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Continue3rd April 2017
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta's long-term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'A' with a positive outlook. Furthermore, the issue ratings on Malta's senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at 'A' and 'F1', respectively. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at 'AAA' and the short-term Foreign and Local Currency IDRs at 'F1'. MSI's Maltese law member Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates explains further.
20th March 2017
International women’s day was a chance to reflect on the drastic social change that has taken place over recent years. In relatively recent memory, women were expected to stay at home and bring up the children. The thought of women running a successful business or reaching the upper echelons of a multinational corporation was almost unheard of. Thankfully, times have now changed with many women being the main earner in households across the country. MSI's UK South Coast law member Lester Aldridge explains further.
15th March 2017
The Judgement of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Ilott v The Blue Cross and others [2017] UKSC 17 [also known as Ilott v Mitson] was given this morning. The decision of the S.C. unanimously overturned that of the Court of Appeal which allowed an adult child to claim against the estate of her late mother even though she excluded her from inheriting under the terms of her Will. MSI's Northern UK law member Myerson provides further information on the case.
3rd April 2017
The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has issued a new and important ruling on the concept of "joint employers"- when an employee can sue two different companies as if both are his employer. The court adopted an especially broad test that will expand potential liability for companies that might not think of themselves as employers. MSI's Georgia & South Carolina member Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP provides further information.
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