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Human Times
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has achieved a significant victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, winning 73% of the vote. The win marks the UAW's first success in a Southern assembly plant owned by a foreign automaker. The UAW hopes to build on the success and expand its presence in the South, which is the least unionized part of the country. However, the union is likely to face a tougher challenge in representing workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama. The UAW has accused Mercedes of violating labor laws with anti-union tactics. President Joe Biden congratulated the UAW on its win and praised the role of unions in raising wages and building the middle class. The UAW's win is seen as demonstrating that organizing in the South is possible and challenges negative perceptions about unionization in the region.
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Human Times
Martin Rolfe, the CEO of the UK's air traffic services provider, has defended engineers who work from home, telling MPs the ability to problem solve remotely when called upon was "a bonus." NATS - formerly National Air Traffic Services – came under fire last year when an IT systems failure led to air traffic chaos and grounded flights, with Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary accusing engineers of "sitting at home in their pyjamas." Mr Rolfe has defended NATS’ staffing arrangements, telling the Transport Committee his organisation operated a "very similar model to almost all of the rest of critical national infrastructure." He insisted that there were always engineers on site to solve problems but noted that expert "design engineers" were needed for particularly complex issues. Remote working technology, he argued, enables these engineers to look into issues immediately.
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Education Slice
U.S. News & World Report has released its 2024 Best High Schools rankings, which evaluate nearly 18,000 eligible public high schools at the national, state, and local levels. The top 10 schools include Riverside Stem Academy in California, International Academy in Michigan, Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Pennsylvania, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology in Georgia, and BASIS Peoria in Arizona, which took the number one spot. The rankings also cover charter and magnet schools, as well as the top science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) schools. According to LaMont Jones, managing editor of education at U.S. News, the rankings provide valuable data for parents to understand a school's academic performance. The rankings consider factors such as student performance on state assessments, college readiness, and graduation rates. U.S. News worked with RTI International to implement the ranking methodology. Along with the national rankings, U.S. News also publishes state-by-state rankings and a demographic breakdown of all ranked schools.
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Accountancy Slice
The IRS is intensifying its efforts to combat tax evasion by targeting inflated art valuations that result in excessive deductions. Improper art write-offs have been added to the IRS's "dirty dozen" list of common scams, reflecting a rise in tax avoidance through art donations. The increased focus on art donations is fueled by the IRS's increased resources from the 2022 tax-and-climate law and coincides with a slowdown in the global art market. Global art sales declined by 4% to $65bn in 2023. The IRS's crackdown aims to ensure accurate valuations and prevent tax fraud.
Full IssueScotland
Legal Matters Scotland
Plans to reform Scotland's justice system have passed the first stage of their parliamentary journey at Holyrood. MSPs backed the principles of the Victims, Witnesses and Justice (Scotland) Bill by 60 votes to 0. Although a further 62 MSPs abstained, including six from the SNP, including former leadership contender Kate Forbes. The bill proposes a pilot scheme for juryless rape trials and abolishing the "not proven" verdict. It would also see the number of jurors in criminal trials reduced from 15 to 12. Justice secretary Angela Constance has described the bill as "landmark and historic". It comes despite the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association claiming that 97% of defence lawyers would boycott the trial without jury pilot if it goes ahead, while Rape Crisis Scotland said it supported the move.
Full IssueNorth America
Legal Slice
The legal market in Washington, D.C., experienced a decrease in lateral partner and counsel hiring during the first quarter of 2024, recording a 10% drop compared to the same period in 2023. According to data from The McCormick Group and Firm Prospects, the total number of moves decreased from 210 in the previous year to 189 this year. The decline was particularly noticeable in the recruitment of government lawyers, which fell from 38 in the first quarter of 2023 to 27 in the same period this year. Steve Nelson from The McCormick Group attributed this downturn to the cautious approach firms take during an election year, expressing uncertainty about the future contributions of government lawyers. However, several prominent Am Law 100 firms have continued to hire partners in D.C. Recent additions include Foley & Lardner hiring two IP partners from Perkins Coie, King & Spalding bringing on a labor and employment lawyer from Kirkland & Ellis. Cooley appointing a special counsel to bolster its congressional investigations practice, and Morgan Lewis hiring a government contracts partner from Covington & Burling. These moves suggest that while the broader market may be experiencing a slowdown, individual firms are actively seeking to strengthen their teams with strategic hires.
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Risk Channel
The Bank of England has issued a warning to lenders, saying they must improve the oversight of their dealings with private equity firms. The central bank has found that many lenders lack a clear picture of their lending to the buyout sector and individual private equity firms. It has ordered them to tighten up their risk management and conduct internal stress tests to gauge potential losses. In a letter to several large UK and international commercial banks signed by Rebecca Jackson and Charlotte Gerken, officials at the Bank's Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank said lenders' boards need to be regularly informed of their bank's overall private equity exposures to ensure they are comfortable with the risks they face. Ms Jackson, the Bank's executive director for authorisations and international supervision, said: "The overall risk here is that when banks fail to properly measure and assess their aggregate exposures, and in the absence of a defined risk appetite framework and board engagement, it's very easy to develop an outsized and concentrated exposure that leaves one open to the risk of a large loss . . . The need for significant improvements in risk management is clear, and it's clear that these need to happen now. It's better, as Shakespeare said, to be three hours too soon than a minute too late.” Her speech follows a broader view from the BoE on Monday on the role of private equity, its links to banking and concerns that opacity on leverage in the $8 trillion global sector raises. Banks have been told to report back to the regulator by August 30.
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