A will with a nil rate band discretionary trust allows the executors to appoint the legacy within two years of the testator's death Is preparing a deed of appointment a reserved legal activity or not Many Thanks
Democracy Now! - May 14, 2024 "Amid an intensifying crackdown on asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, we speak to the author of the new book Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition about U.S. immigration policy under the Biden administration...
UCI, May 7, 2024 "In their newly released edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait (University of California Press), UCI Distinguished Professor of sociology Rubén G. Rumbaut and Alejandro Portes of both Princeton University and the University of...
Cyrus D. Mehta and Jessica Paszko, May 7, 2024 Can a Renaissance Person Ever Qualify for a US Visa Classification? "Surely, USCIS would be hard-pressed to find that any one of the men who contributed to the founding of our great nation did not possess...
Section 162(m) limits the deductibility of taxable compensation paid in any tax year to covered employees of publicly held corporations and certain affiliates to the extent such compensation exceeds $1 million (per covered employee). The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 05/08/2024 "This final rule makes several clarifications and updates the definitions currently used to determine whether a consumer is eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP...
David J. Bier, Congressional testimony, Apr. 16, 2024 "For nearly half a century, the Cato Institute has produced original research showing that a freer, more orderly, and more lawful immigration system makes the United States a wealthier, freer, and safer...
HRW, May 1, 2024 "The administrations of US President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are forcing thousands of people seeking asylum in the US to wait for months in Mexico, exposing them to danger, Human Rights Watch...
DOL, Apr. 26, 2024 "The Department of Labor today announced a final rule to strengthen protections for farmworkers . The rule targets vulnerability and abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for all farmworkers...
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Bouarfa v. Mayorkas Issue: Whether a visa petitioner may obtain judicial review when an approved petition is revoked on the basis of nondiscretionary criteria. Case below: 75 F.4th 1157 (11th Cir. 2023) Cert. pet. here . 2023 U.S. S. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 3686...
AIC, May 9, 2024 "Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, a membership-based immigration legal services and advocacy organization, and two Iowa residents challenge Iowa’s new criminal reentry and removal law, Senate File 2340. S.F. 2340 attempts to replace...
For a company to list on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, it must meet certain minimum financial and liquidity requirements. Companies must meet one of four financial standards and a set of liquidity requirements that vary according to the circumstances or type of company...
With Republican commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew Ferguson joining the FTC in March, the Commission has GOP input for the first time in nearly a year. On April 22, the now-full-strength FTC voted unanimously to challenge a merger between “accessible...
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans, or SERPs, are structured to avoid most rules that apply to qualified plans that limit the ultimate benefit that can be derived from the plan. SERPs are simply contractual promises to participants to pay an amount to them...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis It may seem like a distant memory by now, but it was November 2022 when most legal professionals were first introduced to the world of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) technology with...
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NIPNLG, ILRC, ABA CILA, April 2024 "This resource is intended to help SIJS advocates better understand the system used by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) to allocate visas. ... Publication of the End SIJS Backlog Coalition, 2024. This FAQ is released...
Starting in 2024, US companies operating within the European Union face new legal directives – the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD/CS3D) --that increase their need to engage...
Megan Loe, Verify, Mar. 6, 2024 "THE QUESTION: Can a president completely shut down the border with an executive order? ... THE ANSWER: No, a president cannot completely shut down the border with an executive order. A full border closure would violate federal...
State arbitration laws can significantly differ from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Careful analysis and drafting are key when deciding whether state law or the FAA should be designated in a construction contract. Compare the rules and procedures for arbitrations...
Representations and warranties insurance (also referred to as reps and warranties insurance, RWI, or R&W insurance) is designed specifically to cover losses resulting from unknown breaches for all of a seller's representations and warranties in a private...
From the NY AILA Chapter: "With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Allen E. Kaye, a distinguished figure in the field of immigration law. Allen was a nationally recognized immigration lawyer who dedicated over five decades to the practice of law. Mr...
Millions of companies around the world have been impacted by regulations that mandate them to carry out ESG and human rights due diligence (HRDD) in the last few years–or they soon will be. These regulations bring new legal, financial, strategic, and reputational...
Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box, Apr. 1, 2024 "On March 25, 2024 Chief Justice J. Randal Hall of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Statesboro Division granted Walmart’s motion for summary judgment in Walmart Inc...