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Today’s post will address the limited publicity of some of the CCF’s decisions....more
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On March 21, 2025, FinCEN released an interim final rule (IFR) removing the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to submit beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more
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UK Government Publishes Research Report on Proposed Cyber Governance Code of Practice - The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (“DSIT”) published a research report detailing results from a pilot of the...more
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On March 27, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a significant restructuring initiative in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s Department of Government...more
With exceptions, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act prohibits “telephone solicitations” to residential telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Hulce v. Zipongo...more
Mr. David A. Ludder Transmitted a February 7th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Intent to Sue Administrator under Clean Water Act §505(a)2,33U.S.C. §1365 (a)2....more
