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Residential ground rent cap – the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

On 12 May 2021, the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill (Ground Rent Bill) was introduced to Parliament. The much-anticipated Ground Rent Bill, if and when it receives Royal Assent, will implement the government's objective of capping ground rents in new, long residential leases at a peppercorn.

Remote practice from home in Florida isn’t unauthorized practice, advisory opinion says

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21


Legal and Compliance Should Use Chatbots to Their Advantage

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

Most of you are pretty familiar with using website chatbots in your daily lives – whether to assist in your online banking or to help with a product issue. But what if you went to report sexual harassment at work and you were greeted by a chatbot?

Price Transparency Efforts Yielding Disappointing Results

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

As part of the federal government’s efforts to promote price transparency, facilitate informed decision-making and increase market competition in healthcare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the Price Transparency of Hospital Standard Charges regulation, effective

Independent Contractor Handshake in New York: New Bills Would Establish a Form of “Sectoral” Bargaining for Selected Gig Economy Independent Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

A set of bills being finalized by the New York State legislature would, if enacted, dramatically alter the landscape of laws affecting independent contractor drivers who provide services to customers of ride-sharing technology companies like Uber and Lyft and delivery technology companies such as

NRC Seeking Input to Update NEPA Process for Categorical Exclusions

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

In an important step furthering recent commitments to modernize its environmental review process, the NRC has requested input on its plan to update and expand the field of categorical exclusions in its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

IRS Asks Major Crypto Exchange For Users’ Identities And Data

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

Earlier this month, the United States District Court, Northern District of California approved the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) request to execute a “John Doe” summons on the parent company of popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The order demands the company turn over records of all U.S.

Post-Repossession: Can A Borrower ‘Cure’ A Default And Get Their Car Back?

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the auto finance industry will face a number of issues when it comes to self-help repossession following a borrower’s default.

Alert To Researchers Working With Agricultural Animals – Updated Guidance Available

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

The Fourth edition of the “Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching,” published by the American Dairy Science Association®, American society of Animal Science and Poultry Science Association, is now available on line......

Smart (CA) TVs Are Listening: California Assembly Passes Voice Recognition Device Bill Headed to Senate

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21

The California Assembly recently passed AB-1262 updating an existing law to further limit the use of personal information collected through connected TVs and smart speaker devices....
By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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