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Executive Order 202.70 Extends Moratorium on New York Commercial Evictions and Mortgage Foreclosures to January 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

On October 20, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.70, which continued through January 1, 2021 the moratorium on initiating a proceeding or enforcement of (a) an eviction of any commercial tenant for nonpayment of rent or (b) a foreclosure of any commercial mortgage fo

GAO looks at QDROs

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

I always talk about how plan sponsors need to work with experienced financial advisors, third party administration (TPA) firms, and ERISA attorneys on their plan needs. Like with reasonable fees, I believe that the term “experienced” is vague.

Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw partner in mansion rent dispute; 115 court employees have COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20


COVID-19: Further extension to the UK’s Job Support Scheme

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

As coronavirus infection rates rise and restrictions tighten across the UK, the UK Chancellor has extended the Job Support Scheme (again). Last week we reported on the extension of the Scheme to businesses legally required to close under tier 3 of the alert system......

China Publishes Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on Intellectual Property

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

In August 2020, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China's State Administration for Market Regulation released four long-awaited sets of anti-monopoly guidelines addressing issues relating to leniency, commitments, the automobile industry, and intellectual property rights.

Prelude to a Digital Euro: European Central Bank Joins the CBDC Race

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

A new report explores the advantages, impacts, and approaches the Eurosystem is considering as it contemplates a digital currency. In October 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a Report on a Digital Euro (the Report).

[Video] Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

In this webinar, Keith Matthews from Wiley's Environment & Product Regulation group discusses recent actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division's (BPPD) Emerging Technologies Branch (ETB).

European Commission consults on AIFMD: the long list

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

The European Commission (the Commission) has published its long-awaited Consultation on AIFMD.

Court Affirmed Finding That Testator Had Capacity To Execute A Will, Was Not Unduly Influenced, And That The Appointment of Co-Executors Was Appropriate

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

In In the Estate of Flarity, a son of the testator challenged the trial court’s probating of a 2004 will and the appointment of two of his siblings, named in that will, as executors. No. 09-19-00089-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 7536 (Tex. App.—Beaumont September 17, 2020, no pet. history)....

Beltway Buzz - October 2020 #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

Sweet Asteroid of Death. There are 11 days until Election Day, November 3, 2020.

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