laws related to corporations and companies

A parliamentary act passed in 1962 authorises state legislatures to make laws to establish such corporations, says Chief Justice Raus Sharif. ... PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today ruled as constitutional the setting up of Chief Minister of Penang Corporation to, among others, hold acquired land from ...

Business Insider on Sunday published the full, untold story of Uber's tumultuous 2017, documenting how several company insiders went head-to-head with Uber's cofounder and former CEO, Travis Kalanick, on their way out the door. Whatever emotional drama Uber's roster of departing executives ...

Companies and trade groups are pushing the Treasury Department and Congress to fix the law's consequences, some intended and some not, including provisions that disadvantage certain farmers, hurt restaurateurs and retailers and could balloon the tax bills of large multinational corporations. While the ...

Slaughters – which had been Carillion's main legal adviser for close to 20 years – was the second highest paid adviser on that day, behind EY, which was paid £2.5m. In total, almost £2m was paid to law firms on that day. Magic circle firms CC and Freshfields received £149,100 and £91,200 respectively, ...

JOHANNESBURG: Victims of the world's worst listeriosis outbreak in South Africa will be invited to sue the owner of the factory named as the source, a human rights lawyer said on Sunday (Mar 11). Attorney Richard Spoor confirmed that his firm would file a class action suit against Tiger Brands whose ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has moved to increase taxes on mining firms and increase government royalties from the industry despite fierce opposition from international mining companies. President Joseph Kabila signed a new mining code into law on Friday. The country is Africa's biggest ...

State lawmakers and officials don't have the legal authority to crack down on student-loan companies operating in their states, according to the Trump administration. The Department of Education made public a memo arguing that state laws governing student-loan servicers — the companies that process ...

The lawyer, Michael Cohen, also regularly used the same email account during 2016 negotiations with the actress — whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford — before she signed a nondisclosure agreement, a source familiar with the discussions told NBC News. And Clifford's attorney at the time addressed ...

ANNAPOLIS — Proposed legislation to exempt companies that provide on-site health clinics for their employees from the state's new mandatory ... William J. Wivell, R-Washington, told the committee on Tuesday that the bill, which would exempt companies that spend at least $1 million per year on their ...

The authors begin with a look at the legal fight that David Lola, a contract attorney, once waged against Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Lola argued that the document review work he did as a contract lawyer was not the “practice of law” as defined by a federal statute that prevents lawyers from ...

Cannabis industry attorney Josh Kappel, a partner with the nationwide cannabis law firm Vicente Sederberg, says Oakland's renters wouldn't feel so threatened if the city were to allow the companies to spread out beyond designated areas. Poster design for The Cannery's campaign to stop the building's ...

A German law requiring social media companies like Facebook and Twitter to quickly remove hate speech from their sites is set to be revised following ... video games are policed in Germany, could allow a more considered approach to complex decisions about whether to block content, legal experts say.

The suit claims the explosion was "preventable" and he can prove Patterson has a record of "workplace fatalities." "We're talking about a company that despite not being the largest has the second largest workplace fatality ratio of any company that operates drilling rigs in the United States." The companies ...

Both laws usher in obligations for Australian businesses to protect data from genuine and growing threats. By imposing new protection and disclosure ... We have declined to comply with similar legal orders in Brazil because they conflict with US law. As a result, we have been fined, and one of our local ...

The CLA companies have fully cooperated with the Attorney General's office and provided independent analyses from Washington state experts in probate and trust law to demonstrate that CLA is not a trust mill, does not provide legal advice, and does not sell living trusts, but rather provides valuable services to clients.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Attorney General's Office is accusing a residential rooftop solar provider that operates in more than 20 states of deceptive sales and marketing practices. Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a lawsuit Thursday in state district court against Vivint Solar, Inc.

ANNAPOLIS — Proposed legislation to exempt companies that provide on-site health clinics for their employees from the state's new mandatory leave ... Joshua Martin, director of business control for Volvo Group near Hagerstown, told the committee his company collaborated with the local chapter of the ...

Speaking to a group of union leaders and employers at his residence in Paris, Philippe said companies were moving "far too slowly" under present regulations, ... To that end, one of the new measures includes software that any company with more than 50 employees will be required to use to monitor wage ...

We have long been aware of the liability risks under the federal securities laws for cybersecurity incidents, including for the timeliness of incident ... With respect to public statements, it is bedrock law that companies do not have a legal duty to disclose information-even if it is material- unless one of three ...