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Floating Beats Fixed in Another Royalty Dispute

Recent Texas royalty cases seem to feature litigants on the fixed royalty side trying, more often than not in vain, to escape the clutches of Van Dyke v. Navigator and Hysaw v. Dawkins. See those decisions for the history of how the… more

Europe Daily News, 27 March 2024

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11517 - CKI / CKA / Phoenix Energy) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11084 - SMRP / SAS Autosytemtechnik)..… more

Washington State Legislative Updates

The Washington state legislature and certain localities recently passed several bills affecting employers, some of which have already been signed into law. These measures address non-compete agreements, mandatory employer-sponsored… more

Tighter profits drive NPL consolidation

Weaker deal flow and tighter profit margins are driving a wave of consolidation in the European non-performing loan servicer market - Europe’s non-performing loan (NPL) servicers—entities that collect payments and manage portfolios… more

Planning for the BIOSECURE Act

Members from both parties in the House and Senate have introduced legislation in both houses (H.R. 7085 / S. 3558) to bar federal agencies from entering into: Contracts, loans, or grant agreements for biotechnology equipment or… more

Bitcoin-Halving steht vor der Tür

Nach der Zulassung von Krypto-ETF in den USA steht mit dem für Mitte April 2024 erwarteten Bitcoin-Halving demnächst ein weiteres Fundamental-Ereignis für die Krypto-Branche vor der Tür. Die Zulassung sogenannter Bitcoin-Spot ETF durch… more

New standards for crèches across India

On 30 January 2024, the Ministry of Women and Child Development released national minimum standards for crèches (daycare facilities). The standards (the ‘NMSPC’) provides a comprehensive framework for setting up and managing crèche… more

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