* The Trump jury is picked. The search for more alternates continues today. No rest for the very, very sleepy! [Washington Post] * This story about the Dominion case and Clare Locke losing a lot of its talent to MWPP is… wild. [NY Times] * Advice for Biglaw firms: when you tell a client “to…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) have overhauled Form PF and private fund managers have until March 12, 2025, to begin reporting on the new Form. The changes to the reporting requirements mandated by the amendments to the Form (“Form PF Amendments”) will require substantial preparation by…
Today the Department of Education released new Title IX regulations that threaten student free speech and due process rights. The following statement can be attributed to FIRE Legal Director Will Creeley. Justice is only possible when hearings are fair for everyone. So today’s regulations mean one thing: America’s college students are less likely to receive…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In March, the Council of the European Union published the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD II), aimed at harmonising the rules on delegation, reporting and liquidity management, together with bringing in a new framework for loan …
The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president began this week in Manhattan. Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, based on allegations that he dishonestly classified payments to porn actor Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal as legal expenses, when they were in fact hush-money payments to hide affairs….
With Scotland’s ambitious target to achieve a 75% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2030 appearing unachievable, decarbonisation is pulled into focus. First published in The Sunday Times’ The Business. The headline on 19 March 2024 on BBC News confirmed what was feared: “Scotland’s climate target unreachable says watchdog“. The ambitious target of 2030 to reduce…
“The New Zealand government is committed to improving the immigration funding system to ensure it is efficient, self-funding, and sustainable,” said Libby Gerard, manager immigration (border and funding) policy at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. “It’s appropriate that those using and benefiting from the immigration system cover the costs of running it,” she told…
19 April 2024 Greenberg Traurig, LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In a unanimous 9-0 decision issued April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held the “transportation worker” exemption under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does not…
19 April 2024 William Fry To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) recently published its 2024 Regulatory & Supervisory Report (Report). See our recent article detailing key aspects of the report here. The Report describes financial…
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Education on Friday issued its long-awaited Title IX rule, which for the first time enshrines protections for LGBTQI+ students and employees, as well as pregnant students and employees, under the civil rights law…