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27 March 2024 Bates Wells To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On Monday 11 March, the government announced that it had updated its definition of ‘extremism’, specifically stating that this is in response to ‘increased extremist threat since the October 7th attacks…
The annual March Madness brackets have just been filled out, but there’s another important selection process going on every day in law firms. Attorneys have more options than ever before to pick from when kitting out their law firm technology platform. Of course, that only makes the choice harder. Wading through the noise, to get…
On March 5, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS,” together the “Agencies”) announced a cross-government inquiry on private equity investment in healthcare, followed shortly thereafter by the FTC’s virtual workshop “Private Capital, Public Impact: An FTC Workshop on Private Equity in Health …
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Today, federal prosecutors announced a deal with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to drop the felony securities fraud charges against him — pending since his 2015 indictment — in exchange for how much…
26 March 2024 Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. March 20, 2024 – Over the past 12 months, the Biden administration continued its aggressive enforcement of the federal antitrust laws, although the rate at which the enforcement…
VIEW FROM THE COURT By Mark Walsh on Mar 26, 2024 at 6:35 pm Erin Hawley, the Alliance Defending Freedom lawyer representing the challengers, speaks to the press after arguements. (Mark Walsh) It’s a crisp morning here as Washington’s famous cherry blossoms are holding on to their leaves and color a good eight days after…
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Alina Is Just Grasping At Straws For Trump: Not all publicity is good publicity. The Trump Asset Seizure Bracket Is Complete: Say hello to the dumbest portion of the bracket. Law School Hires First Woman Dean In A Century: Welcome to the deanship (finally)! Pillow Problems: Legal troubles continue to…
Overview On March 11, 2024, the Capital Markets Tribunal of the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Tribunal“) delivered the written reasons for its December 14, 2023 ruling, wherein it dismissed the application and cross-application by Mithaq Canada Inc. (“Mithaq“) and Aimia Inc. (“Aimia“), respectively, seeking various relief which arose as part of their ongoing conflict marked …
U.S. and Allied aircraft conduct an elephant walk on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Cossaboom) WASHINGTON — When the Pentagon released its $849.8 billion fiscal 2025 budget request on March 11, department officials were clear that they felt Congressionally imposed budget caps meant tough…
Administrative Monetary Penalties (“AMPs“) are increasingly being used by Canadian regulators as sanctions for all manner of regulatory non-compliance. This bulletin explains what AMPs are and what steps you should take if faced with one. What are AMPs? AMPs are sanctions aimed primarily at deterring companies as well as individuals from violating legislation through financial …