Mondaq Business Briefing articles from April 2003

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from April 2003

The 10 Myths About Knowledge Management.(Column)
April 1, 2003... The 10 myths about knowledge management Knowledge management is a systematic and organised approach to improve an organisation's ability to mobilise knowledge to enhance performance. It means using the ideas and experience of employees,...

Supreme Court Docket Report October Term, 2002 - Number 9.
April 1, 2003... By Miriam R. Nemetz and Robert L. Bronston Recently the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases of potential interest to the business community. Amicus briefs in support of the petitioners are due on Thursday, April 10, 2003, and...

Supreme Court Docket Report October Term, 2002 - Number 8.(U.S. Supreme Court to hear Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson, regarding presumed high interest rates)
April 1, 2003... By Miriam R. Nemetz and Robert L. Bronston Recently the Supreme Court granted certiorari in one case of potential interest to the business community. Amicus briefs in support of the petitioners are due on Monday, March 10, 2003, and amicus...

Supreme Court Docket Report, October Term, 2002 - Number 10.
April 1, 2003... By Miriam R. Nemetz and Robert L. Bronston Recently the Supreme Court granted certiorari in one case of potential interest to the business community. Amicus briefs in support of the petitioner are due on Thursday, April 24, 2003, and amicus...

Best of Both Worlds.(Oceanic Bank and Trust Group)
April 1, 2003... Reprinted from the Barbados Financial Services Review 2003, published by Pageant Media-info@pageantmedia.com. With a base in both Barbados and The Bahamas, Oceanic Bank and Trust Group sees these two diverse operations as not competing but...

Sarbanes-Oxley Isn't The Only Federal Law Increasing The Accountability Of Executives: OSHA Joins The Game, Too.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration's new recordkeeping accountability provisions)
April 1, 2003... Much has been written about the provisions in the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act making executives more accountable for the accuracy of their firm's SEC disclosures. What has received less attention, but could be even more important to many executives,...

FERC Announces New Regulatory Policy For Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminals.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
April 1, 2003... p>Late last year, in its order in Hackberry LNG Terminal, L.L.C., FERC announced a new approach to the regulation of LNG import facilities. The new policy is intended to remove barriers to the construction of these facilities that were thought...

FERC'S Proposed Rule On Standard Electricity Market Design: A Whole New World - Part III.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
April 1, 2003... By Mike Tomsu, Kathleen Lake, Jamie Serota, Stephen Angle and Donna Bobbish On July 31, 2002, FERC issued for public comment what promises to be the third installment of its restructuring trilogy: a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) on...

CBA Awarded SWIFTReady Gold Accreditation For Sixth Year Running.(for its international banking automation software )
April 1, 2003... Oslo Based Banking Software Developer Achieves Sixth Consecutive Revalidation For IBAS STP Software CBA, the Oslo based International banking automation software developer, has been awarded the SWIFTReady Gold accreditation in...

Domestic Violence Bill: A Critique.
April 1, 2003... By Mrs Dipa Dube, Faculty Member, National Law University, Jodhpur Justice, liberty, equality and dignity are the quadruple elements of free living stipulated in the Indian Constitution. They are the steps to the attainment of the goals of...

When is a Sign Identical to a Registered Trade Mark? - The Decision of the ECJ in <I>LTJ Diffusion</I> v <I>SADAS</I>.(business signs and trademarks are the basis of contention)
April 1, 2003... The question of whether "added matter" can be discounted so as to bring a sign within the scope of Section 10(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (Article 5(1)(a) Directive 89/104/EEC) has been hotly debated in this country since Jacob J's decision...

Enterprise Act - Commencement Dates.
April 1, 2003... A number of provisions of the Enterprise Act, principally relating to institutional reform, came into force today, and the commencement date for the other provisions has been set for 20 June 2003. OFT Board As of 1 April 2003 the OFT...

Unfounded Blame: The Focus On Offshore Centers As The Villains Of The Enron And Worldcom Scandals Simply Doesn't Hold Water.
April 2, 2003... Remember when Long Term Capital Management was the biggest meltdown in recent financial history? 1998 seems a long time ago and the multiple billions of dollars that have evaporated in the Enron and WorldCom scandals make the $1 billion lost in...

Regulating Trust Business in Bermuda.
April 2, 2003... Companies who have been in the business of trust services in Bermuda have been regulated for over a decade. The Trust Companies Act 1991 (the "Trust Companies Act") provided that a trust company which was offering its services to the public had...

OFT Finds Another Vertical Pricing Fixing Infringement.
April 2, 2003... The OFT announced on 31 March 2003 that it had taken a decision against the luxury porcelain and stoneware figurine producer Lladro Comercial requiring Lladro to stop fixing UK retail prices anti-competitively. This follows an apparent...

Antitrust And Trade Regulation Update: New Guidance On Patent Pools From Justice Department.
April 2, 2003... Article by Paul T. Denis and Rebecca P. Dick For the first time, the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department ("DOJ") has accepted a consolidated arrangement for licensing competing technologies. The acceptance, contained in a response...

Labor and Employment Legal Alert.
April 3, 2003... The U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Revisions to the "White Collar" and Outside-Sales Exemptions In a long-anticipated move, the U.S. Department of Labor has published a proposal to update its regulations defining the overtime and...

E-Commerce Legislation Will Create New Business Opportunities. Nassau, The Bahamas.
April 3, 2003... Three bills are currently before Parliament, which Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie says "are aimed at making The Bahamas a centre for excellence in e-commerce". As the convergence of the financial world and the world of commerce...

Orrick Continues International Growth With Launch Of Milan Office.(Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe )
April 4, 2003... International law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced the opening of a Milan office as part of its continuing European growth. On 2nd April 2003 some 23 lawyers, including 7 partners from the Italian legal affiliate of Ernst &...

FERC Unveils Aggressive New Market Mitigation Policy.
April 4, 2003... By Kathy Lake, Stephen Angle and Donna Bobbish At its March 26 meeting, FERC began ruling on refund determinations and allegations of market manipulation raised in several proceedings involving the 2000-2001 California/Western "Energy...

Another Success For CBA.
April 4, 2003... Major Finnish Banking Contract Won By CBA CBA, the Oslo based International banking automation software developer, has been chosen by Aktia Savings Bank in Finland to supply its IBAS Global Payment Factory, and also applications that...

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Finance Team Advise Societe Generale As Lead Arranger Of Brazilian Financing.
April 4, 2003... The Finance Group at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw advised Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale as lead arranger of a partial refinancing of a US $1.4 billion financing for a PCS Telecoms Project in North Eastern Brazil. The deal...

Protecting Your Business From Employment Litigation.(Column)
April 4, 2003... In this day and age, particularly in the current economic climate, businesses are faced with the reality that they must pay significant attention to the bottom line. Increasingly, this augmented scrutiny forces business owners and managers to...

New Canadian Budget Enhances Canadian Production Services Tax Credit Program But Reduces Canadian Television Fund.
April 4, 2003... On February 18, 2003, the Canadian Finance Minister, John Manley, tabled the federal budget (the "Budget") in the Canadian House of Commons announcing, among other things, changes to the Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (the...

Corporate Governance: What Should Your Company Be Doing?
April 4, 2003... Over the past year, there have been significant changes and proposed changes to the framework within which governance practices for public companies are being assessed. These changes result significantly from proposals made by the Toronto Stock...

US Supreme Court Refuses To Take The 'Mickey' Out Of Copyright.
April 4, 2003... The US Supreme Court recently upheld a statute that increases the duration of copyright protection in the US by 20 years. The statute, the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA), was passed in 1998 by the Clinton Government, with the strong...

OSC Rule 13-502 - Fees.(Ontario Securities Commission)
April 7, 2003... Overview Effective March 31, 2003, Rule 13-502 - Fees (the "Rule") of the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") will come into effect. The OSC has established a new fee regime to reduce the overall fees charged to market participants,...

'Are We Closed Yet?' Some Tools to Solve New Challenges.(Reprint)
April 7, 2003... Reproduced from the March 21, 2003, issue of The Lawyers Weekly with the permission of LexisNexis Canada Inc., 75 Clegg Road, Markham, ON L6G 1A1 Are we closed yet?" This question is posed with more impatience to real estate lawyers than...

Securities Act Amendments Coming Into Force on April 7, 2003.
April 7, 2003... In our Corporate Securities Update dated November 7, 2002, we outlined certain proposed amendments to the Securities Act (Ontario) contained in Bill 198. These amendments form part of the response of the Ontario Government and the Ontario...

Arms of UK Administration Embrace US Companies April 2003.
April 7, 2003... This article was prepared by lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Executive summary Recent European legislation means that non-UK incorporated companies can be put into administration in the UK if they fulfil certain criteria....

Shoemaker Luti LLP announces the launch of its online legal commentary publication "Perspectives & Outlook".
April 7, 2003... Los Angeles litigation boutique demonstrates its commitment to client-responsive practice through open communication. Citing a dearth of opinionated commentary by litigation firms, Shoemaker Luti LLP announced today the launch of a...

JCAHO Changes Its Survey Practices.
April 7, 2003... As a result of recent discussions within the health care industry, the JCAHO is launching the Shared Vision-New Pathways initiative, a new process for surveying health care organizations on an unannounced basis. The JCAHO will transition to...

Company and Business Names Now Open to Public Challenge.
April 7, 2003... Trade mark owners now have an extra tool to protect trade marks derived from their trade names, with the advent of recent amendments to the laws governing the registration of companies and businesses in Singapore. As from 13 January 2003,...

New York City Antismoking Law.
April 7, 2003... By Alan Koral, Neal Korval and Jonathan Wexler New York City's antismoking amendments went into effect this week. While the media attention has understandably focused on the new provisions effectively banning smoking in all bars and...

Recent IP Developments In Finland.(briefs)
April 8, 2003... Rainer Hilli & Tanja Liljestrom 1. Software Patents under Discussion The Ministry of Trade and Industry is currently preparing a national comment to the EU Proposal for a Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented...

Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave: New Rights Under the Employment Act 2002.
April 8, 2003... Under the Employment Act 2002 and subsequent subordinate legislation, maternity rights have been enhanced and new rights to paternity and adoption leave have been created. The changes are part of the government's drive to-wards family-friendly...

Consolidating the Developments in Liechtenstein as Member State of EEA (European Economic Area).
April 8, 2003... As Member State of the EEA since May 1995 Liechtenstein has to take over the EU Directives into its own law, the completion of which is on good progress. Liechtenstein like Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg takes pride in its privacy laws...

Solicitors' Liability Briefing Note.
April 8, 2003... Vicarious Liability for the Dishonest Acts of Partners and Employees In Dubai Aluminium Company Limited v Salaam, in which judgment was handed down on 5 December 2002, the House of Lords considered the issue of whether innocent partners are...

The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002: Coverage in a Post-9/11 World.
April 8, 2003... By Christopher B. Barker, P.C. and Truday A. Ernst. Debbie Fruci contributed to the preparation of this article. Introduction Before September 11, 2001, terrorism coverage was routinely included in commercial insurance policies....

SEC Files Amicus Brief Urging Third Circuit to Reverse Troublesome Decision Limiting Rule 16b-3 Short-Swing Profit Exemption to Compensatory Transactions.
April 8, 2003... Article from Goodwin Procter's Section 16 Committee By Stephen W. Carr, P.C., Jeffrey C. Hadden, P.C., Laura C. Hodges Taylor, P.C. and James A. Matarese, P.C. Michael S. Turner, Esq. contributed to the preparation of this article. ...

OECD Guidelines: a 'Culture of Security'.(new guidelines for information security from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
April 8, 2003... Article by Michael Fernon and Burt Hill In July 2002, the OECD published a new set of guidelines in relation to Information security, called, 'Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks'. They replace the OECDs'...

New California Disclosure Law Of Concern For Australian Companies Doing Business In The Golden State.(regulation for disclosure of security breaches which compromise confidential information)
April 8, 2003... Article by Michael Fernon & Burt Hill A Californian law, which commences operation on 1 July 2003, may have far reaching consequences for Australian organisations doing business in that state. Organisations who ignore these disclosure...

Sports Discipline: Porsche Driver Crashes At Court As Golfers Play Through.
April 8, 2003... In June 2002, Jonathon Webb won the sixth round of the 2002 Australian Porsche Cup at Barbagallo Raceway in Western Australia. But before he could spray Mo't & Chandon from the podium, the race stewards found Webb guilty of dangerous driving...

House Of Lords Phoenix Decision Fails To Give Clear Guidance.(HIH Casualty & General Insurance Ltd. v. New Hampshire)
April 8, 2003... Co-authored by Michael GinnART practitioners have been eagerly waiting for the decision of the House of Lords in HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited v. New Hampshire (the "Phoenix" case). Those who hoped that the House of Lords would...

Flexible Working: New Rights Under the Employment Act 2002.
April 8, 2003... After 6 April 2003, qualifying employees will have the right to request flexible working arrangements. Although there is no obligation on the employer to make a change, employers will have to take the request seriously and justify any refusal...

International Patent Applications - Sequence Listing Requirements on Entry Into the National Phase in Canada.
April 9, 2003... By David E. Schwartz, Ottawa Originally published in February, 2003 If an international patent application discloses a sequence of four or more amino acids or 10 or more nucleotides that is not identified as being in the prior art,...

Supreme Court of Canada Disallows Patenting of Higher Life Forms.
April 9, 2003... Authors: A. David Morrow, and Colin B. Ingram, Ottawa Originally published in February, 2003 In a 5:4 split decision released December 5, 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that patenting...

Supreme Court of Canada Reaffirms the Doctrine of Sound Prediction in Canadian Patent Law.
April 9, 2003... By John Bochnovic, Ottawa Originally published in February, 2003 In a unanimous decision released on December 5, 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the validity of the AZT patent held by the Wellcome Foundation Limited and...

REITs and Income Funds Update.
April 9, 2003... By Stephen Pincus, Partner, Allan Goodman, Partner, Michelle Roth, Partner, Corie Garbati, Associate Limited Liability Legislation for Ontario Income Trusts On March 27, 2003, the Ontario Government declared its support for legislation...

FERC Unveils Aggressive New Market Mitigation Policy.
April 9, 2003... By Kathy Lake, Stephen Angle and Donna Bobbish At its March 26 meeting, FERC began ruling on refund determinations and allegations of market manipulation raised in several proceedings involving the 2000-2001 California/Western "Energy...

What Future For Costs Negotiators?(rights of audience)
April 9, 2003... Chief Master Hurst, Senior Costs Judge, held in Sajida Ahmed -v- P Powell (Supreme Court Costs Office, 28 January 2003) that where there are standing instructions from liability insurers for costs to be dealt with by costs negotiators and the...

Interest Rate Applicable To Intercompany Loans In Light Of The New Brazilian Civil Code.
April 9, 2003... By Walter Douglas Stuber and Marcos Botter* The purpose of this article is to analyze the recent changes brought about by the new Civil Code - NCC (Law n[broken (vertical) bar] 10406, of January 10, 2002) as concerns the interest rates for...

BLG Shipping and International Trade Notes.
April 9, 2003... Time charters: Safety of ports in Iraq and the Arabian Gulf region At the time of publication, an attack in Iraq was imminent. The question arises whether in the case of a time charter where Iraq (and the region) is not excluded as a...

BLG Directors' and Officers' Liability Review.
April 9, 2003... The Higgs Review: a very cautious welcome due from D&O Insurers? "I do not presume a "one size fits all" approach to [corporate] governance is appropriate.... The Review is not a blueprint for box-tickers, but a counsel of best practice...

SEC Establishes Website For Mandated Electronic.
April 9, 2003... Article by Stanton D. Wong Introduction On March 20, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the establishment of a new internet website (https://www.onlineforms.edgarfiling.sec.gov) for use in connection with filing...

The Madrid Protocol Approved By The U.S.(Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks)
April 9, 2003... Co-authored by Susan J Kohlmann and Carolina A. Fornos Late last year, President Bush signed a law implementing the accession of the U.S. to the recently ratified Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International...

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Frankfurt Advise Invesco In 30 Million Euro Financing.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2003... The Frankfurt office of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw represented US Investment firm INVESCO Private Capital Inc. as the lead investor in a 3rd round financing of biotech company Cellzome AG, located in Heidelberg. Cellzome AG received over 30...

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Frankfurt, Paris & London Combine To Advise RBS In 172.5 Million Euro Acquisition Financing.
April 9, 2003... The Frankfurt office of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Gaedertz have represented The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Frankfurt Branch, as arranger, agent and lender in connection with a Euro 172.5 million senior and mezzanine financing of the acquisition...

Budget 2003 - Its effect on the real estate sector.(government budget)
April 10, 2003... Overall the 2003 budget contained few surprises for the real estate sector. Least welcome, although not entirely unexpected, is the proposed new structure for lease duty and the tightening up of rules on stamp duty relief clawback. The key...

Dominican Republic's New Financial Law Makes It Easier For U.S. Banks To Enter Dominican Banking Market.
April 10, 2003... U.S. banks seeking to expand overseas may be more likely to turn to the Caribbean country of the Dominican Republic, now that it has passed a new banking law. Located on an island in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic is a growing...

SEC Implements Attorney Conduct Rules: Redefining the Relationship between Attorneys and their Clients.
April 10, 2003... By Broady R. Hodder and Ryan J. York On January 23, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") adopted final rules under Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which establish standards of conduct for attorneys...

"Lawyers have a responsibility to [serve] people who can.(Scott Atlas of Vinson and Elkins L.L.P. )
April 10, 2003... Ask Scott Atlas about representing indigents in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, being honored with many awards, including the Mexican Bar Association of Texas' 1996 Lawyer of the Year, the Houston Bar Association president's Award in 1999,...

Court of Appeal Overturns Legal Advice Privilege Decision.
April 10, 2003... On 3 April 2003, the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment which defines the scope of legal advice privilege more narrowly than may previously have been assumed to be the case. In doing so, the Court of Appeal overturned the widely...

The 2003 Budget - Tidying Up Employee Share Schemes.
April 10, 2003... The Chancellor did not have much scope in this year's Budget for giving away substantial new tax reliefs on employee share schemes but he has announced a raft of tidying up changes which are expected to give a modest u5m tax relief in total...

Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
April 11, 2003... The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the Act) which became law in the USA in July 2002 was a response to recent corporate scandals and stock market uncertainty. It has made extensive changes to the law applicable to public companies, including those...

Shareholder Activism.
April 11, 2003... Shareholders are suffering. The downturn in the global economy and recent financial scandals have affected them badly. They are now asking questions and demanding action of companies. But what can shareholders do and how companies should...

Agencies Clarify that GLBA Disclosures Need Not be Provided at Pre-Existing Insurance Policy Renewals.
April 11, 2003... The four federal banking and thrift agencies clarified that the insurance consumer disclosure required by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (the "GLBA") and the agency regulations promulgated thereunder need not be provided upon the renewals...

Defining The Value Of The Business Lawyer.
April 11, 2003... No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation. Orison Sweet Marden (1850-1924) Your Business and...

A drive towards QUALITY: An insight on Six Sigma.
April 11, 2003... As part of the regular management jargons thrown across to many of us, Six Sigma is one. Considering the facts that world over multinational giants are striving to deliver on quality, six sigma ensures that everything done within a company...

Budget 2003.(use of fixed rate mortgage products)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2003... In Wednesday's budget, The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that he would be appointing an expert to investigate why the UK property market has traditionally shunned longer term fixed rate mortgage products. This type of mortgage has...

The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland Changes its Praxis.
April 11, 2003... By Rainer Hilli and Liisa Laurila The European Union aims at enacting a Directive that harmonises the rules of the Member States concerning the processing and adequacy of patent applications of computer created innovations. As the EC...

Budget 2003 - Stamp Duty Changes.
April 11, 2003... The Government announced yesterday a number of stamp duty anti-avoidance measures and also signalled their intentions on future reform. Disadvantaged areas As expected the complete exemption for commercial property in disadvantaged...

Internet Banking in India.
April 11, 2003... By Gurram Ramachandra Rao and Kasula Prathima In India, too e-banking has taken roots. A number of banks have set up banking portals allowing their customers to access facilities like obtaining information, querying on their accounts, etc....

Property And The Budget - RICS Reaction to Chancellor's Changes.(Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors )
April 11, 2003... Below is further reaction from RICS chief executive Louis Armstrong to the implications of the Budget for the property industry. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 'European-style' fixed rate mortgages. RICS strongly backs the Government's pledge to...

A Right to Privacy?(under English law)
April 14, 2003... The recent, much anticipated, judgment of the court in Douglas and Others v Hello! Limited and Others [2003] EWHC 786 provides welcome clarification of the position in respect of the development of a right of privacy under English law. The...

The Perfect 401(k) - A (K)oncept Plan.
April 15, 2003... By Stephen J. Lansing CLU, CIMC, CEBS, President and Founder of Sentinel Fiduciary Services, Inc. in partnership with 401khelpcenter.com (www.401khelpcenter.com). A number of years ago an automobile manufacturer promoted the idea of a...

Banking and the Nuclear Power Industry.
April 15, 2003... It is said that, by learning another language we obtain a deeper understanding of our own. As such, a brief look at the nuclear power industry may help shed light on some of the issues surrounding the banking sector. At the outset of this...

Data Protection: a Privacy Law by any other Name?
April 15, 2003... Unless you have spent the last few days on a desert island, you will be aware that the judgment in the case brought by Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones against Hello! has, like their OK! Magazine wedding exclusive, now been widely...

The UK as a Location for a Holding Company - Income Aspects.
April 15, 2003... Originally presented to the International Bar Association, Taxes Committee on 10 April at the IBA conference in Dublin for Best Location for Holding Companies. 1. INTRODUCTION Corporate groups often set up holding companies to provide...

Russia Prepares to Reform its Electricity Sector.
April 15, 2003... By Jay Cuclis, Doug Glass, Doug Glass, Natalya Morozova and Donna Bobbish After years of delay, Russia is prepared to adopt new laws reforming its electricity sector, allowing foreign investors to participate in the Russian power market. A...

Texas Repeals Significant Parts Of Medical Privacy Law.
April 15, 2003... By Elizabeth Rogers and Ellen Witt On April 10, 2003, Governor Rick Perry signed Texas Senate Bill 330 ("S.B.330"), written by Senator Jane Nelson (R-Grapevine), which repeals Sections 181.101 and 181.102 of the Texas Health and Safety...

How's That Again? SEC Clarifies Rules Governing Timeliness Of Financial Information In Reports By Accelerated Filers.
April 15, 2003... In response to growing concerns over an ambiguity in Regulation S-X, the SEC issued new rules on April 8, 2003 that clarify the phase-in periods governing the timeliness of interim financial statements by accelerated filers in their Securities...

Want To Keep Your Securities Listed? Better Comply With Sarbanes-Oxley's Audit Committee Rules.
April 15, 2003... The long-awaited (and, in many cases, dreaded) Sarbanes-Oxley public company audit committee rules are finally here, and companies that fail to comply with them will be unable to have their securities listed on a national securities exchange or...

HIPAA Compliance.(HIPPA privacy regulations)(Brief Article)
April 15, 2003... HIPAA became law in 1996; the final Privacy Rule was first published December, 27, 2000, and has undergone modifications since. Yesterday, April 14, 2003, was the landmark day for HIPAA privacy. To the many clients who are members of the V&E...