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USA - April 19 2013
New amendments to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, which took effect on March 1, 2013, promise to speed up the process for parties filing claims…
USA - February 13 2013
The Texas Supreme Court recently proposed a new rule, which calls for the dismissal of cases that have no basis in law or fact. Rule 91a of the Texas…
China, Mexico - May 3 2012
The Xinhua News Agency recently reported on a meeting in April between Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa in Beijing to reinforce the two countries’ strategic partnership and celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
Libya, USA - January 4 2012
On December 16, 2011, the White House announced the U.S. has rolled back most of its sanctions on the Government of Libya. Specifically, the U.S. unfroze all government and Central Bank of Libya funds within U.S. jurisdiction, with limited exceptions - namely, assets pertaining to the Qadhafi family and former Qadhafi regime members
USA - November 17 2011
On October 20, 2011, a bipartisan group of U.S. Congressmen introduced the Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act (VISIT-USA Act, S.1746) designed to bolster the current housing market by luring foreign investors to buy homes with the promise of a residential visa.
