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Chambers Global Practice Guides: International Arbitration 2024 - Hong Kong
Dominic Geiser, Truman Mak, Charlotte Wong, and Eunice Chiu have co-authored the "Hong Kong Sar, China" chapter of the global law and practice guide.
September 12, 2024
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EPA’s Recent Power Plant Rules: What You Should Know
Latham’s environmental regulatory lawyers discuss the implications of the EPA’s finalized rules for the power sector. MCLE credit offered.
September 10, 2024
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How to Start a Private Fund
Latham’s Investment Funds team provide a practical “how-to” guide to start a private fund. MCLE credit offered.
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UK Online Safety Act 2023
A primer on the new law for relevant service providers, within and beyond the UK.
Energy & Infrastructure — Battery Energy Storage Trends
The Book of Jargon Series – Word of the Day®
The Book of Jargon® is a series of practice area and industry-specific glossaries published by Latham & Watkins.
Leaching
a movement of water that removes nutrients from soil. Rainfall or surface water runoff dissolves soluble matter in Landfills, and can contaminate the surrounding environment.
Word of the Day®
Bullet Maturity
when the entire principal of a Bond or Term Loan is due and payable on the Maturity Date (i.e., there is no Amortization prior to maturity).
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Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
an entity created for a specific purpose, as opposed to a general operating entity. Can be (but isn’t always) a Bankruptcy Remote Vehicle, used for acquiring specific assets.
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Unitranche
a type of debt that combines Senior Debt and Subordinated Debt into one instrument in order to simplify the debt structure and accelerate the acquisition process. The Borrower would typically pay a blended Interest Rate falling between the rates which would have been applicable for Senior Debt and Subordinated Debt.
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Obligor
The collective name for Borrowers and Guarantors.
Word of the Day®
In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.
September 06, 2024
CFPB Proposes to Designate Earned Wage Access Products as Loans
Paycheck advance products that are deemed consumer loans under the CFPB’s new proposal would be subject to increased disclosure and regulatory protections.
September 04, 2024
Hong Kong Court Compels Disclosure in Novel Crypto Case Involving DAO
The case involves substantive litigation that could yield important legal principles for the treatment of decentralised projects.
August 20, 2024
UK Government Launches Consultation on Deregulating Commercial Agents
The UK’s consultation on deregulating commercial agents could have knock-on impacts on payment services and create regulatory divergence from the EU.
August 14, 2024
Arbitration or Winding-Up? Privy Council Decision in Sian Participation Corp v. Halimeda Overrules Traditional English Approach
The decision confirms that an arbitration agreement will be upheld in the face of insolvency proceedings only if it can be shown that the petition debt is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds.
August 05, 2024
Agencies Issue Joint Proposal to Amend Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Programs for Banks
The proposal seeks to enhance Bank Secrecy Act compliance by aligning the agencies’ AML/CFT program requirements for banks with FinCEN’s requirements.
July 29, 2024
Hong Kong Concludes Consultation on Proposed Approach to Stablecoin Legislation
The government will enact the new legislation to bring issuers of fiat-referencing stablecoins into the regulatory perimeter.