A&B ABstract: On February 24, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Assembly Bill 8771 (2022 N.Y. Laws 48), amending single point of contact requirements for certain delinquent borrowers.

On April 7, 2016, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the "Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2016," or "SAFE Lending Act of 2016," amending the Truth in Lending Act...

In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court provided much-needed clarity on the issue of patentable subject matter.

With yesterday's House Judiciary Committee vote, there are now competing, and in some respects significantly different, patent reform proposals under serious consideration in the House and the Senate.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is considering promulgating rules relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's discretion to institute trials.

On May 31, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the False Claims Act case of State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Cori Rigsby and Kerri Rigsby.

Company witness testimony can be the most compelling — or the most challenging — evidence in any case.

The Texas Supreme Court recently considered the difference between statutes of repose and statutes of limitation in Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Lenk, 361 S.W.3d 602 (Tex. 2012).

The IRS has issued final regulations defining the term "statutory merger" or "consolidation" as it is used in Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 368(a)(1)(A) (an "A Reorganization). The new regulations also affect statutory mergers or consolidations in forward triangular and reverse triangular reorganizations under Code Sections 368(a)(2)(D) and (E).

On July 4, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act. The House approved the bill on July 3 with a vote of 218 to 214...

Following a period of consultation pensions legislation in the Isle of Man was reviewed and updated by the Income Tax (Pensions) Act 2008 with effect from the 6 April 2008.

In this, the 100th anniversary year of the Law of Property Act 1925, the Court of Appeal has resolved a question under s. 53(1)(b) of the 1925 Act that has gone unanswered...

The coalition's agreement of June 20, 2016 heralds the provisional end of a reform pro-cess that has lasted more than 18 months.

On 21 March 2025, the Court of Appeal (CoA) overturned a decision of the High Court which had been issued on 29 November 2018 and had held that Paragraph 8 of Part II of the First Schedule to the Value Added Tax Act (the VAT Act) exempts the sale of commercial premises from value added tax (VAT).

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At the start of 2023, we faced a confluence of variables we viewed as somewhat unprecedented, and the result proved to be one of the slower M&A markets...

Recent gains in Chinese economic influence across Africa highlight gaps in current US Africa strategy, indicating that the current level of engagement may be insufficient to fully counter Beijing’s presence.

It is trite, that a legal representative is duty bound to further the interests of his/her client with the required standard of reasonable care and skill. In furthering this duty, acting for multiple clients who have opposing material interests not only affects the ability of the representative to do so, but may also adversely affect the case of one and/or all the clients.

Venture capital financing remains one of the most common funding routes for early-stage companies with strong growth potential but with limited access to financing. Despite inflation and a challenging macroeconomic environment, Türkiye's venture capital market continues to evolve. Based on the publicly available information, the number of VC transactions rose from 331 in 2024 to 360 in 2025, a sign that the market remains active.

As with most issues, the potential Harris and Trump administrations have sharply divergent views on the role and priorities of the federal government in relation to the implementation...