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Financial Reporting Council to be replaced by new regulator with enhanced powers

On 11 March 2019, the Business Secretary, Greg Clark, announced that the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”), a UK regulator responsible for auditors, accountants and actuaries, will be abolished. The FRC will be replaced by a new regulator, the Audit, Reporting … Continue reading

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CLEA, SALT and others urge Council on Legal Education to increase transparency and reject proposed changes to Standard 316 at their Friday 2.22.19 meeting

FROM CLEA website: On February 20, 2019, CLEA submitted two joint advocacy memorandums, with the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) and others, to the Council on the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.  In the first joint memo, CLEA … Continue reading

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U.S.-Iran Relations – the Atlantic Council Meeting on the Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution

A few days ago, I came back from a meeting at the Atlantic Council in Washington on the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. Speakers laid out how Iranians see their own position in the world. The “terribly bloody cataclysm” … Continue reading

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Washington, D.C. Establishes Financial Services Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation Council

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently established the District of Columbia Financial Services Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation Council  (the “Council”). The Council has been tasked with analyzing and reporting on the viability of implementing a financial services regulatory sandbox in … Continue reading

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National Council on Disability Statement on Bioethics and Medical Decision Making for People with Disabilities in Advance of Upcoming Report

The National Council on Disability just released the following statement. Fortunately, it acknowledges that "there are situations where there are legitimate grounds for not providing medical treatment." "NCD strongly opposes the medical community, or anyone, making broad generalizations about the quality of … Continue reading

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