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Transparency
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Rejects Government Tactics to Delay Release of G-Mo Force-Feeding Videos
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolJudge Gladys Kessler (D.D.C.) denied the government's motion to reconsider her earlier ruling ordering the government to release videos of force-feedings at Guantanamo Bay.The…
Down the Wire
The Transparency Directive: ESMA Updates
By Andrew Glaze
The Transparency Directive (TD), which creates a common basis for disclosure and dissemination of regulated information to the EU markets, was amended in 2013 and comes into force on 26 November…
Banking, Finance and Securities
MiFID II, MiFIR, MAR and CSDR – final draft technical standards published
Introduction The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final draft technical standards on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation…
Ontario Condo Law Blog
Introducing the Condominium Management Services Act, 2015 — Part 6: Transparency and Accountability
Though most condo management firms carry on honourable businesses that well-serve their clients (often under the direct leadership of their top brass who are personally involved in the operations and…
Media Law Prof Blog
Transparency and Privacy in Canadian Government Practices
Teresa Scassa, University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, and Amy M. Conroy, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, are publishing Promoting Transparency While Protecting Privacy in Open Government in Canada,…
Texas Bar Blog
FOIFT annual conference pushes transparency, offers honors
By Amy Starnes
A crowd of about 175 gathered Thursday at the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas’ annual state conference and awards luncheon to honor legislators, advocates and award-winning journalists who push…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Governance Concern at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times reports that the Chairman of the Board governing Carnegie Hall, Ronald Perelman, is calling out the nonprofit’s executive and artistic director, Clive Gillinson, for operating without…
Inside EU Life Sciences
General Court Makes Interim Order to Protect Confidentiality in Pari Pharma Transparency Case
By Grant Castle, Brian Kelly, Raj Gathani
Raj Gathani, a Trainee Solicitor in Covington's London office, contributed to this post. On 1 September 2015 the General Court issued an interim order in favour of Pari Pharma GmbH (“Pari”)…
Technology and AI
MiFID II Academy webinar on transparency
We are pleased to advise that the recording of our latest MiFID II Academy webinar covering transparency is now available. To access the webinar recording please click on the link…
The Daily Intake
Eye on the EU: EFSA Transparency and Scottish GM Ban
European Court of Justice rules that EFSA may not keep names of expert reviewers confidential. In recent years, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been criticized for an alleged…