Tag: business law news articles 2022

3 min read

Google to block news in Canada over law on paying publishers

  • July 23, 2023
[1/2]A Google logo is seen outside of the Google Store, where visitors can try phones and other products from the company, in New York City, New York, US, February 10, 2022. Picture taken February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo OTTAWA, June 29 (Reuters) – Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada, joining Facebook in escalating a campaign against a new law requiring payments to local news publishers. Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O) Google will remove links to Canadian news from search results and other products in Canada when the law takes effect in about six…
2 min read

Major Changes to Cannabis Law Take Effect Around the US

  • July 13, 2023
Thanks to your advocacy, activism, and support, dozens of new marijuana laws took effect around the country this month: In Maryland, cannabis possession, personal cultivation, and retail sales are now legal In Connecticut, adults may now cultivate marijuana at home for personal use In Virginia and Nevada, multiple medical cannabis program improvements have been implemented In New Hampshire, out-of-state patients are now able to access state-licensed medical dispensaries In California and Louisiana, efforts to expunge thousands of prior cannabis offenses are underway In Maine, legislation limiting the ability for those on probation to be a drug tested for cannabis has…
3 min read

UPDATE 1-California teachers pension fund joins Politan’s legal fight against Masimo

  • March 4, 2023
(Adds statement from company) By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) – The $311 billion California state teachers pension fund is teaming up with an activist investor to stop Masimo Corp’s chief from receiving over half a billion dollars if there are changes to the US medical device maker’s corporate governance, including its board of directors. The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) said it is joining Politan Capital Management in challenging Masimo chief executive officer and chairman Joe Kiani’s employment agreement in the Delaware Chancery Court. The contract would let Kiani walk away with roughly $600 million in…
5 min read

Legal Update: Amendment To The Real Estate Sector Regulation Law – Real Estate

  • February 17, 2023
January 12, 2023 Raees + Co To print this article, all you need is to be registered or logged in to Mondaq.com. The principal Law governing the real estate sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain is Legislative Decree No. (27) of 2017 on the Issuance of the Real Estate Sector Regulation Law (the “Law”). On 3 November 2022, the Shura Council along with the Council of Representatives enacted Decree No. (41) of 2022 introducing a new chapter to Section Three of the Law related to the management of the common parts other than through the owner’s union. This…