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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. yes, this blog will continue).

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#109:  Liability Insurers' Duty to Defend

NH Construction Law

”) Parsing of claims and theories, and furnishing a defense to only the covered ones, is not allowed. 2021) (“a duty to defend terminates upon final adjudication or settlement of the insurable part of the underlying lawsuit or settlement”). City of Keene , 898 F.2d 2d 265, 269 (1st Cir. But settling them is.

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A More Even Field: The Eleventh Circuit Overrules Its Precedent and Joins Most Circuits on the Applicability of Domestic FAA Grounds to Vacate Nondomestic Arbitration Awards[1]

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17] The court explained that its prior precedent erroneously “equated the defenses to recognition and enforcement with the grounds for vacatur” [18] and that this was “plainly and palpably wrong.” [19] 2021); Republic of Argentina v. 3d at 1446 (“[T]he Convention’s enumeration of defenses is exclusive.”). [13] 3d 327, 332 (D.C.

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There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery

Green Building Law Update

A January 18, 2021 report by the UK Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner is both a wake-up call and a useful guide on preventing modern slavery and human trafficking. Ignorance is not a defense. Ethical labor is becoming widely considered and articulated in ESG disclosures in 2021 by clients of this firm.

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Arbitration Update – The 2021 ICDR Arbitration Rules: A Welcome Update for International Construction Arbitration

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1 The 2021 update marks the first time the ICDR’s arbitration rules and mediation rules have been revised since 2014 and 2008, respectively, and is of particular note to the construction industry both in the United States and elsewhere.???????. Definition of International Arbitration (the Introduction).

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The S in ESG may be the Most Impactful

Green Building Law Update

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Human rights and ethical labor are becoming widely considered and articulated in ESG disclosures in 2021 by clients of this firm. yes, this blog will continue).

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The cluster was one of the winners of the “BioIndustry 2021” contest held by the Federal Ministry of Research. NBAF Bio-Defense Lab Moves Forward In Manhattan, KS. In Kansas, state leaders are celebrating recent progress in the region’s largest biotech project: the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), in Manhattan, KS.

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