“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…
Unilever shares soared after activist investor Nelson Peltz joined the board of the consumer goods giant. The FTSE 100 firm, which makes Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Marmite and Dove soap, said the billionaire will become a non-executive director having built up a 1.5 per cent stake through his investment vehicle Trian Fund Management. The…
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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…
They touched down in the UK earlier this week ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. And Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson put on a typically loved-up display as they spent the day in London’s Mayfair on Tuesday. The reality TV star, 41, and her comedian beau, 28, walked hand-in-hand as they stepped out for…
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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Gemma Owen has admitted her England legend dad Michael ‘isn’t happy’ about her signing up for Love Island but he trusts her not to ’embarrass’ him. The swimwear brand owner, 19, told MailOnline that Michael, 42, resisted having a ‘tantrum’ after learning she will be on the dating show this summer, eventually giving his blessing,…
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…
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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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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