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July 15, 2025

Warranties That Work, Reps That Reassure

When negotiating an acquisition agreement, representations and warranties serve as a critical means for the buyer to obtain assurances about the target company’s operations, liabilities, and financial health. These contractual statements form the basis for...

July 22, 2025

Today's SEC: A New Day for Regulation, Enforcement, and Disclosure: Client Alert Digest

Under Chair Paul Atkins, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is undergoing a philosophical and operational shift, marked by a retreat from aggressive enforcement, a rollback of prior rulemakings, and a renewed emphasis on innovation, market facilitation...

May 29, 2025

How Financial Institutions Are Streamlining Research and Reducing Risk

Smarter Research, Stronger Returns: Why Financial Services Leaders Are Rethinking Their Approach to Risk and Due Diligence Whether you’re vetting a potential acquisition, assessing third-party risk, or navigating regulatory obligations, outdated tools and...

June 03, 2025

IHT on second spouse's death and residence relief on properties

A client wife has passed. Her husband predeceased her by 11 months. The couple had been living separately at the time of their death and both owned the property they lived in at the time of their death. Each property was worth circa £350,000. The client wife...

June 08, 2025

Job titles for Skilled Worker Visa

Is the list of job titles on the Home Office guidance " Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes" exhaustive? For example SOC Code 5426 on CASCOT has "shift manager" listed. The home office guidance has SOC code 5426...

May 29, 2025

LexisNexis® InfoPro Weekly Update, May 29, 2025

KRC Insights: Did You Know? Find the Browser Troubleshooting Guide in Help on Lexis+ What’s New: Product Updates, Thought Leadership, & Practice Area Resources LexisNexis Protégé for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Teams Unveiled...

July 15, 2025

Building a Better Copyright License

Review this enhanced copyright license agreement drafted in favor of a licensor. The agreement grants a non-exclusive license to use the licensor's copyrighted works of authorship for the duration of the term and includes robust fallback provisions with optional...

July 15, 2025

Market Trends 2024/2025: Lock-Up Agreements

Lock-up agreements provide underwriters and placement agents with some assurance that the holder of such securities will not sell for a definitive period immediately following the proposed offering which could disrupt the trading market for the issuer's newly...

July 15, 2025

Strategic Vendor Audits: Key Questions and Documentation for Effective DPA/DSA Clauses

This Data Processing Supplier Audit (GDPR) practice note is designed for tactical review of vendors providing critical data-processing services and to guide what audit capabilities to contractually request. The practice note includes detailed descriptions of what...

July 15, 2025

MoCRA Regulatory Compliance

This updated checklist outlines key regulatory compliance considerations for personal care products marketed in the United States. Read now » Related Content FDA Cosmetics Labeling Regulations Understand cosmetic product labeling, including misbranding...

July 23, 2025

Lexis Info – Episode 3 : L’IA au service des juristes : fini les tâches répétitives ! | Saison 2

Dans cet épisode, découvrez comment Lexis+ AI et en particulier Protégé , (l’assistant d’IA personnalisé nouvelle génération de LexisNexis peuvent vous aider à gagner du temps précieux sur...

July 15, 2025

Outsourcing? Make Sure the Price is Right!

Learn about various pricing models that may be available for a business’ outsourcing agreements. This practice note discusses different pricing arrangements that can be used with third party providers, including fixed, cost-plus, time and materials, and consumption...

July 15, 2025

The PODyssey: Navigating the Legal Waters of Physician-Owned Distributors

Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare for a discussion of physician-owned distributors (PODs), including the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the federal Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law) risks and concerns associated with...

July 15, 2025

Unsecured Creditors Gotta Fight For Their Rights in Bankruptcy!

Are you representing an unsecured creditor in a bankruptcy case? Our comprehensive Bankruptcy Unsecured Creditor Resource Kit is your go-to guide! This invaluable collection of Practical Guidance materials covers everything you need to know, from filing proofs...

July 22, 2025

Benefit Check: Mastering ERISA Claims Procedures from Filing to Final Review

The Section 503-1 ERISA regulation sets forth minimum requirements for employee benefit plan procedures pertaining to claims for benefits by participants and beneficiaries (also referred to as claimants). The claim procedure regulation applies to every type of...

July 22, 2025

State Law Comparison Tool: Commercial Real Estate Leasing

Are there any state-specific requirements for the form, recordation, or execution of a commercial lease or memorandum of lease? Is a mechanic's lien enforceable against a landlord if the work was performed for a tenant? What remedies are available to a commercial...

July 15, 2025

Want to Know How States Handle Prevailing Wage Laws? Start With Practical Guidance!

The Prevailing Wage Law for Public Construction Projects State Law Survey provides a comprehensive overview of prevailing wage laws governing public construction projects across the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, highlighting key statutory frameworks...

July 15, 2025

Privacy on Trial: Texas Ruling Undoes Biden-Era Reproductive Care Protections

A Texas federal judge, in Purl v. United States HHS , has vacated a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule that was finalized during the Biden administration with an aim to protecting the privacy of patients seeking abortions and gender-affirming care...

June 09, 2025

Consumer and Privacy Watchdog Groups Continue to Ding State Consumer Data Privacy Laws

A year ago, after the passage of a couple of strong data privacy laws in Maryland and Vermont, we wondered if states were starting to get tougher on consumer privacy . Even though this issue remains of high interest to state legislators— with 39 comprehensive...

July 15, 2025

Dodd Frank Act Bank Capital Requirements

Federal banking agencies issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standards applicable to U.S. global systemically important bank holding companies (GSIBs) and their depository institution subsidiaries. The proposed...

July 22, 2025

Compare New Neural Data Privacy Laws in Four States

In the past 14 months, Colorado, California, Montana, and Connecticut have each enacted statutes that treat neural data as a distinct—and sensitive—class of personal information. Learn the core provisions of each statute, the thematic overlaps and critical...

July 22, 2025

Clinical Research State Law Survey

Quickly identify relevant state clinical trial laws about clinical trial coverage, populations, access, and informed consent and confidentiality. Read now » Related Content Institutional Review Board Written Procedures Checklist Prepare and maintain...

July 22, 2025

From Boilerplate to Blueprint: The Secret Life of Standard Insurance Policy Forms

Learn to peel back the layers of the industry’s most copied homework, including the origins, architects, and enduring quirks of these quietly powerful documents. Because standard policy forms are not just about saving time on drafting. Read now »...

July 22, 2025

Double Take: Unpacking the Branch Profits Tax Trap

The Branch Profits Tax (BPT) under I.R.C. Section 884, is a U.S. federal income tax levied on foreign corporations that conduct business through branches located within the United States. Its purpose is to ensure that these foreign corporations face a tax burden...

July 22, 2025

Structuring Success: Joint Marketing Agreements in Action

Learn about the essential considerations that should be addressed when drafting and negotiating a joint marketing agreement where the parties will collaborate to promote the sale of a product and/or services. Topics covered include the term, exclusivity, management...

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