Australian Update AU$12.9 Million Penalty Imposed on Trustee On 25 September 2024, the Federal Court ordered a large superannuation trustee (Trustee) to pay the highest penalty imposed for greenwashing conduct yet – AU$12.9 million. This comes off the back of the Federal Court in early August this year ordering Mercer […]

In a continuation of the US Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to conduct post-market reviews evaluating the continued use and safety of chemicals authorized in its regulations, the agency is removing decades-old clearances for food-contact materials based on evolving toxicology concerns. Specialty chemical companies should take note of the development as […]

COP29: The COP of Uncertainty, Divisions And False Solutions Country Global agnes Wed, 11/27/2024 – 11:13 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Reposted from SIRGE Coalition   As COP29 comes to a close, the sense of frustration and disappointment is evident. Developing countries, Indigenous Peoples, and civil society have […]

Judgments providing actual guidance for consumer goods brands are like a good action film—rare, but totally worth the wait. The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (the CAT) recent decision in Up and Running v Deckers1 is definitely worthy of a spot on the hall of fame reserved for the most useful legal […]

K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, the Singapore office of global law firm K&L Gates, has advised Bengaluru- and US-based revenue recycle management (RCM) services provider Vee Healthtek (formerly a division of Vee Technologies) on the strategic growth investment from US private equity fund TA Associates. Vee Healthtek offers RCM services to […]