“This legislation impacts every single person who clicks on that ‘donate now’ button and every single nonprofit that receives funding this way.” That’s how Jan Masaoka, head of the California Association of Nonprofits, describes the state’s landmark new charitable-crowdfunding statute. Assembly Bill (EU) 488 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 7,…
On May 27, 2022, the OECD released two public consultation documents related to the tax certainty aspects of Amount A. The first, entitled Pillar One – A Tax Certainty Framework for Amount A(the Amount A Draft), proposes new mechanisms for multinational enterprises (MNEs) to obtain certainty on different aspects of Amount A. The second, entitled…
Earlier today, I counted the number of cases I had in my pipeline. It came to two dozens. Ultimately, I chose the case of Panarra v. HTC Corporation et. al., here. It is a cutting edge case exploring whether the programming offered in virtual reality headsets needs to be accessible to the Deaf, deaf, and…
The thrilling Serie A campaign came to a slightly anticlimactic close. Milan smashed Sassuolo 3-0 in a do-or-die game. Yet, this season had no shortage of ups and downs for the Rossoneri. A well-earned summit to top Serie A yields a summer-long celebration. Meanwhile, the club’s city rivals ponder how the title slipped out of…
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As a result of the sudden and unprecedented lockdown at the beginning of 2020 in one country after the other, most employees had to rush home and work from there. In the Netherlands a complete lockdown started mid-March 2020, so we have now been working remotely for over 1.5 years. The concern of most employers…
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On May 24 of this year, the Government of Quebec officially adopted the Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, better known as Bill 96 (the “Bill”), which proposes a major reform of the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”) and amendments to other Acts. In this bulletin, we offer a…
While the crypto community is rightfully focused on the Ripple case to see how the SEC will fare in court on enforcements alleging cryptocurrency offerings are a security, a lesser-known case may provide clarity first. The SEC’s suit against LBRY is scheduled for trial in September 2022. LBRY is a protocol that allows anyone to…
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In 2021 and on one occasion earlier this year, New York’s appellate courts issued a total of five decisions in brain injury cases that addressed the reasonableness of the very substantial damages awarded by the juries in each case. here are summaries of each case (all of which are discussed in detail in articles we…
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The metaverse has been described as the “next frontier” and the “new era” of healthcare. Although still a loosely defined and relatively broad term, the “metaverse” generally refers to a shared virtual environment accessed by individuals via the Internet. Individuals generally enter the metaverse through the following four technologies: virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality…
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In Ontario, the issue of whether a decision or order is stayed pending an appeal or judicial review depends on the interaction of several statutes and civil procedure rules. Parties who seek to, or seek leave to, appeal or begin…
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