Topic
Transparency
804 published works
Texas Bar Blog
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas panel discusses statewide case management system
Members from the media, courts, and government talked about privacy and transparency during a panel discussion about a statewide case management system at the Freedom of Information of Texas annual…
Food Safety News
Before crisis strikes: Earn consumer trust through transparency
No one is immune from a food safety crisis and its ripple effects on consumers, stakeholders and hard-earned reputations. Maybe you’re fortunate and it’s been smooth sailing so far. But…
Legal Profession Blog
Tennessee Opens Bar Discipline Hearings To Public
Disciplinary hearings against attorneys are now open to the public per a recent amendment to Tennessee Supreme Court rules. On March 13, 2017, the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (“BPR”) filed…
The Legal Watercooler
Silence is not always golden. Transparency is.
As I wrote about the other day, the Board of the Legal Marketing Association has voted to "sunset" three awards and recognition programs: Hall of Fame, Your Honor Awards, and…
The Faculty Lounge
ABA Section of Legal Education Takes A Hasty and Ill-Considered Step Away From Transparency—Urgent Request For You To Make Your Views Known
Jerry Organ of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, a leader in the quantitative understanding of the course and status of the legal academy and a perennially measured…
Other
Hong Kong: Proposed amendments to the Companies Ordinance to enhance the transparency of beneficial ownership of Hong Kong companies
By James Parker (HK), Graeme Mackay (HK)
The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 (the Bill) was recently published by the Hong Kong government and is under consideration by Hong Kong’s Legislative Council. The Bill seeks to amend the…
The Faculty Lounge
The Ethics of Funded Research & the Ethics of Whistleblowing
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published a front-page story titled Paying Professors: Inside Google’s Academic Influence Campaign, alleging that professors - most of them law professors - had accepted substantial…
Other
ESMA issues final standards for publication of derivatives data
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report containing draft technical standards on data to be made publicly available by trade repositories under Article 81 of…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA opinion on MiFID II transitional transparency calculations
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion with interim transparency calculations for non-equity instruments in relation to the implementation of MiFID II/MiFIR. The calculations specify the…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Department of Labor Moves To Rescind “Persuader Rule” with Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Office of Labor-Management Standards published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its intention to rescind the so-called “persuader rule,” moving…