U.S. Courts News Reporter
On May 13, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Picken v. RN Realty LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 02888, holding that a real estate broker was entitled to a commission if the seller thwarted the transaction in order to avoid paying the commission, explaining:
… Read the restThis long-running litigation arises from a dispute as to whether plaintiff, a licensed real estate broker, is entitled to a brokerage commission fee from the seller even though the parties did not have
On 2 October 2024, the European Commission (“Commission”) made public its proposal to postpone application of the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”), by way of an amendment to the EUDR that would postpone (a) its date of entry into application from 30 December 2024 to 30 December 2025 (and till 30 June 2026 for small and micro-enterprises) and (b) benchmarking deadline to 30 June 2025.
On the same day, the Commission also released the long overdue EUDR Draft Guidance … Read the rest
On 31 July 2023, the European Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS“). EU and non-EU entities subject to the new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD“) will be required to report against the ESRS, making the development of interest to entities preparing for reporting under the CSRD regime.
Background
The CSRD, which entered into force on 5 January 2023, creates detailed sustainability reporting requirements and expands the number of EU and non-EU companies subject … Read the rest