Mar 13, 2024 10:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Pennsylvanias new sentencing guidelines went into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. They mark the eighth iteration since the state first introduced such guidelines in 1982 and are perhaps the most comprehensive revision to...
Changes to NZ’s parole laws to improve rehabilitation could lead to even longer prison times
Mar 07, 2024 09:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
ACTs recently proposed amendment to parole legislation fits with the partys restoring law and order and personal responsibility platform enshrined in last years coalition agreement. But the rule changes could cause more...
SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules
Mar 07, 2024 07:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
After two years of intense public debate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the nations first national climate disclosure rules on March 6, 2024, setting out requirements for publicly listed companies to...
Mar 06, 2024 22:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) came into public consciousness during the #MeToo movement after multiple women spoke out with sexual harassment allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein...
Yellowstone Capital Sued for $1.4 Billion for Predatory Lending Practices
Mar 06, 2024 02:59 am UTC| Business Law
On Tuesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a $1.4 billion lawsuit against the cash advance provider Yellowstone Capital. The lawsuit alleges the company engaged in predatory lending practices by charging...
Feb 29, 2024 11:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
The Federal Trade Commission announced on on Feb. 26, 2024, that its suing to prevent Krogers attempt to acquire Albertsons. The US$25 billion deal, first announced in 2022, would combine Cincinnati-based Kroger, already...
Lejilex and CFAT Sue SEC, Challenge Digital Asset Regulation Authority
Feb 22, 2024 06:22 am UTC| Business Law
Digital asset company, Lejilex, and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) filed a lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 21 in the Northern Texas District Court in Fort...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects