Fifty-five UK universities have now confirmed staff redundancies due to falling international student numbers and declining real-terms value of domestic tuition fees. New data for the beginning of 2024 shows that the number of individuals intending to enter the UK using a study visa has reached record levels since the pandemic, falling by 27%…
16 April 2024 Thompson Burton To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On March 11, 2024, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) final rule (“Final Rule”) took effect, which rescinded the 2021 Independent Contractor Rule (the “Prior Rule”) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The…
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Oct 8, 2024 at 5:07 pm The court heard oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok on Tuesday. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to uphold a 2022 federal rule regulating so-called “ghost guns” – untraceable weapons without serial numbers, assembled from components or kits that can…
Michael Bacina, Steven Pettigrove, Tim Masters, Jake Huang, Luke Higgins, Luke Misthos & Kelly Kim of the Piper Alderman Blockchain Group bring you the latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law. Happy halvening! Bitcoin halving expected Saturday Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, is approaching the next halving event,…
Is this an actionable claim? (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) Judge Reed O’Connor is, by all accounts, a joke. Elevated to the federal bench by the grace of the Federalist Society vetting machine, O’Connor has spent his tenure striking down Obamacare — and getting overturned by the Supreme Court — striking down other parts of…
Trinity International Education summer camp provider has announced a new partnership with St. Andrew’s College Language Schools, a Scottish company specialising in summer camps in England and Scotland. “This partnership with St Andrew’s is a real game changer for TIE. “Being able to offer more centres in parts of the UK where we do…
Your legal practice produces abundant data from many sources. What happens when you have to search two or three places within a program or website to find what you seek? Or worse, when you must combine and massage information from various locations to see a complete picture of your business? Frankly, you’re less likely to…
Owning a home has been marketed to us as part of the American dream for centuries. George Washington’s hobby, while otherwise engaged in trying to win the Revolutionary War, was writing detailed letters to craftsmen meticulously explaining what he wanted in terms of renovations to Mount Vernon. Washington was frequently disappointed in the updates to…
But what do international students think of these proposed policy changes, and to what extent is it really having an impact on their interest in studying in the UK? At UniQuest and FindAUniversity, we work across all stages of the student journey as part of Keystone Education Group. This means we’re able to offer a…
(Image via Getty) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent practice area rankings, which Biglaw firm is best in intellectual property? Hint: The Boston-based firm was founded in 1848 and always had a strong patent practice. See the answer on the next page. #Biglaw #Intellectual…