The draft guidelines outline expectations for institutions to adopt forward-looking strategies and incorporate scenario analysis into their management framework to assess resilience against the negative impacts of ESG factors…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The updates include market consultation, consultation conclusions and various guiding materials by the HKEX, and bills for amendments to the Companies Ordinance by the Hong Kong government…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The Stock Exchange concluded to adopt the proposed amendments to the CG Code, with certain modifications based on market feedback…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The Regulations, which took effect on January 1, 2025, reiterate and clarify existing requirements and introduce new ones on privacy and network data security…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Under recent accounting rule changes, unrealized crypto gains must generally be reported on income statements, but questions arise about the alignment of the new Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax with constitutional tax…
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/ Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Taxation
The final guidance describes FDA’s enforcement discretion policy for sharing scientific information on unapproved uses of approved products and suggests a safe harbor for sharing off-label information consistent with the…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
The rule impacts both B2B and B2C subscription autorenewals and other negative option programs; however, significant legal challenges could impact the rule’s implementation…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s Guide…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s Guide…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The guidelines set out requirements for institutions regarding the identification, measurement, management, and monitoring of ESG risks…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $126.4 million.
On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions
Policyholders affected by the devastating fires should take certain immediate steps to maximize potential recovery.
The Los Angeles County wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, and continue to ravage the communities of…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Real Estate - Residential
A recent statutory instrument aims to remove legal uncertainty surrounding crypto staking and ease blockchain operations.
On 9 January 2025, the UK Government published the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Through the course of 2024, the development of the ESG and sustainability landscape was dynamic. We anticipate that this dynamism will intensify in 2025, given the implementation and potential amendment of ESG-related…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Environmental Law, Securities Law
The FCA proposes moving away from the PRIIPs KIDs to a more flexible, technologically neutral regime, which allows firms to innovate and prioritise good customer outcomes…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
