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Conflict Between Condo Declaration and Religious - Part 2

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/18/2012

n a previous blog, we looked at a number of cases in the U.S. relating to condominium residents affixing mezuzot on the exterior unit doors. In Canada, there are no reported cases that specifically deal with mezuzot. However,...more

Conflict Between Condo Declaration and Religious Practices

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/14/2012

In the vast majority of instances, it is important for condominium corporations to actively enforce their declarations, by-laws and rules. In fact, section 17(3) of the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”), imposes an obligation...more

The California Constitution, The FACA And The SEC’s New Investor Advisory Committee

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/11/2012

Last month the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the formation of a new Investment Advisory Committee. Section 911 of the Dodd-Frank Act created the committee to advise the SEC on: -regulatory...more

Disclosure Bill May Put Retirees At Risk

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/9/2012

Recently, I wrote about a bill, SB 1208 (Leno), that would require disclosure of total compensation information with respect to each of a corporation’s five most highly compensated retirees. This requirement would be imposed...more

Back to the Future for Real Estate Tax Exemptions and PILOTs/SILOTs? Charities Must Meet HUP Test and Act 55, Pennsylvania High...

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/8/2012

For charitable organizations in Pennsylvania, obtaining and preserving real estate tax exemptions just got a little more difficult. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the statute intended to clarify the...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 4, 2012

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/7/2012

In this issue: - SEC Issues Additional Guidance on Emerging Growth Companies - CFTC Issues Proposed Interpretative Statement - CFTC to Hold Public Meeting to Consider a Final Rule - CME Issues Advisory...more

A Citizen of a State is a Citizen of the several States when abroad

by Dan Goodman on 4/28/2012

A citizen of a State who is not a citizen of the United States, is a citizen of the several States when abroad. This can be seen in the case of Hilton v. Guyot (159 U.S. 113, 1895). In this case defendants are citizens...more

Court Applies California Demand Requirement To Scottish Company (Again)

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/27/2012

Last December, I wrote about U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel’s decision in Johnson v. Myers, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112897 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2011). The case involved an attempt by some of the stockholders of a...more

For Corporations, a "Virtual Office" in New Jersey Can Lead to an Actual Tax

by Cole Schotz on 4/20/2012

For out-of-state corporations that do business in New Jersey through the use of “virtual offices,” the recent decision by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Telebright Corporation, Inc. v. Director,...more

Court Holds Vote To Remove Director Is Not An Exercise Of Free Speech

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/19/2012

When directors vote to remove a fellow director, are they exercising their free speech rights? This may seem to be a question that is reserved for courses in legal theory. In California, however, answering the question can...more

Will Demoting the DFI, DOC and DRE Matter?

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/18/2012

The Governor’s Reorganization Plan would demote the Department of Corporations and the Department of Financial Institutions to the status of divisions within the new Department of Business Oversight. The new DBO would report...more

“Hallelujah, I’m A Bum!” Bill Aims To Allow Tramp Corporations To Enjoy Their Home

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/9/2012

At some point in their careers, many California corporate attorneys, and not a few lawyers outside the state, have had to confront California’s explicit regulation of foreign corporations. Although many provisions of the...more

Governor Brown Submits Agency M&A Proposal

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/3/2012

Article V, Section 6 of the California Constitution provides that the legislature may provide by statute for the Governor to “assign and reorganize functions among executive officers and agencies and their employees, other...more

Feeley, et al. v. NHAOCG, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 7304-VCL (Del. Ch. Mar. 20, 2012) (Laster, V.C.)

by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP on 3/22/2012

In this case, the Court, relying on the implied consent provisions found in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”), found that it was entitled to exercise personal jurisdiction over defendant NHAOCG, LLC...more

Il caso dell'Ospedale di Hinchingbrook - Commento di Nicola C. Salerno (Direttore del CeRM)

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 3/15/2012

L’esperienza del Regno Unito va, a mio modo di vedere, letta su di un piano di principi d’azione, che poi possono essere implementati in maniera diversa a seconda della realtà Paese, e anche della...more

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