Whilst employers are currently putting immense time and effort into making arrangements for the safe return of staff to the workplace following lockdown...

The GP-led secondary, in which a GP transfers one or more assets from an existing fund into a new vehicle, giving incumbent LPs the option to roll their stakes into the new vehicle or take cash, has become one of the most-used alternative liquidity routes utilized by GPs.

Many investment managers (or their parent companies)1 are required to submit a monthly report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "FRBNY") called "Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents" ("TIC SLT").

The Fosamax cert petition presents the U.S. Supreme Court with an opportunity to clarify whether state-law failure-to-warn claims can proceed against a pharmaceutical manufacturer...

In February, a federal district court in western Pennsylvania dismissed an occupational lead exposure medical monitoring class action, holding that the plaintiff failed to allege an injury-in-fact sufficient to establish Article III standing.

Recent draft amendments to the Law on Joint-Stock Companies (the "JSC Law") propose to increase the information that a joint stock company ("JSC") must provide to its shareholders when requested and extends the terms for holding extraordinary shareholders’ meetings.

In January 2012, Russia took another significant step to strengthen its legal framework for fighting corruption by ratifying the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, which was originally adopted on November 21, 1997, by the member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Istanbul (the Convention).

Clauses which purport to allow parties to seek injunctions or similar equitable remedies when damages would prove inadequate are regularly included in agreements.

The FTC and DOJ have announced final changes to the HSR filing rules. Filing parties must now provide an expanded set of documents with the HSR form and will want to take into account the new HSR filing requirements when negotiating and drafting deal-related documents.

Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act, codified as Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18a, parties to certain mergers and acquisitions must file notification and report forms with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and must observe a waiting period before consummating the transaction to allow the agencies to review the deal’s potential competitive implications.

CME has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the CFTC's approval of Kalshi's bitcoin perpetual contract, raising fundamental questions about whether perpetual contracts should be regulated as futures or swaps. The case centers on allegations that the CFTC violated the Administrative Procedure Act by reversing established policy without adequate explanation, potentially reshaping the regulatory landscape for digital asset derivatives. The outcome will have significant implications for market participants, as

In 2025, the JPML continued to grant a majority of the MDL petitions that it considered, including petitions involving product liability claims.

On 5 April 2011, the German Parliament passed a law designed to "strengthen investor protection and improve the functionality of the capital market".

To enhance Luxembourg's competitiveness and attractiveness for asset managers, the Luxembourg government has submitted bill No. 8590 (The Bill) to the Luxembourg parliament...

Until recently, beer has not been considered an alcoholic beverage in need of strict regulation, allowing it to gain market share across Russia, with sales supplanting bottled water and juice.

The publication in the Official Gazette of the UAE on January 1, 2026, brought into effect significant changes to the regulatory landscape in the UAE.

On 21 December 2011, the High Court handed down judgments in two separate, high profile and potentially important cases relating to indemnities agreed by News Group Newspapers with individuals formerly associated with its now closed newspaper, the News of the World.

If, as expected, President Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act") into law, one provision that will go into effect immediately upon enactment and with no notice period affects all those issuing securities in private placements in the United States in reliance on Regulation D, by effectively raising the accredited investor net worth standard for natural persons.

The Administrative Court has clarified the time limit for bringing judicial review proceedings and the Government has widened the definition of affordable housing to include affordable rented housing.

It is 16 years ago this month since The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (the "Act") came into force.