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Love in a cold climate – international expansion and the impact of foreign government

International schools which only enrol foreign nationals have experienced a drop in student numbers.

Schools - supporting children through family separation

School leaders may find a lot of pastoral time is spent supporting children going through family breakdown, and that safeguarding concerns are highly correlated with family disputes.

Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin to combine to form an integrated global legal powerhouse

The firm will operate globally as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, with the abbreviation in the U.S. as HSF Kramer.

Ireland’s immigration and visa approach moves towards digitalisation

The new system aims to eliminate backlogs across all immigration types.

Updates to the British Virgin Islands Anti-Money Laundering regime and changes for MLROs

On 28 October 2024, the FSC and FIA also jointly issued Guidance on Mitigating Risks with Introduced Business Relationships (the "Introduced Business Guidance").

Hong Kong – an Islamic finance gateway to the PRC?

These banks have the opportunity to open an Islamic banking window

Precedential ruling for mass claims introduced at Germany’s highest court

The Bundestag has made changes to the draft law in connection with this suspension

Proposed amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act

The Bill will amend the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004

Resolutions and meetings of Guernsey Companies

Termination of the proxy’s authority to act does not affect his counting in the quorum

Ireland proposes legal framework for district heating

The Bill aims to create a robust framework for district heating networks in Ireland by providing legislative support for their development and expansion.

CRS comprehensive reviews in the Cayman Islands – How to get ahead

DITC announced that they will shortly commence a programme of comprehensive reviews which will involve testing compliance by Cayman Islands FIs

Irish Government Implements Critical Entities Directive Into Irish Law

The Regulations represent a significant step in the Irish cybersecurity regulatory landscape, towards enhancing the resilience of critical entities.

TISEA publishes new Specialist Companies Listing Rules

The new Specialist Companies Listing Rules are streamlined and more flexible than the existing Equity Market Listing Rules, with simplified initial application, disclosure and continuing obligation requirements.

Insurance M&A: Bermuda’s change of control requirements

The BMA maintains supervision over the controllers of all registered insurers in Bermuda, including shareholder controllers.

Carey Olsen takes lead role in new TISE 'Specialist Companies' equity rulebook

The Specialist Companies Equity Rules are intended to attract privately held structures whose securities are not intended to be frequently transferred or traded and which are primarily held by institutional and professional investors.

Supporting families and campaigning for change

The overarching principle was the importance of tailoring our approach to each specific client and their individual needs.

UK TMT sector continues to take positive steps to close gender pay gap

Firms are also reviewing and changing their parental leave policies and embracing flexible working and family balanced policies.

ESMA guidelines prompt Irish funds rebranding question

On 21 August, ESMA published finalised guidelines regulating the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related and sustainability-related terms in fund names.

Know Your Ongoing Bermuda AML/ATF Compliance Requirements

Compliance with Bermuda’s AML/ATF legal and regulatory framework requires registrants to adopt policies and procedures designed to prevent and detect money laundering

Navigating regulatory compliance for your California entity

Failure to properly manage an entity can threaten its legal existence

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