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Courts Continue to Find the Federal Trade Secrets Act Reaches Extraterritorial Conduct

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

Summary - Courts across the country have found that the DTSA can reach a foreign defendant’s conduct when — in the words of 18 U.S.C. § 1837(2) — “an act in furtherance” of the misappropriation was committed in the United States.

Washington’s Draft 2026 Construction Stormwater General Permit Out for Public Comment

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

Key Takeaways - What is Happening?

BlackRock Lifepath lawsuits were a dud

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

I knew early from my law school days that I had zero interest in litigation. It was probably from Moot Court when that second year law student admonished my tie.

Employment in the news | April 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

Discrimination-related issues were the hot topic in April. The Supreme Court decision on what the word “sex” means was significant and received much attention.

Replacing UK PRIIPs: FCA Consults on Further Proposals for Consumer Composite Investments

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published a consultation paper (CP25/9) setting out further proposals on product information for consumer composite investments (CCIs), i.e., investments where the returns are dependent on the performance of or changes in the value of indirect

Increasing European defence budgets: what are the implications for government contractors and investors?

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

At a time of marked geopolitical uncertainty, governments around Europe are committing to meaningful increases in defence spending, whilst also looking to private capital and investment to supplement public funds.

Everything’s Coming Up Roses: Domestic Crypto Regulation in Spring 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

Last March, I wrote: “Howey Livin’?

DoD Must Embrace Crowdsourced Data to Maintain Battlefield Edge

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

The Department of Defense stands at a critical crossroads in how it processes, authorizes, and utilizes data in operational environments.

DOJ Targets Neurofeedback Billing in $15 Million Behavioral Health Fraud Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

On March 6, 2025, federal prosecutors charged a Minnesota couple — Gabriel Adam Alexander Luthor and Elizabeth Christine Brown — with orchestrating a $15 million healthcare fraud scheme involving overbilling and submission of false claims for neurofeedback and other behavioral health services per

UK Building Safety Levy coming into force in Autumn 2026

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25

Key takeaways The Building Safety Levy will come into effect in Autumn 2026. The Building Safety Act 2022 gave the government the power to impose a building safety levy on new residential buildings requiring certain building control approvals.

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