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8/18/2025 6:06:12 PM

California Supreme Court Holds That Loss of Jury Trial Cannot Be Sole Reason to Deny Enforcement of Exclusive-Forum Provision

By Jonathan Richman

The California Supreme Court recently ruled that California courts should not refuse to enforce forum-selection provisions solely because...

9/3/2025 9:44:00 AM

Trust Litigation Meets Tax Disputes

By Matthew Sharp

Tax-related trust litigation is rife — and for good reason. Trusts were often born of tax planning, and, for trustees, navigating their...

8/19/2025 10:49:47 AM

Franchise Relationship Law Goes Beyond Franchising

By Sam Wolf

Sometimes laws can have effects beyond the problem they were enacted to solve. The franchise laws are an example. Distribution of...

8/18/2025 6:55:52 AM

R&D Tax Relief: When Bad Advice Leads to Professional Negligence Claims

By Matthew Sharp

For many UK businesses, R&D tax relief has offered a welcome cash injection, designed to reward innovation, fund development, and...

8/12/2025 8:26:09 PM

Ninth Circuit Upholds SEC’s “No Admit, No Deny” Rule for Settlements

By Jonathan Richman

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently denied a petition challenging the SEC’s refusal to amend its rule that a...

7/30/2025 7:00:34 AM

Bitcoin Lending Facility Agreements: The “HODLER’s” Path to Fiat Liquidity

By Louisa Watt Tristan Dollie Iden Asl +4 more...

Institutional Momentum: Bitcoin Lending Moves Centre Stage The market for Bitcoin and other digital assets linked lending is undergoing a...

7/23/2025 1:55:42 PM

The End of the Umbrella? HMRC’s Move to Reshape Labour Supply Chains

By Matthew Sharp Wesley Grimm

Latest Development On 21 July 2025, HMRC published a policy paper outlining further steps to address non-compliance in the umbrella...

7/14/2025 8:00:00 PM

US Appeals Court Blocks FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Subscriptions Rule: What Your Business Must Know

By Matthew Richardson

This article has been updated to reflect a significant recent development in Custom Communications, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, No....

6/27/2025 8:59:28 PM

OFAC Imposes Maximum Civil Penalty on VC Firm for Sanctions and Reporting Violations

By Daniel Sachs Nancy Turner Stephen Best

On June 12, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury imposed a $215 million...

6/26/2025 6:12:36 PM

Demystifying Tax Professional Negligence Claims in the UK

By Matthew Sharp

When can you sue a Tax Adviser or Accountant for bad or deficient tax advice? When Tax Advice Goes Wrong In the UK, individuals and...

6/12/2025 1:22:12 AM

DOJ’s New FCPA Guidelines Focus On Corrupt Intent and Transnational Crime

By Daniel Sachs Steven Tyrrell Stephen Best +1 more...

On June 10, 2025, United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued revised and hotly anticipated...

6/9/2025 2:42:25 PM

HMRC Publishes Reporting Guidance For Cryptoasset Services Users and Providers

By Jessica Lee Matthew Sharp Menelaos Karampetsos

On 14 May 2025, HMRC published guidance on reporting obligations for providers and users of cryptoasset services, in light of the...

5/30/2025 8:28:25 AM

In the Financial Times, Partner Matthew Sharp discusses UK Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) compliance

By Matthew Sharp

The RTFO is a complex UK environmental credit scheme that plays a key role in driving decarbonisation in the transport sector. The FT...