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In our alert called "Criminal Investigations in the UK: What to Watch for the UK and the EU in 2023", we predicted the introduction of a new "failure to prevent" offence.

On February 28, 2020, a jury acquitted three former Barclays executives – Roger Jenkins, Tom Kalaris and Richard Boath - of criminal fraud charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

The EAT found in this case that TUPE did not apply to two directors of a company which provided services for the homeless on behalf of the Council.

After the election of President Trump, the antitrust community wondered whether he would maintain the relatively business-friendly approach of his prior term or embrace a more populist approach.

When do companies using the same pricing algorithm violate the antitrust law? Despite the new technology, the answer seems to center on the classic issue central to a hub-and-spoke conspiracy: is there an agreement...

These efforts are intended to build upon the Collaboration Among Competitors Guidelines issued in April 2000 ("2000 guidelines"), which the Biden Administration withdrew in December 2024.

On September 27, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was withdrawing from a Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Issues in Merger Investigations...

As we predicted in Steptoe's client webinar last week on "Antitrust Enforcement in the Biden Administration - What We Know from The First 100 Days," on April 22, 2021 the US Supreme Court...

A Florida district court has stayed a CBD case based on the primary jurisdiction doctrine, providing retailers and manufacturers with a potential new strategy for delaying litigation...

We are pleased to present Steptoe's inaugural higher education industry newsletter.

On February 19, 2025, FinCEN confirmed that the beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act are back in effect, with a new compliance deadline of March 21, 2025 for most reporting companies.

The new Trump administration believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are being used as a guise to commit "dangerous, demeaning, and immoral" civil rights violations.

The Second Circuit recently ruled on the government's authority to conduct warrantless cell phone searches at border crossings, establishing that manual searches require no suspicion while leaving open critical questions about more invasive forensic examinations. This decision has significant implications for travelers carrying confidential business, legal, or personal information across U.S. borders.

On April 9, the DC Circuit upheld the EPA's 2022 decision to waive federal preemption with respect to two California regulations under the Clean Air Act.

The EPA has taken some significant steps that will impact consumer chemical regulation in California and beyond.

At its simplest, California's Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide "clear and reasonable" warnings prior to exposing individuals to one or more of the 900+ Prop 65 listed chemicals.