Law360 expert analysis: Novartis’ parallel settlements with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to resolve criminal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) allegations emphasise risk points for life sciences companies, especially for repeat offenders, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

Law360: 'The best way to predict the future is to create it'—President Abraham Lincoln

Five forces model Five forces analysis Think about each of the five key forces (factors) that drive an organisation’s competitive position and how they affect your industry and your business, then record your analysis in the table below. New entrants (eg is it relatively easy for new entrants to come into the market?) Power of suppliers (eg are your suppliers particularly powerful?) Buyer power (eg

Law360: The new year is gearing up to be an exciting one for followers of international arbitration, as the DC Circuit gets set to decide whether millions of euros worth of arbitral awards can be enforced against Spain and a court in Delaware prepares to oversee one of the largest court-ordered sales in the state's history. And those are only two of the five cases we're watching in 2024.

Law360: The US Supreme Court and the DC Circuit are set to decide cases in 2025 that could have a wide effect on how courts interpret the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act—a key statute underlying cases to enforce arbitral awards against nations, and could provide a pathway for investor-State claimants to enforce awards against European countries despite them not being enforceable in Europe. The Federal Circuit, meanwhile, is adjudicating a case that could have important effects in both the arbitration and intellectual property sectors.

Law360, London: 2026 is gearing up to be an important one for international arbitration as top courts in the US and the UK hear cases that are likely to have a lasting impact on the enforcement of investment treaty awards against sovereigns, a tribunal adjudicates a closely watched investment treaty claim against the UK over its decision to halt a mining project, and the US Supreme Court tackles a law relating to expropriated property in Cuba.

Law360, London: Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director Nick Ephgrave has signalled his desire to carry out more dawn raids, use more intelligence and pay whistleblowers to carry out swifter investigation into complex fraud in a speech setting out his vision for the white-collar crime agency.

Law360, London: Britain's largest companies face a challenge after being given ten months to build safety rails to stop their employees committing fraud, lawyers say, after the government released advice on how they should comply with landmark anti-fraud legislation.

Law360: The government's 23 February 2024 victory in US v Aguilar in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York is a cautionary tale that two indictments in two districts is a possible outcome for a foreign bribery defendant.

This response concerns the landlord’s obligation to grant a new lease of a flat on similar terms to the other leases in the same building. Many leases will contain an obligation on the landlord to ensure that other leases in the building are granted on similar terms. The management company is a party to the current leases. As there are three parties to the lease, they are commonly referred to as tripartite leases. Firstly, the wording of this obligation must be examined. Many leases

Banking & Finance analysis: In this short interview piece, the Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance team interviews Sarah Cantwell, Peerpoint Consultant, about her in-house legal experiences

In this Q&A we have focused on the interplay of easements and restrictive covenants. In the case of a lease, it would be possible to place conditions upon the use of the plant and to make provision for the costs of maintaining to be recovered through a service charge. In the context of freehold