Updated: The first Roman Catholic church official criminally convicted over his handling of child sex-abuse allegations against other priests sought and got bail that will allow him to be released from prison, following an appellate court's reversal last week of his conviction.
German management companies (KVGs, formerly known as KAGs) that manage alternative investment funds (AIFs) within the meaning of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) are considered to be alternative investment fund managers...
The Mexican energy reform drafted by President Enrique Peña Nieto was approved by the Congress in Dec 12 and most of the 31 states. As a result, the once PEMEX-controlled sector opened up to private and foreign partners after 75 years. Starting next...
Four men have been charged with murder in the death of a New Jersey attorney who was gunned down earlier this month as he and his wife, who is also a lawyer, returned to a late model Range Rover in the parking lot of a high-end shopping mall.
I filed bankruptcy before and now I need to file again. Is there a problem with that? As with many questions, the short answer to that is "it depends". The following are the two issues to consider.... By: Malcolm Ruthven
A Belgian appellate court declared December 3, 2013 that Herbalife is in fact operating in compliance with Belgian law, reports Yahoo! news. This ruling is in response to previous claims by the consumer organization, Test-Aankoop, that the...
Have you ever loaned out money to a friend or loved one and they just never quite got around to paying you back? It's certainly an awkward situation, but there are ways to "mean business" and possibly get your money back. Here are a few ways to collect money......
2013 was the year that the term "Information Governance" or "IG" began to be widely used outside of technical circles. Despite that fact, the concept of IG is not well understood. Gartner, a premier information advisory company, defines IG as the...
In this Issue: - Alabama's New Sales Tax Exemption Procedure for Contractors and Subcontractors Beginning On January 1, 2014 - OSHA Combustible Dust Standard on the Horizon – What Every Industry Should Know - It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity...
The SEC settled public administrative proceedings against Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (the “Sponsor”) relating to the structuring and marketing of three collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) and separately against Scott H. Shannon...
