Further Progress On What Used To Be The Berry Amendment
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.05.07
For acquisitions of commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items, DOD has proposed to amend the DFARS to waive application of the statutory preference for domestic and qualified-country sourced specialty metals, formerly part of the Berry Amendment, but now codified at 10 U.S.C. 2533b (72 Fed. Reg. 35960 (July 2, 2007)) If adopted as a final rule, this waiver would be a major step toward making full compliance with the impractical statutory requirements a real possibility.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.11.26
Civil Litigation as a First-Response Strategy: The UK Government's Fraud Strategy 2026–2029
In March 2026, the UK Government published its Fraud Strategy 2026–2029, part of a broader economic-crime policy package building on the Economic Crime Plan 2 (March 2023) and the Anti-Corruption Strategy, published in December 2025. The strategy's headline message for fraud victims is striking: do not wait for the state to act, but rather, seek redress from the court yourself.
Client Alert | 5 min read | 03.11.26
CJEU Sets the Bar Low for Evidence Disclosure in Competition Damages Litigation
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