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FCA PS26/21 ‘Streamlining the UK EMIR Intragroup Regime’
On 3 November 2026, the FCA published Policy Statement 26/21 ‘‘Streamlining the UK EMIR Intragroup Regime’ (PS26/21).BackgroundOn 5 November 2026, HM Treasury published a draft statutory instrument for technical comment, which set out proposals to...
PSD3 and PSR – Council of EU adopts texts at first reading
On 29 October 2026, the Council of the EU published statements on both the proposed Directive on payment services and electronic money services in the internal market (PSD3) and the proposed Regulation on payment services in the internal market (PSR) confirming that...
Landlord with Knowledge of Tenant’s Alleged Infringement Faces Contributory Trademark Liability
Toulabi v. Siddiqui, et al., No. 25 CV 9228, (N.D. Ill. Aug. 24, 2026) (Daniel, J.).Judge Daniel granted-in-part and denied-in-part defendants Siddiqui’s and TLC Consultants’ (“TLC”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss in this Lanham...
Contracts Blogs and Podcasts Update
From time to time, I like to catch up with the other contracts blogs and podcasts. There aren’t that many, and recently, worlds have collided, as Dave Hoffman, of Contracts Empire fame appeared on Kim Krawiec‘s Taboo Trades Podcast. That makes life a bit...
Okinawa, Tokyo to restart US military policy talks dormant since 2013
The recent indictment of a U.S. Marine in the killing of an Okinawan woman has helped revive high-level talks between Japan’s central government and Okinawa prefecture that have been dormant for more than a decade.
Taxing Teaching in India: Tax Considerations for Foreign Universities Operating in India
Summary: As foreign universities expand their presence in India through executive education, professional certifications and corporate learning programmes, the tax treatment of such receipts has become a critical issue. In this blog, we examine the Mumbai ITAT’s...
North Korea fires unidentified projectile off eastern coast, South’s military says
North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its eastern coast, according to South Korea’s military, the regime’s latest activity in a series of launches in recent weeks.
Honolulu City Council presses Air Force to return Oahu acreage to Hawaii
The council will consider a resolution urging the federal government to return portions of Bellows Air Force Station on Oahu that are no longer used for military training.
The Morning After: Democrats Won the House and the Senate. It Is Time for a Food Safety Project 2027.
Democrats will control both the House and the Senate when the 120th Congress convenes in January. NBC News projected both chambers before the night was over. By this morning the people who write agendas for a living were already writing them. Here is mine,...