SEC Adopts Amendments to Auditor Independence Requirements | Thought Leadership

On October 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced the adoption of final amendments to the auditor independence requirements set forth in Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the Amendments). The final rule adopting the Amendments (the Final Rule) can be found here[1], and the SEC’s adopting press release can be found here[2]. The Final Rule and the adopting press...

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COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons: Seeking Release to Reduce Spread Generally speaking, there are four types of jail/prison release under consideration to reduce the susceptibility of incarcerated persons to widespread outbreaks of COVID-19: expanded pretrial release[1]; release of low-level offenders[2]; early release of those close to concluding a sentence (coming soon); and compassionate release of those most vulnerable to COVID-19[3]....

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Unifying and Harmonising Substantive Law and the Role of Conflict of Laws

Traditionally, conflict of law rules designate only national substantive law as the applicable law. Many unifying and harmonizing substantive law instruments of both States and non-State organizations, however, are designed specifically for application to cross-border relationships. Achieving this objective is, generally, hindered by conflict of law rules. The requirements which non-national law needs to fulfil in order to be accepted...

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