The General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered judgements recently in two significant sanctions cases. The judgments can be appealed within two months to the Court of Justice (on points of law only). We provide below a summary of the cases and the points of the judgements: EU General Court Judgment in Case-494/22 – NSD v Council Today,…
Key Takeaways 1. New cybersecurity measures and requirements are introduced by the EU for companies. 2. Contractual provisions with the supply chain may need to be revised. 3. High penalties and liability for management, including personal liability. I. Introduction On October 18, 2024, the requirements of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 on measures for a high common…
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Yesterday, a third court weighed in on the FTC’s proposed ban on non-competes, set to go into effect on September 4, 2024. Judge Corrigan of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the plaintiff Properties of the Villages, Inc.’s (“POV”) motion to stay the effective date of the rule and…
Part 4 of a short series of reflections on Ofcom’s Illegal Harms consultation under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA). A significant proportion of the consultation’s discussion of Ofcom’s proposed Code of Practice recommendations — especially those involving proactive monitoring and detection of illegal content — is taken up with enumerating and evaluating safeguards to accompany each…
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Assiduous readers of this blog will know of my fondness for working through concrete examples to illustrate how, once they come into force (now likely to be in Spring next year), platform illegal content duties under the UK Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) might pan out in practice. A recurring theme has been that making…
Summaries of judgments made in collaboration with the Portuguese judges and référendaire of the General Court (Maria José Costeira, Ricardo Silva Passos and Esperança Mealha) ▪ Order of the General Court (Grand Chamber), 4 June 2024, Cases T-530/22 to T-533/22, Magistrats européens pour la démocratie et les libertés (Medel), International Association of Judges, Association of…
In Westchester County, New York, businesses and property owners are legally required to ensure the safety of their visitors. If they fail to do so, they can be held financially responsible for the accidents their actions caused. They’re called premises liability laws, and they’re designed to keep visitors safe from potential hazards and hold property…
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On December 1, 2023, big changes are coming to the legislation governing real estate professionals in Ontario. These changes, which will see the renaming of the Real Estate Business and Brokers Act, 2002 (“REBBA”) to the Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2002 (“TRESA”), will not only change agent-client relationships, but they will also affect…
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The Globe and Mail published my op-ed yesterday on antisemitism and what I think are two states of disbelief: the disbelief among far too many in Canada that rising antisemitism is real, alongside the disbelief by many within the Jewish community that antisemitism has returned in a manner unseen since the Holocaust. An open access…
The 6th annual Canadian Animal Law Conference is coming up! Animal Justice’s exciting and truly one-of-a-kind event will bring together animal lawyers, scholars, advocates, and students to learn, reflect, and collaborate on building a better legal system for animals. When: September 27-29, 2024Where: Toronto Metropolitan UniversityTickets: CanadianAnimalLawConference.ca The conference has been a big success since…
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