Introduction - Continuing the regulatory whiplash over greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from power plants, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed repealing the Biden administration’s GHG power…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
Summary - The Law Commission has issued an interim statement on the reform of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act). Its initial consultation addressed the “contracting-out” model, types of tenancy and duration of tenancy…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
The crypto-asset industry has undergone unparalleled expansion and growth in recent years, leaving regulators globally grappling with how to keep up and enforce the existing regulatory frameworks. In Australia, the crypto-asset…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The European Data Protection Board recently published its draft Guidelines 02/2025, which remain open to consultation until 09 June 2025. Stakeholders in the blockchain industry are encouraged to submit any observations before…
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/ International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On 22 June 2025, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) (HB 149) was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. TRAIGA takes effect on 1 January 2026…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Signed into law in January 2021, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Communities Act (the Communities Act) requires all 177 cities and towns with access to MBTA public transportation (e.g., commuter rail,…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
AUSTRALIAN UPDATE - ESG-Related Policy in Australia Under the Newly Re-Elected Labor Government - On 3 May 2025, the incumbent Labor government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, won re-election to a second consecutive…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
ESMA Publishes Final Report on the Preparation of Securities Prospectuses -On 12 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report with regulatory technical standards (RTS) for the…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Earlier this month, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release to solicit public comment on potential changes to the definition of a foreign private issuer (FPI), marking the SEC’s first review of…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
Following a two-part consultation, which began in February 2024 (i.e., CP 24/2 and CP 24/2: Part 2) and was accompanied by a Policy Statement (PS25/5) setting out the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation response,…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Summary - The English High Court has ruled in the case of London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd and others,1 that a landlord responsible for insuring leased premises cannot charge tenants for landlord…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Real Estate - Commercial
The Handbook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations in the United States summarizes the duties of directors of nonprofit corporations, provides general background information regarding selected available federal tax exemptions…
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/ Business Organizations, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
On Monday, 16 June 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its version (the Senate Proposal) of the Section 899 retaliatory tax provisions that also are included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Act) that was passed…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On 10 June 2025, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) announced that it was commencing a two-year trial of a fast-tracked initial public offering (IPO) process (Fast-Track Process)…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Key Takeaways - Shareholder disputes arise from circumstances both anticipated and unanticipated at the time of formation of a business relationship…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Health
