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Federal Court updates guidance on COVID-19

By Caroline Henrie (CA)

January 22, 2021

On January 18, 2021, the Federal Court (FC) issued its latest COVID-19 Practice Direction, which supersedes all prior COVID-19 practice directions. The FC’s facilities in Ontario and Quebec have been closed in light of the recent public health measures to combat the pandemic. The FC will continue its operations remotely in these two provinces until further notice. These measures in Ontario and Quebec are largely the same as were in place during earlier stages…

Health Law Pulse

COVID-19 Update: Reflections on a Pandemic

By Yvonne Puig US, Daphne Calderon US & Jeff Wurzburg US

January 22, 2021

Much has been written to acknowledge the solemn milestone of 2 million deaths worldwide, and 400,000 deaths in the US from COVID-19. Yesterday marked one year since the first known diagnosis of the coronavirus in the US. We have been blogging on the pandemic for one year today (read first HL Pulse post, US Prepares for Deadly Coronavirus), and regularly since that time. We mourn the extraordinary loss of lives, and we express our…

Health Law Pulse

COVID-19 Update: US President Joe Biden Releases COVID-19 Roadmap and Executive Orders

By Yvonne Puig US, Daphne Calderon US & Jeff Wurzburg US

January 22, 2021

On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Within hours of taking the oath, President Biden signed an executive order entitled Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing that requires wearing masks and encouraging social distancing in Federal buildings and on Federal lands. President Biden also signed an Executive Order on Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government to Provide a Unified …

Financial services: Regulation tomorrow

Special Q&A report for Financier Worldwide Magazine: AML and sustainable compliance

By Lisa Lee Lewis (UK), Clarinda Grundy, Weronika Sowa & Simon Lovegrove UK

January 21, 2021

AML as a focus area and point of discussion for many companies will never fade. If anything, the increasing pressure on companies and the expanding list of companies which are caught or impacted by global legislative AML changes means that many will need to continually assess if their AML frameworks are not only adequate but sustainable. The concern around sustainable AML compliance is an important factor to consider. Our AML specialists have contributed to a…

Pharma in Brief

Federal Court updates guidance on COVID-19

By Caroline Henrie, Brian R. Daley & Jordana Sanft

January 20, 2021

On January 18, 2021, the Federal Court (FC) issued its latest COVID-19 Practice Direction, which supersedes all its prior COVID-19 practice directions. The FC’s facilities in Ontario and Quebec have been closed in light of the recent public health measures to combat the pandemic. The FC will continue its operations remotely in these two provinces until further notice. These measures in Ontario and Quebec are largely the same as were in place during earlier…

Financial services: Regulation tomorrow

AFM publishes 2021 supervisory agenda

By Nikolai De Koning

January 20, 2021

On 14 January 2021, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the AFM) published its supervisory agenda for 2021 (the 2021 Agenda). In the 2021 Agenda, the AFM points out that the corona crisis is causing an economic contraction, Brexit is causing uncertainty in the capital markets, and the combination of these two developments accelerates trends such as digitalisation, continuing low interest rates and deglobalisation. In the 2021 Agenda, the AFM describes…

The Brand Protection Blog

Simpler by Design

By Georgina Hey AU

January 19, 2021

Changes to the design system under consideration set to benefit Australian Designers – Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020 As we kick off 2021, Australian designers may soon be bringing in the New Year with new design laws. The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was introduced on 2 December and is currently before Parliament for consideration. The Bill was the outcome of recommendations from…

Deal Law Wire

A Slow Burn: The Cannabis Sector May be Ready for Market Consolidation

By Brandon Schupp

January 19, 2021

The first half of 2020 saw a significant decline in M&A activity as capital markets were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the second half of the year saw a surge in M&A activity that is expected to continue into 2021. One industry that may be particularly well primed for M&A activity in 2021 is the cannabis industry, where market consolidation is already underway. Predictions of market consolidation in the cannabis industry are hardly novel.…

Financial services: Regulation tomorrow

Dear Board of Directors letter to debt firms published by the FCA

By Simon Lovegrove UK, Arup Sen, Matthew Gregory UK & Joe Bamford UK

January 19, 2021

On 18 January 2021, the FCA wrote to the board of directors at debt firms (being debt purchase, debt collection and debt administration firms) to set out they key risks associated with these types of firms, the FCA’s expectations of them and how it plans to supervise the sector. In spite of the impact of the coronavirus, which the FCA acknowledges, the letter states that the principal sources of consumer harm remain the same, and…

Global Workplace Insider

Will COVID-19 vaccinations become mandatory for employees in Italy?

By Attilio Pavone

January 19, 2021

Italy’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is underway, with health care workers and staff in care facilities at the front of the queue. According to a recent report published by the Health Ministry, more than 1 million people received the inoculation in the first two weeks of the nationwide vaccination campaign. This makes Italy one of the fastest-vaccinating countries in the European Union, but the roll out is still not going as quickly as hoped. The current…

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