Strategic Benefits of Consumer Surveys in Complex Litigation | Episode 69
Compliance Perspectives: Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department of Justice, on Conducting High Profile Internal Investigations - Part 2
Compliance Perspectives: Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department of Justice, on Conducting High Profile Internal Investigations - Part I
On April 4, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) published its final material characterization study report, starting the clock for compliance with Senate Bill No. 343 (SB 343), also...more
Interesting and provocative report published today by the Tony Blair Institute concerning proposed reforms to UK copyright law....more
FCA outlines its priorities and areas in which it plans to reduce the regulatory burden for firms. On 25 March 2025, the FCA published its five-year strategy (Strategy), alongside the outcome of its review of retail conduct...more
On January 29, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its planned 3-part report on the legal and policy issues related to copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). Part 1 of the report, which was published in July...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior months covered during the February 2025 webinar....more
The Arbitration Act 2025 has become law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The new Act is largely based on the recommendations made in the Law Commission’s Final Report, published following a public consultation seeking...more
With its promise to generate written work product in a fraction of the time it takes for a seasoned attorney to do so, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is becoming a regular part of legal work at large law firms. Its...more
This year’s M&A Report offers a detailed review of the M&A market and outlook, including a breakdown by various geographies and industry sectors. We examine what might be in store with antitrust and CFIUS under the Trump...more
On January 17, 2025, the staff at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released their first results from the FTC’s Surveillance Pricing market study. The FTC staff reports, including both a “staff perspective” and an “issue...more
On January 14, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report titled Strengthening State-Level Consumer Protections (the Report) as the agency prepares for the change in presidential administrations. ...more
Not everyone will be familiar with the 1994 Latham Report that advocated the use of good faith, but the government’s Construction Playbook and the equivalent private sector Trust and Productivity report are more recent...more
On December 20, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule amending SEC rules 15c3-3 (the customer protection rule) and 15c3-1 (the net capital rule). The SEC also amended Form X-17A-5 Part II (the...more
On December 4, 2024, OIG issued its fall 2024 Semiannual Report to Congress (the Report), which provides a comprehensive overview of the agency’s work completed during the reporting period of April 1, 2024, through September...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a research note providing a review of literature on bias in supervised machine-learning models. The note explores how biases may arise and be mitigated in models used to make...more
The Financial Stability Institute of the Bank for International Settlements has published a policy implementation insights paper on developments and challenges relating to regulating AI in the financial services sector. The...more
On December 12 2024 the ICO published an outcomes report on its 2024 generative AI consultation series (the Report). The Report addresses five key areas regarding generative AI and its relation to data protection: -...more
With appropriate safeguards, distributed ledger technology may expand the use of non-cash assets as derivatives collateral, while mitigating certain market infrastructure inefficiencies....more
The Environmental Law institute (“ELI”) has issued a report titled Approaches to Mitigating the Effects of Staff Turnover on the CWA 303(d) program. Examples from Practice (“Report”) - The Report was stated to have...more
On November 21, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a bipartisan and unanimous action, adopted final rules on cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in a Second Report and Order governing...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The staff of the Division of Investment Management’s Disclosure Review & Accounting Office (Staff) issued an Accounting and...more
On October 24, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a pivotal ruling regarding the public release of investigatory grand jury reports and the due process rights of individuals named in such reports but not charged with...more
On 6 November 2024, the ICO published an outcomes report on AI tools in recruitment (the “Report”). This Report follows consensual audit engagements carried out by the ICO with developers and providers of AI tools to be used...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. ...more
Jurisdictions representing approximately 57% of global GDP have taken steps to incorporate ISSB standards into legal and regulatory frameworks. ...more
This month, an interim report on artificial intelligence in the financial sector was published for public comment. The report was written by the Ministries of Justice and Treasury, the Competition Authority, the Securities...more