The Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 was signed into law on 9 March 2023 (the “Act”). The Act amends several pieces of legislation relating to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (“Central Bank”)...more
In what is believed to be one of the first ever such orders made in the BVI, the BVI Court has granted an urgent anti-suit injunction on American Cyanamid principles to prohibit a Maltese entity ("Malta Co") from pursuing...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced on February 21, 2023, that TIC Form S — which Treasury has administered to collect data from financial institutions relating to aggregate purchases and sales of...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Division of Human Rights (“the Division”) recently announced that it will no longer grant a discontinuance for reason of private settlement for complaints filed on or after October 12,...more
2023 AG Elections- Candidates Ready to Vie for Louisiana Attorney General’s Office Should Incumbent Not Seek Reelection •Louisiana Third District Attorney John Belton announced his plans to run for Louisiana AG if...more
The New York State Court of Appeals recently provided much needed guidance to mortgagees on the issue of acceleration and determining the commencement date for the statute of limitation after acceleration in the decision...more
Chief Administrative Judge Larry Marks recently issued Administrative Order 270/20 (“AO 270/20”), which, effective February 1, 2021, incorporated certain aspects of the Rules of the Commercial Division into the Uniform Rules...more
The New York Court of Appeals reversed four Appellate Division decisions and decided in favor of the mortgagees in a consolidated decision issued on February 18, 2021, ruling, inter alia, that...more
2020 AG Elections- Indiana GOP Chooses AG Candidate for 2020; Virginia Looks Ahead to 2021- •Todd Rokita, former Indiana Secretary of State and U.S. Congressman, has won the Republican nomination for Indiana AG over...more
The State of New York's Appellate Division for the Second Department has now addressed the issue of whether a lender's voluntary discontinuance of a judicial foreclosure action, whether by court order or stipulation of the...more
Local agencies that provide water service may impose fees to recover the costs of providing water services. Unlike taxes, which require voter approval prior to adoption, water fees are approved by a local agency’s legislative...more
There will be new restrictions on residential water service discontinuation when customers are delinquent in paying their water bills under Senate Bill 998, signed last week by California Gov. Jerry Brown. The legislation...more
Commercial court litigation is often seen as a tactical weapon that provides a means to a greater end, in an international context the end perhaps being the securing of an English judgment that might then assist parallel...more