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A step towards transparency or the devil is in the detail? Analysing the effectiveness of the SFO’s new Corporate Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

More than a decade ago, the concept of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) became part of UK law. Ever since, there has been considerable uncertainty as to exactly what conditions a company needs to meet in order to be given the chance to enter into a DPA....

CFPB to Revoke Medical Debt Collection Advisory Opinion

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

On April 11, the CFPB filed a joint motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia indicating its intent to revoke an advisory opinion on medical debt collection.

Pensions: DC trustee agenda update – May 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on your next trustee agenda. We have a separate update for DB/hybrid schemes....

President Trump Initiates Section 232 Investigations into Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductors, Critical Minerals and Trucks

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

The Trump administration has intensified its America First Trade Policy initiatives by announcing three new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 by the Department of Commerce.

Trump Administration Makes Move to Expand Critical Mineral Production Through Deep-Sea Mining

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

On April 24, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order aimed at fast-tracking deep-sea mining. ...
By: Perkins Coie

Medical Care Providers and Their Foreign Health Care Professionals: Minimize the Risk of Immigration Enforcement

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

Recent changes in U.S. immigration policy have created unprecedented challenges for health-care providers and their sponsored foreign national employees.

California Dreaming Is Becoming a Reality: Solar Canals May Mean Having More Water As Well As More Solar Energy

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

On March 25, 2025, the University of Southern California’s (USC’s) Public Exchange and independent advisor Solar Aquagrid announced the California Solar Canal Initiative, a seven-university project to assess the technological, social, and legal capacities to install solar panels over the many wat

CFPB Drops Suit Against Credit Card Company Alleging TILA Violations and Deceptive Marketing Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

On April 23, the CFPB voluntarily dismissed with prejudice its lawsuit, filed in September 2024, against a Pennsylvania-based credit card company that had been accused of unlawfully marketing a high-cost, limited-use membership program to subprime consumers....

DOJ Issues Guidance on Bulk Sensitive Data Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

On April 11, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance (Guidance) to assist individuals and entities in coming into compliance with its final rule, referred to as the "Data Security Program" (DSP Rule), which implements Executive Order 14117 on "Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Se

Maryland Enacts Law Exempting Passive Trusts from Mortgage and Installment Loan Licensing Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/25

In January 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (the “OFR”) issued a guidance stating that assignees of residential mortgage loans, including certain passive trusts, were required to hold a Maryland mortgage lender license and, in certain circumstances, an installment loan license.

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