http://blj.ucdavis.edu Point and click business law analysis. en-us Copyright 2000-2008 University of California, Davis, School of Law. All rights reserved. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:41 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/661/ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:00:0 -0800http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/661/ This article is meant to serve as a resource for companies attempting to comply with the new Rules, by (i) briefly describing the historical development of executive compensation and related disclosures and the impetus for the recent Rules, (ii) (x) outlining various aspects of the Rules which specifically relate to tabular and narrative disclosure of executive and director compensation and security ownership and (y) providing suggestions for compliance and examples from companies that have incorporated various aspects of the Rules into their proxy statements, and (iii) identifying potential consequences of future non–compliance. http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/660/ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:00:0 -0800http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/660/ This article questions at what point does the statutory right to cure a prior default on the mortgage of a home terminate. It argues for a bright–line approach that the relevant bankruptcy statute terminates the right of the debtor at the time of the foreclosure sale. http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/655/ Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:0 -0800http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/655/ This Comment argues that the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) may serve as a jurisdictional basis for claims of international copyright infringement occurring outside of the United States. While the Supreme Court's recent decision in Sosa v. Alvarez–Machain restricts the class of claims that may invoke ATS jurisdiction, Sosa does not foreclose such jurisdiction for new claims based upon customary international law. http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/654/ Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:0 -0800http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/654/ This article seeks to explain the structures that hedge fund promoters utilize and why promoters use those structures by describing some basic, popular hedge fund structures and explaining the regulatory planning that accounts for them. The simplest answer to why promoters design hedge fund structures to avoid registration under the Investment Company Act is that hedge funds permit managers to share directly in the fund's investment gain, while mutual funds do not. http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/653/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:0 -0800http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/653/ An examination of the conflict that arises in securities arbitration between the NASD rules governing neutral arbitrators and the newly enacted California Ethical Standards. The Note argues that the California Supreme Court erred in holding that NASD regulations preempt the California Ethical Standards.