When Cupid’s arrow flies in the workplace …
By Rebekah Mintzer, From Corporate Counsel It’s almost Feb. 14, a favorite day for greeting-card manufacturers, chocolate companies and, in some cases, couples. It’s also as good a time as any for employers to check on their policies and practices involvin…
Happy Birthday copyright suit settles for $14 million
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Music publisher Warner/Chappell Music Inc. has agreed to pay $14 million to settle a class action challenging ownership rights to the song “Happy Birthday to You.” Warner/Chappell has also agreed to…
Catch a Wave in “wave season” and save on a great cruise vacation
By Jim Byers From Jim Byers Travel It started small and has mushroomed into a massive, mid-winter occasion that leaves some folks jubilant and others horribly confused. The “wave season” in the cruise travel business sounds a lot like the…
How growing use of social media has changed family law practice
By Lizzy McLellan, From The Legal Intelligencer For a client, composing a Facebook post, tweet, email or text message takes little time, effort or thought. But for family law attorneys, these digitized quips and images have become useful but time-consuming pieces…
US State Bar ordered to investigate Ken Paxton grievance
By Angela Morris, From Texas Lawyer In a rare turn of events, the State Bar of Texas was ordered to investigate a grievance against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that alleged he committed professional misconduct just after the U.S. Supreme Court…
Cayman Islands young leadership awards group revokes Canover Watson’s award
From Young Caymanian Leadership Awards YCLA Revokes Award granted to Canover Watson George Town, 10 February, 2016 — The Honorary Board of the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards (YCLA) today announces that the YCLA Award given to Mr. Canover Watson in…
The new conditional release scheme aims to reduce reoffending in Cayman Islands
From Cayman Islands Deputy Governor’s Office In November 2014 the Legislative Assembly passed the Conditional Release Law, which replaces the parole provisions of the Prison Law. The law and regulations will come into effect on 15 February, 2016. This law is…
Cayman Tennis: Stars put on another big show for Cayman Islands
From Sportsmax Retired tennis stars Andy Roddick and Mark Philippoussis put on a show for tennis fans at Camana Bay in the Cayman Islands recently. It was a weekend when other stars, including Anna Kournikova and Jim Courier, also served…
CKIA ATC Trainees return from Trinidad
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (11 February 2016) Charles Kirkconnell International Airport’s (CKIA) Air Traffic Control trainees Eric Bodden and Carley Lazzari recently returned to Grand Cayman after successfully completing four months of intensive training at the Trinidad and Tobago Civil…