A company was recently severely punished after being found guilty of criminal negligence causing the death of one of its workers. This is the second judgement rendered in Quebec against a company in connection with criminal negligence causing death. Summary of facts In September 2012, a worker at CFG Construction died in an accident involving […]
Last December, the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, sent a mandate letter to each of the ministers of his recently formed government. Among the priorities stated in the letters sent to the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Prime Minister […]
Since its appearance in December 2019, the media has been reporting daily on developments regarding the new coronavirus that has developed in the city of Wuhan in China. On January 27, 2020, the first case of contamination in Canada was confirmed. The World Health Organization is following developments closely, as are public health authorities in […]
How can an apartment that’s selling for $500,000 or $1 million have income restrictions? This is an issue that many HDFC [Housing Development Fund Corporation] cooperatives face. They are special-purpose co-ops that were created under the New York State Private Housing Finance Law, with the purpose of providing homeownership opportunities for low-to-moderate-income New Yorkers. Some […]
Legal Focus: Have new French intermediary rules achieved their objectives? The Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European parliament on insurance distribution – known as the Insurance Distribution Act (IDA) – was transposed into French law and entered into force nearly a year ago on October 1, 2018. The insurance distribution sector was already strongly regulated […]
Legal Focus: Have new French intermediary rules achieved their objectives? Regulations had intended to extend scope of distribution rules and increase consumer protection. The Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European parliament on insurance distribution – known as the Insurance Distribution Act (IDA) – was transposed into French law and entered into force nearly a […]
On Friday 20th September 2019, exclusive Banking & Finance and Insurance Law member Géraldine Brasier-Porterie and IR Rising Star Pierrick Jupile Boisverd welcomed Mohamed Agamy of Links & Gains Law Firm (exclusive Energy Law member in Egypt) to their offices in Paris, France. Pierrick had the following comments to make: “We, Géraldine Brasier-Porterie and I, […]
On Friday 20th September 2019, exclusive Banking & Finance and Insurance Law member Géraldine Brasier-Porterie and IR Rising Star Pierrick Jupile Boisverd welcomed Mohamed Agamy of Links & Gains Law Firm (exclusive Energy Law member in Egypt) to their offices in Paris, France. Pierrick had the following comments to make: “We, Géraldine Brasier-Porterie and I, […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Stephanie A. Scharf of Scharf Banks Marmor LLC. Stephanie has joined IR as our exclusive Insurance Law Member in US – Illinois. Stephanie A. Scharf represents corporate clients on a wide range of complex matters including commercial disputes, insurance coverage for corporate policyholders, […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Charles D. Onofry of Schneider & Onofry, P.C. Charles has joined IR as our exclusive Insurance Law Member in US – Arizona. Chuck Onofry has practised complex tort and commercial litigation for more than 30 years and tried or arbitrated more […]
Corporations are consistently faced with newly emerging regulatory and legal risks, particularly so during the last few years with the multiplication of texts regarding obligations concerning governance and corporate responsibility. There is an increasing liability on corporations and their executives to provide a duty of care around the verification and independence of service providers. Their […]
Recent trends in civil liability Law in Brazil will certainly challenge D&O Insurance coverages. Such fact is evident at least in two main areas: Tax and Corporate Laws. In the tax area, federal and state Governments have improved mechanisms of challenging administrator’s decisions in order to deepen taxpayer’s pockets and bypass their refusal to pay. […]