During its 83rd session from April 7 to 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) approved, among other things, new fuel standards for ships and the first…
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/ Environmental Law, International Law & Trade, Maritime Law
On April 15, 2025, the EU Commission published a new Guidance Document, new frequently asked questions (FAQs), and a proposal for a new Delegated Act designed to simplify the compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") has announced significant changes to its value-based payment model portfolio projected to save $750 million as part of a shift in the agency's refocused strategy toward…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission ("ASIC") is increasing its focus on private markets, adopting a similar approach to other international regulators. Following on from its introduction of a dedicated private…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") recently announced that it had conducted a sweep of more than 2,000 Australian retail websites that found some businesses' return policies and website terms and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade
On March 11, 2025, the Committee to Enhance Singapore's Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Regime (the "Committee") published a report (the "Report") outlining its recommendations to further enhance and modernize Singapore's…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts
The European Commission hosted an event on April 10 on “Implementation Dialogue on Environmental Assessments and Permitting”. The purpose of these types of meetings is to simplify and reduce regulatory and administrative…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Trump administration continues its efforts to relax digital asset regulation, including most recently by exempting decentralized finance ("DeFi") apps and wallets from tax reporting and through Securities and Exchange…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law, Taxation
China has recently taken several actions showing its commitment to counter trade restrictions imposed by other countries. In March 2025, it released regulations implementing the 2021 Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. In tandem with…
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/ Civil Remedies, International Law & Trade
TXSE (pronounced TEX-see) announced on April 4, 2025 that its Form 1 registration is now public, putting it one step closer to Y'all Street. The announcement touted its proprietary “matching engine" that it believes will make it…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
For those involved in corporate governance, securities law disclosures, or sustainability regulation, you are likely familiar with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (the “ESRS”) and their 1,100+ data points, at the…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued a series of executive orders directing the federal government to analyze state-level climate policies targeting fossil fuel consumption and environmental regulations. This action mentions…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The heads of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) and the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) presented their plans for their joint Government on April 9, 2025…
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/ Elections & Politics, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Kroy IP Holdings, LLC sued Groupon, Inc., alleging infringement of 13 claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,061,660 (“’660 patent’), which relates to incentive programs over computer networks. Those claims were invalidated via successful…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
As the Trump administration and Congress seek to establish clear digital asset regulation, uncertainty remains on whether federal agencies consider stablecoins to be "securities" under federal law…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
