The Court of Appeal has clarified the ambit of litigation privilege in a judgment (WH Holding and anr v E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2652) concerning the treatment of internal communications regarding a commercial settlement of the dispute.

The Court of Appeal has clarified the ambit of litigation privilege in a judgment (WH Holding and anr v E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2652) concerning the treatment of internal communications regarding a commercial settlement of the dispute.

The Court of Appeal has clarified the ambit of litigation privilege in a judgment (WH Holding and anr v E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2652) concerning the treatment of internal communications regarding a commercial settlement of the dispute.

Add the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) to the veritable orchestra of governmental entities and regulatory authorities that have issued requirements on “whistleblowing.”

Last month, the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “DFS”) became the first US regulator to impose specific, substantive requirements on the use of “unconventional sources or types of external data” in financial services.

On 30 January 2019, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore imposed a total fine of S$1,522,354 on the owners and operators of various hotels for engaging in illegal exchange of commercially sensitive information over WhatsApp. This update explores the key lessons that businesses in the hospitality sector should be aware of.

Bylined article by US Insurance Regulatory partner Lawrence Hamilton (Chicago) and associate Sanjiv Tata (New York).

China may soon announce a product exclusion process for the retaliatory tariffs that it imposed on certain US-origin goods in response to the recent US Section 301 tariffs.

Mergers and acquisition transactions for securitization sponsors and servicers present unique issues that require in depth knowledge of the underlying securitization structures and risks, as well as related financing, regulatory and technology issues.

On February 6, 2019, the staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued two identical Regulation S-K compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs), C&DI 116.11 and C&DI 133.13.

The Post Clearance Audit (PCA) function in the Philippines is finally back with the Bureau of Customs (BOC). This is where it should have always been, as this function is the primary backstop that allows customs to facilitate the movement of goods across its borders. The function was moved from the BOC to the Department of Finance in 2014.

Cyberattacks are becoming more global and sophisticated, and 2019 is poised to continue this trend toward increasing complexity.

The Trump administration has made immigration enforcement an important priority of the federal government. This includes an emphasis on worksite enforcement, which is borne out by recent statistics released by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”).