Miscellaneous

Obama's Note From Western Wall Published By Israeli Paper
When Barack Obama visited Israel during his recent foreign trip, like most visitors to the country he stopped at the Western Wall. Following a traditional custom, Obama left a note containing a personal prayer in one of the crevices in the Wall...

Employment Agencies in Ontario Take Note
If you operate an employment agency in Ontario you will want to take note of the government's Consultation Paper on Work Through Temporary Agencies. According to the Consultation Paper: The Ministry of Labour has become aware that certain practices of some temporary agencies may be negatively impacting Ontario workers employed...

51 Law Firms Issue Consensus Interpretation of NY Power of Attorney Law
Editor?s Note: This post is based on a white paper issued by 51 law firms interpreting recent changes to the New York Power of Attorney Law. The white paper is available here. The 51 law firms endorsing the white paper are listed below...

NB: Make a Note
There are some people — well, there used to be — who keep their notes in a notebook and keep their notebooks. (Some even pass them on to posterity.) But that was then, and, Moleskine notwithstanding, this is now...

Tax Accrual Work Paper Discovery in the 11th Circuit After Textron
Tracy Hamilton (J.D. 2011, Georgia State) has published Note, Work Product Privilege: The Future of Tax Accrual Work Paper Discovery in the Eleventh Circuit After Textron, 27 Ga. St...

Internal Contradictions in the SEC’s Proposed Proxy Access Rules
(Editor?s Note: Professor Grundfest?s post is based on extracts (with footnotes removed) from his Working Paper of the same name published by the Rock Center For Corporate Governance on July 24, 2009; the complete Working Paper, including footnotes, can be downloaded from Social Sciences Research Network Electronic Paper Collection here...