The independent High Pay Commission (the "HPC"), a non-governmental interest group established by Compass, concluded its final report on executive pay on 22 November 2011.

In Dellner Woodville Ltd v Blackman (13 January 2012), the High Court held that pre-action disclosure orders are only to be granted in exceptional circumstances.

Not a drop of Iranian oil or petroleum can now be brought into the EU legally.

Most private sewers and drains will automatically be transferred on 1 October 2011 to the ownership of water and sewerage companies, which will take over responsibility for their maintenance.

The government’s National Planning Policy Framework was published on 27 March 2012. The NPPF, which applies only in England, provides a framework within which local plans will be prepared by local planning authorities and it is a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

In April 2024, EPA finalized a rule to designate perfluorooctanoic acid ("PFOA") and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid ("PFOS") as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response...

The FDA is taking a dual approach to artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical sector, issuing compliance warnings for manufacturing while simultaneously encouraging AI innovation in clinical trials.

U.S. financial services providers who transacted in financial services with non-U.S. persons in the 2024 fiscal year may be required to file the Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial...

On February 26, 2025, the European Commission published its Omnibus Simplification Package (the Omnibus Package) with proposed amendments...

New York's UCC Revision Act, effective June 3, 2026, introduces a modernized legal framework for digital assets including cryptocurrency, blockchain assets, and NFTs. The legislation establishes "controllable electronic records" as a technology-neutral mechanism for perfecting security interests in digital collateral, while creating new asset categories that reduce legal ambiguity for lenders.

Recent developments relating to Facebook and its efforts to raise capital privately, while avoiding triggering a requirement to become a SEC public reporting company, have piqued the interest of some private equity funds.

The SEC's Division of Investment Management will host the roundtable from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 4. Brian Daly, the Division's Director, stated that, "[w]ith retail exposure to alternative investments becoming more common, we want to help everyday investors understand the different valuation approaches used in these products."

On September 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") issued a concept release to gather public comments on potential changes to its rules for asset-backed securities ("ABS").

Judge James M. Peck of the United States Bank-ruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on December 8, 2011 issued an opinion on a motion of the Lehman Brothers Inc.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to resolve a circuit split over whether a damages class may be certified if it includes uninjured plaintiffs.

As more and more of our business and personal information is stored on computers, we all feel a little sick when the news headlines inform us of the latest computer virus, security breach or data loss.

The California Franchise Tax Board has recently finalized new regulations regarding asset management services provided to persons domiciled in California by an asset manager, even if the asset manager has no presence in California.

Certain provisions of Russian law imply that real estate disputes may be the subject of arbitration; however, none explicitly allow for such a possibility.

Our view from the trenches is that after the Trump election and excitement over the Trump bump, the capital markets went on a sustained pause.

The FDIC Board of Directors has adopted a final rule setting forth the requirements for the "living wills" to be filed by large bank holding companies ("BHCs") and systemically important nonbank financial companies under Section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Act ("Act").