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UK SSR: Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021 - The Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/5) have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum....
By: Hogan Lovells

This week’s Update features a variety of stories (all of which pale in comparison to the tumultuous events last week in Washington, D.C.), including two stories about the recent antitrust claims brought by Fareportal against JetBlue for its refusal to allow Fareportal to distribute JetBlue’s fare

As 2020 finally comes to a close, compliance officers face the unenviable job of performing their compliance program’s annual review under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7).

Solvency II: PRA CP1/21 on deep, liquid and transparent assessments, and GBP transition to SONIA - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper, CP1/21, on deep, liquid and transparent (DLT) assessments and GBP transition to the Sterling Overnight Index Average

The California Supreme Court held Thursday that the ABC test announced in its landmark Dynamex decision – which makes it infinitely harder for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors – applies on a retroactive basis.

On 8 January, 2021, the Luxembourg tax authorities published Circular L.I.R. 168bis/1 on interest limitation rules (the “Circular”).

TMPR: FCA update on adding new sub-fund to umbrella scheme - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on adding a new sub-fund to an umbrella scheme in the temporary marketing permissions regime (TMPR) to add a link to the final version of the direction made under the Coll

On March 2, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument in a case that could test the boundaries of mandatory arbitration, and determine whether employees can be tethered to arbitration agreements for years after leaving a company....

Clients who opt for the privacy of alternate dispute resolution to resolve business differences are sometimes chagrined to learn that designating an ADR does not by itself guarantee confidentiality of trade secrets.

Liquidated damages clauses are often attacked in common law jurisdictions for being unenforceable "penalties". The test for what constitutes a "penalty" has been reviewed in common law jurisdictions over recent years.

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