Clarity Act

• Credit Card Clarity: Card Act Makes Pricing Clearer, More Competitive

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New credit card rules mandated by the Credit CARD Act of 2009 have resulted in significantly greater price transparency for consumers, a new research report by the Center for Responsible Lending finds. The report, "Credit Card Clarity: CARD Act Reform Works," also finds that -- contrary to industry claims -- the price consumers pay for credit cards has remained stable and access to credit has not tightened beyond what would be expected from the economic downturn. [For the full report, go to http://www.responsiblelending.org/ credit-cards/research-analysis/credit-card-clarity.html.]

• U.S. Newswire
• February 16, 2011

• Undocumented variations and the Home Building Act (NSW): Clarity and a ray of hope for builders.

Edwards v Sydney Building Group Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 154 A decision handed down by the Court of Appeal on 23 June 2011 in Sydney Building Group v Ed...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• DC Circuit's Civil False Claims Act Decision Provides Clarity for Government Contractors

The DC Circuit's December 3, 2010 opinion in United States v. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), provides some welcome guidance fo...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Seeking CAFA Clarity: A Summary of Recent Case Law Addressing Challenges to Jurisdiction Under the Class Action Fairness Act.

I. THE CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT ("CAFA") In 2005, CAFA was enacted to assure fair and prompt recoveries for class members with legitimate claims, r...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• New Act Gives Clarity To Protection For The Disabled.

Bermuda's human rights legislation has always provided disabled persons with protection from discrimination. The Human Rights Act 1981 (the "Act") m...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• General Administrative Regulations; Mutual Consent Cancellation; Food Security Act of 1985, Implementation; Denial of Benefits; and Ineligibility for Programs Under the Federal Crop Insurance Act

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes to amend the General Administrative Regulations to revise Subpart U-- Ineligibility for Programs under the Federal Crop Insurance Act to eliminate redundancies, improve clarity, remove or update obsolete references, and add references to other provisions regarding ineligibility for Federal crop insurance. In addition, FCIC proposes to remove Subpart C--General Administrative Regulations; Mutual Consent Cancellation and Subpart F--Food Security Act of 1985, Implementation; Denial of Benefits. The changes will apply for the 2013 and succeeding crop years.

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 75799, December 05, 2011
• Proposed rules
• Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

• Clarity Of Resource Management Act Process Restored In Project Hayes Decision.

Consent applicants under the Resource Management Act (RMA), territorial authorities and other RMA decision-makers will welcome the clarity of process ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010

• Domestic Vessel Owners Seeking Jones Act Clarity

With the federal ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico lifted, Louisiana offshore vessel operators want to breathe new life into an ongoing effort to clarify a centuries-old maritime law they say is more relevant as the industry moves back to work. The push to clarify the Jones Act, a law that requires vessels owned, built and manned by Americans to carry cargo transported between U.S. destinations, stalled in the spring under federal review.

• New Orleans City Business
• October 25, 2010

• Defining Corporate Groups Under the NGER Act: New Guidelines give Clarity on Treatment of Trusts.

Commonwealth Parliament has released the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure (BEED) Bill 2010. The Bill (and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum) re...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010

• Seeking CAFA Clarity: A Summary of Recent Case Law Addressing Challenges to Jurisdiction Under the Class Action Fairness Act

I. THE CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT ("CAFA") In 2005, CAFA was enacted to assure fair and prompt recoveries for class members with legitimate claims, ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English