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Preparing for Day-One Compliance with Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 09.22.16

On August 25, the Administration published the FAR final rule and Department of Labor final guidance implementing the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" executive order, which imposes significant new compliance and reporting obligations on federal contractors. In a "feature comment" published in the Government Contractor, C&M attorneys provide an overview of the key provisions and discuss what contractors should be doing now to start preparing for day-one compliance with the new requirements that go into effect on October 25.

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Client Alert | 8 min read | 09.08.26

Saxon Woods Investments Limited v Costa [2026] UKSC 21: Good Faith in the Boardroom

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal of Mr Francesco Costa, former chairman of Spring Media Investments Limited, in the first Supreme Court judgment to consider the scope of the duty under section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006. The foundational position is that good faith requires honest conduct as well as honest thinking. A director's genuine belief that they are acting in the company's best interests will not excuse covert or disloyal conduct in pursuit of that belief. ...