased-in embargo on importation into the EU of Iranian crude oil. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-26_eu_iran_sanctions.aspx Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:03:25 GMT In Daventry District Council v http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-02-25-negotiation-errors.aspx Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:17:45 GMT Yesterday, the newly appointed Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Richard Cordray, testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-25_cordray_hearing.aspx Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:58:01 GMT On January 19, 2012, the US Treasury Department (the "IRS") issued temporary and proposed regulations targeted at "dividend equivalent" payments. These regulations are the US Government's latest response to transactions thought by some to be abusive, in which non-US persons use equity derivatives to retain an economic exposure to US shares over a dividend payment date while avoiding US withholding tax on the dividend. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-24_dividend_equivalent.aspx Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:18:56 GMT On 20 October, the European Commission presented its legislative proposals for a package of measures to update the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-24-mifid2.aspx Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:46:30 GMT On December 29, 2011, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case In re Nortel Networks, Inc., holding that the "automatic stay" on creditor collection actions outside the bankruptcy applied to prevent the UK Pension Protection Fund and the Trustee of the UK Nortel Pension Plan from participating in UK pensions proceedings initiated by the UK Pensions Regulator. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-24_bankruptcy_stay.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:08:40 GMT US Supreme Court Rules That Private TCPA Suits Can Be Brought in Federal Court http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-25_tcpa_suits.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:25:31 GMT Long recognized as a unique interface for the People's Republic of China ("PRC") and its trading partners, Hong Kong has close ties with mainland China that continue to provide opportunities and challenges. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-02-06_hk_crown_immunity.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:29:59 GMT Nick Yost, partner in SNR Denton's Energy, Transport and Infrastructure sector, was featured in "Victory for Advocates in Guam," an article that ran in the January 12, 2012, issue of Forum Bulletin, the publication of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-19_yost_forum_bulletin.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:44:27 GMT Jeffrey Koppele, partner in SNR Denton's Taxation practice, Glenn Colton, head of SNR Denton's US White Collar and Government Investigations practice, Mark Flessner, partner in SNR Denton's White Collar and Government and Investigations practice, and counsel Harold Loftin, member of SNR Denton's Litigation and Arbitration practice, were featured in a January 9, 2012, Q&A with Bloomberg Law Reports. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-19_bloomberg_law.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:34:58 GMT Tom Hyatt (Washington, DC), head of SNR Denton's Health Care practice, was featured in a January 3, 2012, Q&A with Bloomberg Law Reports. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-18_hyatt_bloomberg.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:38:56 GMT On January 18, 2012, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a proposed rule, which proposes to modify, for reporting years beginning in 2011, definitions used in calculating the hospital-specific limit on the amount of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments that a hospital may receive. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-18_medicaid_dsh_rules.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:41:29 GMT SNR Denton announced today that Meghan Cocci, a partner in the firms leading Hotels and Leisure practice, has been named the new head of the Phoenix office. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-18_cocci_phoenix.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:16:24 GMT SNR Denton announced today that Mike Moore, a member of the firms US Policy and Planning Board and a senior partner in the firms Litigation practice, has been named the new head of the firms growing Dallas office. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-18_moore_dallas.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:11:24 GMT SNR Denton announced today that Mary Wilson, a partner in the firms Chambers-ranked Health Care practice, has been named the new head of the Chicago office, effective immediately. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-18_wilson_chicago.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:05:45 GMT SNR Dentons US Chief Executive and US Managing Partner announced today several appointments in the firms United States practice and office leadership team. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-18_new_us_leadership.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:52:15 GMT A recent report in the Times of Oman reported that an official at the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) is expecting the CBO to publish new regulations for Islamic banks by the end of January this year http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_legal_update/mefiu-january-2012/new-rules-for-islamic-banks.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:34:32 GMT Over the next three months, the UK Government is consulting on proposals to introduce a number of new exceptions to English copyright law, thereby permitting a number of acts which would otherwise be infringements http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-18-uk-copyright-except.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:32:53 GMT Todd Daubert, partner in SNR Denton's Telecommunications, Media and Technology sector, speaks with Rob Woodbridge of UNTETHER.tv at MEF Americas 2011: Mobile Content & Commerce. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-17_daubert_untethertv.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:45:22 GMT http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-17_cfpb_treatment.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:13:34 GMT On 13 January 2012, the Government published its Response to the Consultation on the Importance of Teaching (the Response) covering teachers appraisals and capability http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-18-teacher-performance.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:33:18 GMT The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on January 9, 2012 that it has reopened its voluntary disclosure initiative for the third time, in response to the US governments continuously widening investigation of foreign banks relating to unreported offshore accounts of US persons. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-17_offshore_disclosure.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:24:32 GMT The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a free zone located in the heart of Dubai that has entirely separate civil law, generally based on English common law, and its own courts (DIFC Courts) that also operate on a model very similar to common law courts (particularly the English Commercial Court) http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_legal_update/mefiu-january-2012/how-effective-is-the-decision.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:56:28 GMT In Saudi Arabia the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Listing Rules of 22121426 H (22 January 2006) and the CMA Offers of Securities Regulations of 1781429 (18 August 2008) govern the issue of Islamic sukuk by Saudi Arabian companies. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_legal_update/mefiu-january-2012/sukuk-in-saudi-arabia.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:54:04 GMT Taking Security in the Sultanate of OmanPart 3: Security over Land This article will focus on security over land, usufruct rights and buildings. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_legal_update/mefiu-january-2012/taking-security-in-the-sultana.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:52:12 GMT In a letter dated 22 November 2011 the Qatari Public Revenues and Taxes Department advised that companies that are wholly or partially owned by public companies listed on the Qatar Exchange will be liable for tax to the extent that they are indirectly owned by shareholders who are not exempt from Qatari tax. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_legal_update/mefiu-january-2012/subsidiaries-of-qatar-exchange.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:50:16 GMT Overview of the Financial Markets Law and the Insider Trading Law in Lebanon In an effort to foster the development of financial markets and economic growth in the country, the Lebanese Parliament enacted two laws on 17 August 2011: the Financial Markets Law (Law No http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_legal_update/mefiu-january-2012/overview-of-the-financial.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:45:24 GMT Transactions involving the subscription and dealing with shares of public shareholding companies and corporate bonds in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan were, prior to the issuance of the Temporary Securities Law No 76 of 2002 (the Securities Law), handled generally by the Amman Financial Market (AFM), with it taking on the role of both the Stock Exchange and the regulatory body. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_legal_update/mefiu-january-2012/overview-of-the-securities-law.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:17:46 GMT This year marks what is widely expected to be the most expensive congressional and presidential election cycle in US history. The Federal Election Commission ("FEC" or "Commission") estimates total campaign spending in the 2012 election cycle to reach or exceed $11 billion. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/us_political_law_compliance/january_2012.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:52:53 GMT SNR Denton announced today that Charles Luband has joined the firms New York office as a partner in its Health Care practice. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-17_charles_luband.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:37:58 GMT Welcome to SNR Denton's Middle East Legal Update, a regular publication bringing you issues of legal interest affecting financial institutions working in or interested in the Middle East http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/middle_east_legal_update/mefiu-january-2012.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:59:39 GMT On January 6, 2012, Judge Thomas Bennett of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued a 57-page opinion in the chapter 9 bankruptcy case of Jefferson County, Alabama. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-13_municipal_bankrupt.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:23:22 GMT This article, featuring Kate Richardson, a managing associate from SNR Dentons Banking and Finance practice and published by Trade Finance, celebrates 20 years of the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG), regulations which govern demand guarantees and counter-guarantees in international trade. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-13_urdg.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:52:57 GMT 2012 is set to be a memorable year, being the year of the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/employment__pensions_update/pensions_in_2012.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:20:27 GMT The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a final rule implementing a new requirement that the value of an individual's primary residence be excluded when determining whether the individual is an accredited investor. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-13_accredited_investor.aspx Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:15:50 GMT Emergency Services New Arbitral Rules at the Ready As international arbitration becomes increasingly sophisticated, users require rules which cater fully for their needs http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-12-arbitral-rules.aspx Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:14:36 GMT Financial Regulatory Developments (FReD) - 03 February 2012 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/fred/03_february_2012.aspx Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:29:34 GMT Financial Regulatory Developments (FReD) - 27 January 2012 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/fred/27_january_2012.aspx Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:22:37 GMT This article focuses on the MiFID proposals, and compares its extra-territorial provisions with those in Dodd-Frank. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-11-commodity-dealer.aspx Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:11:40 GMT SNR Denton announced today that David Klein has joined the firm as a partner in its global Hotels and Leisure practice. Klein joins SNR Denton from Advaya Hospitality, where he was a principal, chief administrative officer and general counsel. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-11_david_klein.aspx Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:50:33 GMT New Form Must Be Filed With US Tax Return, Requires Detailed Information and Careful Recordkeeping http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-11_foreign_financial.aspx Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:13:46 GMT Testing Your ABC The Bribery Act Six Months On The Bribery Act 2010 has now been in force for 6 months http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-10-testing-your-abc.aspx Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:46:02 GMT CFTC Releases Proposed Regulations on Process for DCMs and SEFs to Make a Swap Available to Trade http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-10_available_to_trade.aspx Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:39:20 GMT SNR Dentons banking practice continues its global expansion with the addition of Edward Hickman as a partner in its Banking and Finance team http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-09-edward-hickman.aspx Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:06:15 GMT SNR Denton is named to Best Law Firm list in Environmental Finance magazine's Market Survey 2011 - US Emissions. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-06_environmental_fin.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:46:58 GMT General anti-avoidance rules proposed: The UK looks to be getting a general anti-avoidance rule of sorts (see A GAAR Is Born) http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/12tax.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:08:40 GMT Just before the New Year the California Supreme Court issued its long awaited opinion in Harris v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, S156555, addressing whether insurance claims adjusters can qualify for the administrative exemption from California's overtime laws. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-17_ca_wage_overtime.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:11:12 GMT Basel III implementation, and higher borrowing costs, moves closer: Basel III, a revised international framework of banking regulation, is scheduled to be implemented throughout the EU on 1 January 2013 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/11reform-of-financial-services.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:21:14 GMT The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL): Local authorities can now choose to adopt CIL as part of the procedure for applying for planning permission http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/10real-estate-and-planning.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:45:34 GMT New EU Data Protection Regulation: The official release of the draft of the European Commissions proposed new European data protection law is expected in January 2012 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/09privacy-and-data-security.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:16:04 GMT Auto-enrolment: The obligation to enrol employees into a pension scheme automatically and to pay employer contributions comes into force on 1 October 2012: the exact date depends on the employer's PAYE scheme size http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/08pensions.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:41:29 GMT CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: Scheme participants should keep an eye out for information on the emissions trading element of this scheme in 2012 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/07environment.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:29:06 GMT SNR Denton announces that John F. Finston has accepted an appointment to be Deputy Commissioner for Corporate & Regulatory Affairs at the California Department of Insurance. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-05_finston_appointment.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:59:50 GMT The "Wage Theft Prevention Acts ("WTPA") of New York and California both impose new requirements on employers beginning in early 2012 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-06_wage_theft_acts.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:24:58 GMT SNR Denton announced today that Kelvin Simmons will join the firm as a principal in the Public Policy and Regulation and the global Government sector. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-06_kelvin_simmons.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:59:20 GMT Employment law shake-up: The Government proposes a major shake-up of employment law http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/06employment.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:37:17 GMT E-Signatures Directive: The European Commission is reviewing the Electronic Signatures Directive with a view to providing a legal framework for cross-border recognition and interoperability of secure e-authentication systems http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/05e-commerce.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:27:09 GMT Energy Partners Stuart Caplan and Bill Booth were featured in Law360's hot energy cases to watch in 2012 (Allison Grande, January 2, 2012 issue). http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2012-01-05_law360_energy_cases.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:21:59 GMT E-books investigation: The European Commission is pursuing formal antitrust proceedings to investigate whether a number of international publishers have, possibly with the help of Apple, engaged in anti-competitive practices affecting the sale of e-books in the EU http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/04competition.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:20:07 GMT Company charges: In early 2012 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) expects to publish proposed regulations to modernise the rules on the registration at Companies House of security created by UK companies http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/03corporate.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:04:08 GMT Arbitration - New ICC rules: The new rules come into force on 1 January 2012 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/02contract-tort-and-disputes.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:59:27 GMT Bribery Act: The Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon/01business-regulation.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:53:35 GMT On the Horizon for 2012 and Round Up for 2011 http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-09-on-the-horizon.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:46:43 GMT Ofcom has upheld on 21 December 2011 an appeal by News Group, against a decision by the Authority for Television on Demand (ATVOD), that the Sun Video section of The Sun newspaper was an on-demand programme service, and therefore subject to the video-on-demand (VOD) regulations under the Communications Act 2003 (CA 2003) http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2012-01-06-video-on-demand.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:17:50 GMT On Tuesday December 27, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance to drug and device companies on responding to unsolicited requests for off-label information related to their FDA-approved or cleared products. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-04_off-label_info.aspx Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:28:28 GMT SNR Denton has advised the independent board of WorkPlace Systems International plc (WorkPlace) on the takeover offer for WorkPlace made by Wasp Management Software Limited (WMSL), a company backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital Limited (LDC) and the management buyout team (Management). http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2012-01-03-workplace-systems.aspx Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:19:32 GMT In response to a perceived gap in coverage, Section 742(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank") granted the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") broad jurisdiction over retail commodity transactions, including those that take the form of spot contracts but function as futures contracts (so-called rolling spot contracts). http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2011-12-29_actual_delivery.aspx Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:21:57 GMT China's new social insurance related regulations (the Interim Measures), which took effect on October 15, 2011, require expatriates to contribute a portion of their monthly earnings into a national social insurance pool. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2012-01-05_expatriates.aspx Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:26:27 GMT On December 23, 2012, both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate approved H.R. 3765, the "Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011." http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2011-12-27_tax_cut_extended.aspx Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:25:34 GMT The Hong Kong Court of Appeal recently overturned the decision in Gao Haiyan and Another v Keeneye Holdings Ltd and Another in which the Court of First Instance ("the CFI") had refused on public policy grounds to enforce an arbitration award by the Xian Arbitration Commission. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2011-12-29_chinese_arbitration.aspx Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:07:20 GMT SNR Denton congratulates Todd Daubert, partner in SNR Denton's Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector, on being appointed by the North America Board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) to be its Chair of the Policy and Initiatives Committee. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2011-12-22_daubert_chair_mef.aspx Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:58:46 GMT Gary A. Goodman (New York), a partner and head of the firm's Real Estate, Retail and Hotels sector, and Chicago partner Christine B. Fisher, represented Human Rights Watch (HRW) pro bono in HRW's expansion of its office space at Empire State Building, at 350 Fifth Ave. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2011-12-22_human_rights_watch.aspx Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:53:28 GMT Yesterday, Norris J handed down his judgment in Re Virtualpurple Professional Services Ltd 2011 EWHC 3487 (Ch), and in doing so he has become the first judge to cast real doubt on the decision of the Chancellor in Minmar (929) Limited v http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2011-12-22-early-xmas-gift.aspx Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:21:48 GMT On 8 December 2011, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in the UK announced that it has sufficient concerns about the way in which the market for private healthcare services (PH) operates to be considering making a market investigation reference to the Competition Commission (CC). http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/publications/uk_legal_developments/2011-12-22-uk-private-health.aspx Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:35:20 GMT John Snyder (Kansas City), partner in SNR Denton's Real Estate practice, was featured in a December 20, 2011, Q&A with Law360. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/in_the_media/2011-12-21_john_snyder_law360.aspx Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:47:07 GMT SNR Denton is pleased to announce that the firm is the recipient of Transformative Leadership Firm Wide Policies Award in InsideCounsel magazine's Third Annual Transformative Leadership Awards, scheduled for April 24, 2012, in Chicago, IL. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/press_releases/2011-12-20_insidecounsel_award.aspx Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:12:40 GMT http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2011-12-19_creditworthiness.aspx Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:56:03 GMT SNR Denton has advised Three Rivers District Council in relation to proposals for a mixed use urban extension at Leavesden Park. http://www.snrdenton.com/news__insights/alerts/2011-12-19-leavesden-park.aspx Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:38:49 GMT