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As laws evolve, so should your knowledge. Make it a resolution to brush up on local laws and self-defense guidelines. Need help? Find a U.S. LawShield educational seminar near you: https://ow.ly/nlaN50QwPYv #Education #Seminar #SelfDefense #USLawShield

As expected, a big vote in favour of the SEP licensing regulation by MEPs today. IAM reports the exact numbers as "454 to 83 to adopt the legislation, with 78 abstentions". So, that's around 65% of all MEPs in favour and around 75% in the chamber. Though it is clearly a large majority, it's not as overwhelming as I was anticipating given the way the process has been handled and the speed with which the legislation was brought to the European Parliament. In fact, it could be that the pace itself may have ended up being counter-productive. So far, absolutely no reason for the rush has been given and that may well have raised a few suspicions among lawmakers. In his IAM report, Adam Houldsworth compares the Commission's approach to the much more circumspect one adopted by the UK government and announced yesterday (https://lnkd.in/e_WDm4eH). That is likely to be noticed by at least some EU member states. The warnings about the regulation issued by European Patent Office President Antonio Campinos and his call for a pause in the legislative process (https://lnkd.in/eqKpaKvS) will certainly be noted in national capitals. So, where are we? I suspect that the regulation may now move to a slower track. It's not going to be abandoned but I doubt it is going to be a huge priority. Eventually, it is likely to make the statute books, but I would be immensely surprised if the final version looks too much like the one given the green light today. More for IAM subscribers here ...

Regulatory nerds. When and how to give duty holders individualised advice (be it formal private rulings, or no action letters, for example) presents lots of issues. This report prepared for the Administrative Conference of the United States provides a good overview of current US practice and the issues, and sets out what the author considers ‘best practice’ (don’t you hate that term!}. The Conference site also provides the Secretariat’s recommendations based on this report. (Kasper Maat, Nathan Zhivov, Arie Freiberg) https://lnkd.in/gZPHz-Rm

INDU is set to resume its study of Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022. To help you prepare, our guide outlines #BillC27’s progress through the legislative process to date, including a timeline of key developments, along with a quantitative summary of INDU’s committee study of the bill. Download the C-27 timeline: https://gowlg.co/3ulPpaO Authors: Wendy Wagner, Antoine Guilmain and Michael Walsh | #CanadianPrivacyLaw #DataPrivacy

To be fair, how can the AICPA or NASBA keep a straight face about the 150 hour requirement being central to keeping standards high while cheating is global passtime at half of the Big 4... We must do better. We can do better. https://lnkd.in/gJ3JyQMQ

In the coming days you’ll hear a lot about a little known instrument in NZ called an Order in Council. It’s been used lately by Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee to push through what many might call controversial changes. An Order in Council is a legal instrument used by the New Zealand government to implement decisions that need legal force. An Order in Council is legislation made by the Government instead of Parliament. It is a way of avoiding lengthy or otherwise needed public consultation. There is a 28 day rule - It is a requirement of Cabinet that secondary legislation made by Order in Council must not come into force until at least 28 days after it has been notified in the New Zealand Gazette. When it comes to proposed legislative changes in NZ Ministers, with their Cabinet Papers, are required to provide what are known as Regulatory Impact Statements. A regulatory impact statement (RIS) provides a high-level summary of the problem being addressed, the options and their associated costs and benefits, the consultation undertaken, and the proposed arrangements for implementation and review. A RIS should be an objective, balanced presentation of the analysis of the impact a policy change is likely to have. They are drawn up by officials in the Portfolio a Minister is responsible for. These documents can either be proactively released or released when requested through the Official Information Act. It’s when these documents come to light we get to see if a Minister has chosen to ignore official advice or not. I’ve always taken the view things should be proactively released for public scrutiny. Image: Associate Justice Minister Nicol McKee https://lnkd.in/gM7rESvp

The appointment of provisional liquidators is a serious step that the court takes to protect the interests of stakeholders, as well as ensure proper management of a company's affairs in extraordinary circumstances. Here, we discuss the situations that can lead to an appointment, the legal and financial implications, plus steps business owners can take to avoid this outcome. https://lnkd.in/gdnieygQ #liquidation #smallbusiness #corporategovernance

Looking forward to connecting at the NIADA Convention! The conversation around compliance and protecting your dealership is just beginning: Let's chat about how to protect your businesses with transparent, instant access to auto insurance data!

🚨LATEST UPDATE ON COURT ONLINE🚨 Dear Colleagues, While the Court Online Technical team continues to make progress in addressing the system issues, we are now at day 5 of the system not being fully accessible. As such we remind legal practitioners of the 12 September 2022 Protocol from the Office of the Judge President relating to Emergency Arrangements when Court Online is Inaccessible. Protocol 4 provides that where there is downtime for 5 days or longer: “4.1 All process will be permitted to be issued manually over the counter until such time as the system has been restored. Case numbers assigned will bear a court issued prefix that indicates that they were issued during system downtime. 4.2 Once the system has been restored, practitioners are required to upload and re-issue such matters on the Court Online portal and input the manually issued case number under the “Related Case Number” field when starting the case. Both the manual and Court Online issued case number must then reflect on all pleadings filed in the matter. 4.3 Matters issued manually during such periods of system inaccessibility may not be created on CaseLines and must be filed and proceed on the Court Online platform once accessibility has been restored. 4.4 Process for filing may be brought to court for stamping of the date of filing. Such process must be filed on the Court Online platform once accessibility has been restored.” The use of this protocol was confirmed by the Chief Registrar during our Gauteng Efficiency Enhancement Committee Meeting today. A copy of the protocol is included with this message for your ease of reference. We will advise as and when we receive further updates from the Court Online Technical Team. Kind regards The Johannesburg Attorneys’ Association (JAA) Gauteng Attorneys Association (GAA) PRETORIA ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Congress's new bill proposal "The Plain Language in Contracting Act" would eliminate jargon and legalese from #FederalContracts. As Melissa Angell reports, government contracts are extremely competitive as they are, but the confusing contract language only exacerbates this competition. By ensuring these contracts are made out of language everyone can understand, this bill would allow more people, specifically #SmallBusinesses, to compete against larger organizations for contracts. I think this is a smart step forward-- What do you think? #GovernmentContracting #GovCon