Legal News

On September 11, 2020, OFCCP released its Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL). The list identifies 2250 supply and service contractor establishments and 200 construction contractor establishments selected for compliance evaluations. Note that the list merely notifies contractors that they will be audited in the future, which gives them time to prepare....By: Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance

Paying your way – CIL and planning obligations - In the third of our series on the detail in the Planning White Paper, we consider the government’s proposals for securing the delivery of infrastructure....By: Hogan Lovells

In this, the second bulletin in our series, we take a look at Pillar Two of the "Planning for the Future" White Paper – planning for beautiful and sustainable places. In this Pillar, the government sets out its vision for how a reformed planning system can enable the creation of beautiful places, protect and enhance the environment, and support the country's efforts to combat climate change and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050....By: Hogan Lovells

As a “home rule” state, New York’s zoning and other land use decisions are typically made at the village, town, or city level.  However, Section 239-m of the General Municipal Law (GML) requires a referral to, and a subsequent recommendation by, the local county planning commission for certain local land use actions that might affect the interests of other jurisdictions....By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Le 2 septembre 2020, le Bureau de la concurrence du Canada (le « Bureau ») a conclu un cadre d’application du droit de la concurrence, soit le Cadre multilatéral de coopération et d’assistance mutuelle des autorités de la concurrence (le « Cadre »), avec les autorités en matière de concurrence des États-Unis (soit le Department of Justice et la Federal Trade Commission), du Royaume-Uni, de l’Australie et de la Nouvelle-Zélande (« Five Eyes » ou « Groupe des cinq »)....By: Blake, Cassels & Gra...

If you know someone with property that borders, is adjacent to, or abuts a natural lake, pond, bay, sea, or ocean, they may have littoral property rights. What that means is they may have the right to build a pier out to the line of navigability, a right to navigation, a right to accretion, and a right of access....By: Nossaman LLP

As noted in our recent LawFlashes, New Powers for UK Government in Transactions Impacting Public Health Emergencies and National Security and Potential UK Reforms Could Increase Screening of Certain Foreign Takeovers, governments are increasing their scrutiny of certain foreign direct investments (FDIs)......By: Morgan Lewis

What happened? On September 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a revised Merger Remedies Manual, which sets forth the Division’s framework for implementing remedies to resolve antitrust concerns in merger cases. The Manual specifically calls out Private Equity firms as potentially preferred buyers in certain situations....By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Banking has evolved over the quarter century since the Department of Justice Antitrust Division released its 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines. Our Financial Services & Products and Antitrust groups explain what you need to know as the division considers an overhaul to the guidelines....By: Alston & Bird

When is it going to return to “normal”? We all have been asking that question. Well, for the construction industry, it may never return to “normal.” COVID-19 may have permanently changed the landscape of the construction industry in many ways....By: Troutman Pepper