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Retail Payment Activities Act: Draft regulations published for comment

The Department of Finance has published draft regulations under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPPA) proposing significant and, in some cases,...

U.S. capital markets regulators crack down on recordkeeping and unapproved communication methods

The rise of alternative messaging applications poses challenges for many firms’ recordkeeping obligations. Lawrence Ritchie, Sarah...

Increased scrutiny, novel measures, and higher penalties: Trends in environmental investigations, enforcement, and prosecutions

Environmental enforcement actions can result in orders or minor administrative penalties or fines. However, there is a growing trend, both federally...

Has the American judiciary closed the door on SEC administrative courts?

A decision from the Fifth Circuit Court in the United States found that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s in-house courts deprive...

Clawing it back: SEC adopts listing standards to prevent executives from benefiting from misstatements in financial statements

New rules adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission introduce clawback requirements in cases where corporate executives benefit...

When games become gambles – criminal law implications of ‘pay to earn’ NFT games

The possible criminal implications of ‘pay to earn’ NFT games are explored by Osler lawyers in an Update.