The Hong Kong government gazetted the Discrimination Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018 (the "Bill") today (30 November 2018).

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare has appointed 18 January 2019 as the commencement date of the Employment (Amendment) (No.3) Ordinance 2018, which increases the statutory paternity leave in Hong Kong from three days to five days.

This practice note provides answers to questions frequently asked by securities lawyers and their clients regarding the federal securities laws applicable to communications and publicity matters involving companies conducting initial public offerings (IPOs) and other securities offerings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act).

In this twenty-first edition, we flag and provide comment on anticipated employment law developments during the third quarter of 2018 and highlight some of the major legislative, consultative, policy and case law changes to look out for in 2018.

Commentary to a judgment of the District Court of Kiel from April 2018

In this special guest Episode Nick speaks with David Reade QC about Confidentiality and Privacy during Tribunal proceedings.

Richard looks at the implications for pension schemes of the recent High Court decision in the Lloyds Bank case on GMP equalisation.

On November 15, 2018, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued revised geographic targeting orders (“GTOs”) that require US title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind legal entities (US and non-US) used in certain “all-cash” purchases of residential real estate and to report these persons and purchases to FinCEN.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced that it would not review the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Lusnak v. Bank of America, N.A., 883 F.3d 1185 (9th Cir. 2018), and would thus leave intact a ruling that compels national banks to comply with state laws requiring the payment of interest on escrow accounts.