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Health Canada identifies lithium-ion batteries, infant bath seats, and water beads as hazards of concern
Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
Publication | August 10, 2015
Judge Loretta Preska, Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York, recently gave a speech entitled “The Elements of Commerce in the Twenty-First Century: How Commercial Courts Enhance a City’s Position as a Financial, Commercial and Legal Hub.” Preska summarized the factors necessary for a city to be a commercial hub in the 21st Century, including an educated populace, safe investment environment, business transactions and infrastructure upgrades. She emphasized the importance of a fair process of dispute resolution to ensure continued investment, the key attributes of such a system being independence, non-arbitrariness and even application of a predictable rule of law.
Preska noted the historical role New York courts have played in deciding important commercial cases.
Read the full article: New York courts A continued tradition of important commercial decisions
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Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
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An employer’s ability to ask for a sick note when an employee is absent from work due to illness is becoming increasingly curtailed across Canada.
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Over the past two years, Spain has significantly strengthened its foreign investment screening mechanism, and all acquisitions by foreign investors (as defined below) of a Spanish entity active in a strategic sector are subject to prior authorisation by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (“MoICT”).
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