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The likely impact of COVID-19 on the extractive industries and its governance implications The likely impact of COVID-19 on the extractive industries and it’s governance implications COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Global policy responses have shut down economic activity in attempts to flatten the curve – to prevent a stiletto-type impact on the capacity of healthcare systems to provide care for COVID-affected patients. Recent projections from the Asian Development Bank suggest that resultant global...

Friday, December 18, 2020 Are law firms considered businesses or service providers of the personal information that they receive from clients as part of a representation? It depends. If a written contract between a law firm and its client (e.g., an engagement letter) prohibits the law firm from using, retaining, and disclosing personal information except to the extent permitted by the client, the law firm may be a “service provider” under the CCPA.  The CPRA amended the CCPA’s definition of service provider such that, beginning on January 1, 2023, the contract between a law f...