Mondaq Business Briefing articles from February 2007

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from February 2007

States Consider Tax Reform and Refine Tax Laws.
February 1, 2007... Recent Efforts in Georgia and Virginia Efforts at state tax reform have increased as of late and, with state legislatures returning to session, will likely be a common theme among much of the proposed legislation in 2007. This Legal Alert...

Summary of the MTC January 2007 Executive Committee Meeting.(Multistate Tax Commission)
February 1, 2007... Originally published January 10, 2007 The Multistate Tax Commission ("MTC") held its 2007 Executive Committee Meeting last week (January 4 and 5, 2006) in San Diego, California. During the meeting, the Executive Committee discussed...

Opposition Against "jWEST" By Owners Of "Jeffery-West" Succeeds At First Instance.(Mark Richard Jeffery and Guy Anthony accused Nautical Concept Pte Ltd. for trademark infringement)
February 1, 2007... This was an opposition brought by Mark Richard Jeffery and Guy Anthony (the Opponents), owners of the registered mark "JEFFERY-WEST" in Class 25, against Nautical Concept Pte Ltd (the Applicant) who applied to register "jWEST" as a trade mark...

2006 Annual Review Of Case Law Developments In Georgia Corporate And Business Organization Law - Part Two.
February 1, 2007... *******To read the first part of this article please click here******* E. Joint Ventures. 14. No joint venture where mutual control is lacking - Kitchens v. Brusman, 280 Ga. App. 163, 633 S.E.2d 585 (2006) In Kitchens v. Brusman,...

Don't Forget The Risks Of Implementing A Merger In The UK Before Receiving Competition Authority Clearance.
February 1, 2007... The Competition Commission's hard-hitting approach in two recent merger inquiries is a reminder to purchasers of the cost of not making transactions conditional on receiving prior approval from the competition authorities. Overview In...

Secured Creditor Can Intervene In Charged Property Before Enforcement.
February 1, 2007... This case is a reminder of how extensive a secured creditor's rights can be in respect of the charged property, even before the right to enforce arises. It is also the first time that the English Court of Appeal has analysed the rights of...

The JCT Major Projects Form - Risks, Responsibilities and Contractor Freedom.(Joint Contracts Tribunal)
February 1, 2007... Little has been written about the Major Projects Form ("MPF") which has been with the industry for the best part of 5 years. However take up is beginning slowly so perhaps it is time to dust off your prep notes. Guidance note The JCT...

TUPE Contract Variations - EAT Brings Clarity Or Uncertainty?(Employment Appeals Tribunal, Transfer of Undertakings )
February 1, 2007... In Power v Regent Security Services, the EAT (January 2007) decided that contractual variations made by reason of a TUPE transfer are legally enforceable where they benefit the employee, rather than void. This creates the risk for transferees...

10 Simple Steps To Ensure Software Licensing Compliance.
February 1, 2007... One area where companies can easily get into trouble is having unlicensed software on company computers. Computer software is protected under the U.S. Copyright Act. The Copyright Act provides for strict liability for possessing or using...

Trends In Financial Services Patents.
February 1, 2007... Patents Do Apply to Financial Instruments Armed with a well-stocked patent portfolio, a company can effectively corner valuable markets for a limited amount of time. While this concept is second nature for most makers of tangible products,...

Register Of Copyrights Clarifies "Pre-Existing Subscription Services".
February 1, 2007... The register of copyrights has issued an opinion clarifying which entities can qualify as pre-existing subscription services. The register had been asked to determine whether: the universe of pre-existing subscription services - defined in...

Federal Circuit Affirms Abbott's Biaxin Injunction.
February 1, 2007... Affirming a district court's grant of a preliminary injunction to Abbott Laboratories, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the lower court had not abused its discretion in ruling that Abbott was likely to succeed on the...

Importation Of Claim Limitation Improperly Narrows Scope.(Ventana Medical Systems Inc. v. BioGenex Laboratories Inc)
February 1, 2007... Deciding the sole issue of proper construction for the term "dispensing," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a decision of no infringement of a medical patent for an automated process. A panel majority found that the...

Patent For Lilly's Top-Selling Zyprexa[R] Survives Generic Challenge.
February 1, 2007... In a long-awaited decision that affirmed the validity of Eli Lilly's patent on its top-selling Zyprexa[R], the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court's April 2005 ruling on issues that included anticipation,...

China Issues New Regulations Opening The Market For Crude Oil.
February 1, 2007... The PRC's Regulation on the Administration of the Crude Oil Market (the "Regulation"), which was issued by the Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") on December 4, 2006, came into force on January 1, 2007. The Regulation was published mainly to...

Communications Law Bulletin -- December2006/January 2007.
February 1, 2007... Looking at the Year Ahead This edition of our Bulletin is our first for 2007 and covers legal developments affecting the industry since November of last year. The New Year begins with a full complement of Commissioners at the Federal...

Fenwick Employment Brief - January 2007.
February 1, 2007... Employer Held Immune From Liability Under The Communications Decency Act for Employee's Threatening Emails and Internet Postings Although employee misuse of the internet is still rife with potential liability for employers, a recent...

U.S. Supreme Court To Review Standard For Pleading Scienter In Securities Fraud Actions.
February 2, 2007... The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in a case that is likely to resolve a split of authority concerning the requirements for pleading scienter in federal securities fraud actions. The applicable standard is set forth in the Private...

Organized Fraud: A Growing And Costly Problem Facing Life Insurance Providers.
February 2, 2007... How Proactive Litigation Planning Can Reduce Exposure From Fraudulently Obtained Coverage Individual fraud is nothing new in the insurance business. It is one of america's largest criminal industries, estimated at $80 billion annually. So...

Powers of Attorney May Not Be Valid Outside The Jurisdiction They Are Executed In.
February 2, 2007... I. Introduction A "power of attorney" is a legal document whereby a person (the "Grantor") appoints and confers authority on another person to act on their behalf. The person so appointed or designated may be referred to as an attorney,...

Antitrust Claims By StreamCast Against Skype Dismissed By Federal Court.(StreamCast Networks Inc. accused Skype Technologies SA for antitrust claims)
February 2, 2007... Reprinted with permission by FindLaw.com A federal judge in Los Angeles has just dismissed the antitrust claims of StreamCast Networks, a peer-to-peer software vendor, against Skype Technologies, a successful Internet company, and other...

Federal Circuit Provides Guidance On What Would Trigger The On-Sale Bar For A Patented Process.
February 2, 2007... Addressing the issue of what would trigger the one-year on-sale bar under 35 U.S.C. s.102(b) for a process, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a process is the subject of a sale or offer for sale either if a commercial...

Case Raising Federal Patent Law Defense Does Not Automatically 'Arise Under' Patent Law.
February 2, 2007... Upholding its responsibility as a court of limited jurisdiction "to satisfy itself... of its own jurisdiction" by considering a jurisdictional issue that was not raised in the initial written submissions of the parties, the U.S. Court of...

Court Rejects "All Or Nothing" Infringement Approach In Determining Summary Judgment Against Family Of Products.(&W, Inc., v. Shertech, Inc)
February 2, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded summary judgment and held that a patent owner seeking summary judgment of infringement on a group of products (a "family of products") must make a prima facie showing of...

Texas Comptroller Transfers Administrative Tax.(Brief article)
February 2, 2007... On January 9, 2007, Texas Comptroller Combs announced that she has transferred the administrative tax hearing process in Texas from the Comptroller's Office to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). The Comptroller's Press...

Recent Decisions In The United States: A Recurring Feature.(Sicom Systems Ltd. v. Agilent Technologies., Inc.,)
February 2, 2007... Originally published in Les Nouvelles, March 2006 Patent Licensee Does Not Have Standing To Sue For Patent Infringement Despite Being Granted Exclusive Right To Sue For Commercial Infringement Generally, only the owner of a patent may...

Recent Decisions In The United States.
February 2, 2007... Originally published in Les Nouvelles, September 2006 District Court Refuses To Grant A Permanent Injunction To A Patent Owner Historically, it has been presumed that when a defendant has been found to infringe a patent, the patent...

U.S. Trademark Dilution Act Likely To Be Reinvigorated.
February 2, 2007... Originally published in Trademark World, October 2006 In 2003, the United States Supreme Court's decision in Moseley v. V. Secret Catalogue, Inc. (Trademark World February 2003 and May 2003) left trademark owners concerned about their...

Implications Of 2006 Midterm Election Results For Financial Services Legislation.
February 2, 2007... The 2006 Congressional midterm elections caused a sea change in the control of the Congress. Democratic control of the Senate by a 51-49 margin, and of the House by 233-202, gives the Democrats larger Committee staffs, control of the...

DOL Requests Public Comments on the FMLA.(Department of Labor)(Family and Medical Leave Act)
February 2, 2007... Originally published January 24, 2007 The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") is currently seeking comments on the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), the federal law that entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave...

Florida Moves To Open Wholesale Electric Marketplace To Renewable Energy Suppliers.
February 2, 2007... Originally published January 23, 2007 New rules enacted by the Florida Public Service Commission ("PSC" or the "Commission") should make it easier for developers of renewable electricity generating plants to obtain long-term purchase power...

No Immediate Appeal In Georgia From Denial Of Motion to Compel Arbitration.
February 2, 2007... Originally published January 12, 2007 On November 30, 2006, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that parties asserting arbitration rights in Georgia courts do not have a right to an immediate interlocutory appeal from a trial court's denial...

SIP To SIPP.(Share Incentive Plans, self-invested personal pension plans )
February 2, 2007... A number of companies which operate Revenue-approved Share Incentive Plans (SIPs) are being approached by providers of self-invested personal pension plans (SIPPs) to facilitate the transfer of employees' shares from the Company's SIP to SIPPs....

Proposed Insolvency Law Amendments - Take Two.
February 5, 2007... Article by Susan Grundy, [c] 2006, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Restructuring & Insolvency, January 2007 A number of insolvency reforms were passed by the Canadian government in late 2005 but...

Chemical Facilities To Be Subject To New DHS Anti-Terrorism Security Requirements.(Department of Homeland Security)
February 5, 2007... Pursuant to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 (the "Act"), DHS has recently promoted "interim" rules related to chemical facility anti-terrorism security requirements. Comments on the rules are due February 7, 2007....

Congress Strengthens IRS Whistleblower Statute.(Internal Revenue Service)
February 5, 2007... The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, signed into law on December 20, 2006, amended the Internal Revenue Code to provide more incentives for private citizens to blow the whistle on tax evaders. Generally, the new legislation requires the...

New Litigation Update: Fair Credit Reporting Act Class Actions Seek Staggering Damages Awards.
February 5, 2007... Since December 2006, a handful of plaintiffs' class action firms in California have filed over 50 nationwide class actions in federal court against a broad spectrum of retailers alleging violations of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions...

LNG Deals In South America Offer Big Risks And Rewards.(dialogue with Jose Luis Vittor)(Interview)
February 5, 2007... Originally appeared in Pipeline & Gas Journal, January 2007 Bolivia's recent about face on LNG projects intended to supply the U.S. has prompted thoughtful investors to reexamine the pitfalls that might lie just below all those whitewater...

FINCEN Issues New Suspicious Activity Report For Depository Institutions.(Financial Crimes Enforcement Network)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... On Dec. 21, 2006, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") and the federal banking agencies announced a new format for the Suspicious Activity Report by Depository Institutions ("SAR-DI"). The new form can be found at:...

An Invalidity Opinion As Defamatory Material?(R.H. Murphy Co. v. Illinois Tool Works Inc.)
February 5, 2007... Issuing a summary order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's finding that defamation did not exist when an accused infringer's patent counsel circulated a letter to customers disclosing the belief that...

Application Of Canadian Competition Law To Private Equity Bidding Consortiums.
February 5, 2007... Recent media reports suggest that the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice is investigating the potential application of the antitrust laws to circumstances where private equity firms have agreed to join forces in...

California Division Of Labor Standards Enforcement Issues Proposed Regulations On Employee Travel Expense Reimbursement.
February 5, 2007... The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement ("DLSE") recently issued proposed regulations addressing employer reimbursement of employee travel expenses. Labor Code section 2802 requires employers to "indemnify" employees for "all...

Federal Circuit to Revisit Important Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Questions in Patent Litigation.(EchoStar Communications Corp., Seagate Technology L.L.C)
February 5, 2007... The en banc Federal Circuit announced January 26, 2007, that it will consider the scope of the waiver of attorney-client privilege that results when a defendant relies upon advice of counsel to deny willful infringement. The waiver issue arises...

Court Ruling Clouds Power Producers' Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits.
February 5, 2007... A recent New Jersey appeals court ruling finds that it is lawful for state regulators to reallocate the ownership of Renewable Energy Certificates ("RECs") from the generator to the purchaser of renewable energy if the parties' contract does...

Ontario's Securities Transfer Act, 2006: New Rules For Securities As Collateral.
February 5, 2007... Originally published in Business Beat, December 2006. The new Securities Transfer Act, 2006 (Ontario) (the STA) has been proclaimed to come into force on January 1, 2007. It creates a complex set of rules relating to the transfer of...

Health & Safety - EU's Challenge To 'Reasonably Practicable'.
February 5, 2007... The 10-year battle between the EU Commission and the UK government is nearing a conclusion, with the Advocate General delivering an opinion in favour of the UK retaining the 'so far as reasonably practicable' defence in its health and safety...

Civil Penalties Imposed By The International Trade Commission.
February 5, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that a complainant before the International Trade Commission (the Commission) lacked standing to appeal a civil penalty imposed by the Commission on a respondent. The Federal Circuit also...

Prior Use Need Not Be "In Commerce" To Prevail On Likelihood Of Confusion Claim.(First Niagara Insurance Brokers Inc. v. First Niagara Financial Group)
February 5, 2007... Setting straight the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a decision concerning the standard for establishing prior use in a...

Email Spammer Cruises To Victory.
February 5, 2007... Narrowly construing the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's award of summary judgment for an e-mail...

The Government's Adjudication Rules Are Invalid.
February 5, 2007... On Thursday last week Judge Havery QC held (in Aveat v Jerram Falkus, TCC) that the adjudication rules in the Government's GC/Works suite of standard form contracts are invalid. One sentence in the rules ("The adjudicator's decision shall...

Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP Elevates Nine To Partnership.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, AND HARTFORD (February 5, 2007)-Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP announced today that nine attorneys have been elected to the firm's partnership. "We are very fortunate to welcome such an outstanding group of...

Top 10 Developments In M&A In 2006.
February 5, 2007... 1. The rise and rise of private equity Throughout 2006, the size and pace of private equity deals has steadily increased. Solid investment inflows and relatively benign credit conditions have prompted funds to become more audacious in their...

Taxation Of Income Trusts And Other SIFT Trusts.(specified investment flow-throughs)
February 6, 2007... Article by Paul Tamaki, [c] 2006, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Tax, January 2007 On December 21, 2006, the Canadian federal Department of Finance released draft legislation to amend the...

Libya: Recent Developments Impacting Foreign Investment.(Reprint)
February 6, 2007... Article By: Martin Hunt,* Feras Gadamsi,** and Tarek M. Eltumi*** This article orginally appeared in Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law With 39.1 billion barrels in proven reserves,1 Libya is the country with the ninth-largest...

Introduction To Cyprus Business Frame.
February 6, 2007... Throughout the years, Cyprus has developed as a world renowned International Business Centre. Its political and economical stability, solid legal infra-structure and efficient administration have proved to be fundamental factors in its steady...

Internal Revenue Service Issues More Pension Protection Act Guidance.
February 6, 2007... The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA 2006) made significant changes to the laws governing employee benefit plans. Many of these changes are effective as early as January 1, 2007. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has just issued guidance on...

FTC Signals More Stringent Antitrust Review Of Private Equity Investments With Challenge Of Kinder Morgan Acquisition.
February 6, 2007... On January 24, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint challenging a proposed acquisition in which The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) and Riverstone Holdings LLC (Riverstone) would acquire an equity interest in Kinder Morgan, Inc....

Controversy Over Call TV Quiz Shows.
February 6, 2007... The well publicised controversy surrounding Call TV Quiz shows, where participants pay to enter, rarely connect to the studio and run up large telephone bills in the process, has led to increasing public concern and to the House of Commons and...

E-Discovery: Understanding The Safe Harbor Provision.
February 6, 2007... Finding safe harbor in a leakproof vessel: the importance of document and data retention policies and Rule 37(f) Among the many changes embodied in the recently enacted Federal Rules of Civil Procedure dealing with electronic discovery,...

Public-Private Partnerships: Protecting the General Contractor.
February 6, 2007... With growing acceptance of the use of public-private partnerships (commonly referred to as P3s or PPPs) to fund, develop, construct and operate major public works projects in the United States, the question of our contractor clients is obvious:...

SEC Adopts New E-Proxy Rules.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
February 6, 2007... On January 22, 2007, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") promulgated new proxy rules (the "New Rules") permitting, but not requiring, new methods for issuers to furnish proxy materials to shareholders.1 Under the New Rules,...

Highlights Of New San Francisco Sick Leave Ordinance: Impact Is National.
February 6, 2007... Does your business have employees in San Francisco? If so, are you aware that San Francisco has a new sick leave law that impacts all employees within the city limits? The San Francisco Sick Leave Ordinance is proving troublesome even to...

JFTC Proposes Important Changes To Japan's Merger Guidelines.(Japan Fair Trade Commission)
February 6, 2007... On January 31, 2007, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") published for public comment a draft of the revised "Guidelines on the Application of the Anti-Monopoly Act to Reviewing Business Combination" (Kigyo Ketsugo Shinsa ni Kansuru...

HIPAA Violation May Form Basis for Lawsuit.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act )
February 6, 2007... Acosta v. Byrum The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorized development of privacy regulations that most healthcare providers have had in place since the effective date of April 2003. The technicalities of...

Four Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner Partners Named Connecticut Super Lawyers.(Norman H. Roos, Dennis C. Cavanaugh and Brian J. Donnell)
February 6, 2007... HARTFORD (February 6, 2007)-Four partners from Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP's Hartford office have been recognized as "2007 Connecticut Super Lawyers." The Super Lawyers listing annually features leading attorneys in more than...

Important Interest Withholding Tax Developments.
February 6, 2007... Debt interests issued on or after 7 December 2006 will only qualify for an interest withholding tax exemption where there has been a public offer of: a debenture non-equity shares that are debt interests a debt interest that is...

Family Takaful.
February 6, 2007... Although family takaful is the Islamic equivalent of life insurance, fundamental differences separate the two systems. A better understanding of the principles behind takaful, the laying down of clearer rules for the formulation of policies and...

First Swiss Decision Granting Revision.(Private International Law Act)
February 7, 2007... Introduction On August 29, 2006, for the first time the Swiss Supreme Court granted revision of an international arbitral award. The Court's acceptance of an action for revision results in the annulment of the award and a direction to the...

As Many Seniors Choose Alternatives To Traditional Long-Term Care, Demand For Nursing Homes Declines.( )
February 7, 2007... A report published November 21, 2006 by the Lewin Group indicates that the percentage of very senior adults (aged 85 or older) in nursing homes has sharply declined over the past two decades. The report, titled "Nursing Home Use by 'Oldest Old'...

New, Stricter CMS Requirements For Physical Restraints Have Facilities In A Bind.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
February 7, 2007... Health care facilities who use physical restraints or seclusion in patient treatment will be subject to stricter training requirements and higher standards, according to a new final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

Second Circuit And New York Court Of Appeals Clarify Restrictions That Employers May Place On Eligibility For Deferred Compensation Awards.(Morris v. Schroder Capital Management International)
February 7, 2007... On January 11, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that affects all employers who provide deferred compensation to employees in the state of New York. At issue was whether an employer may alter the...

Ratification Of The Hague Trust Convention In Switzerland And Its Positive Effects On Liechtenstein.
February 7, 2007... As many Swiss banks and lawyers might look to Liechtenstein when setting up trusts for their clients, it is a good opportunity to deal again shortly with the Liechtenstein trust concept and later on with the legal provisions in Switzerland for...

Turkish Mining Law.
February 7, 2007... Turkey has recently amended its mining regulations in order to attract more domestic and foreign private investors in the industry. The amendments made are criticized particularly by the environmental groups for removing the environmental...

First Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Certification of Class Seeking Rescission in TILA Action.
February 7, 2007... Contents Developments of Note First Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Certification of Class Seeking Rescission in TILA Action FDIC Board Extends Moratorium on ILCs Owned by Commercial Firms FDIC Issues Proposed Rules...

Is There A Limit To The Duty To Accommodate? The Supreme Court Of Canada Decides.
February 7, 2007... Several laws specify the maximum number of weeks or months of absence due to sickness during which an employer cannot legally terminate the employment of an employee. Similarly, almost every collective agreement contains a clause setting out...

Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Need For Employers To Establish And Communicate Electronic Monitoring Policies.
February 7, 2007... The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed that while employees may have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their workplace computers, an employer who has a policy of monitoring those computers may lawfully access that data and...

Foreign Exchange Class Action Certified In B.C.
February 7, 2007... In late December, 2006, the B.C. Supreme Court certified a class proceeding concerning alleged undisclosed commissions on currency transactions. In Cooper v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., the plaintiff alleged that Merrill Lynch earned significant...

Public School Finance.(Texas)(Reprint)
February 7, 2007... This article originally appeared in Texas Bar Journal, January 2007 The past year has seen significant changes in the Texas public school finance system and many aspects of how schools operate. On Nov. 22, 2005, the Supreme Court of Texas...

Analysis: Closed-Ended Funds In Guernsey - The New Opportunities.
February 7, 2007... International law firm Ogier examines the changes announced this week by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to the island's regulatory regime for closed-ended investment funds and the new opportunities they may offer to fund promoters....

Companies Act 2006 - Existing Companies & Transitional Provisions.
February 7, 2007... The government consulted in August on the application of the (then) Companies Bill to existing companies. This focussed on a number of potentially difficult transitional issues for existing companies once the Companies Act 2006 ("the Act")...

Ecuadorian Request To Annul An Icsid Award Is Denied.
February 7, 2007... Background: 1. On June 17, 2004, the Empresa Estatal Petroleos del Ecuador (PETROECUADOR), a corporation fully owned by the Government of Ecuador, filed with the ICSID Secretariat a request to annul the February 20, 2004 arbitral award...

Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP And Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Announce Joint Diversity Fellowship Program.
February 7, 2007... "1L Diversity Fellowship + In-House Experience" will provide a unique opportunity for first-year law students, offering law firm and in-house experience, ongoing mentorship, and a scholarship towards their second year of study SAN...

Selling Land And Land Rich Entities: Non-Resident Tax Issues.
February 7, 2007... This Legal Update provides an overview of the Australian tax issues for non-residents in respect of the sale of Australian real property interests following Australia's capital gains tax (CGT) reforms contained in Taxation Laws Amendment (2006...

Court Grants Teachers With Provisional Credentials Right To Layoff Hearing, Ruling That Classification Of Teachers Based Solely On Type Of Credential Is Improper.(Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association)
February 7, 2007... This ASAP reports on an important decision issued by the California Court of Appeal regarding teachers serving under provisional credentials. The December 19, 2006, decision issued by California's Fifth District Court of Appeal, in Bakersfield...