Top 10 Headlines from All Regions Last week, Charles Oppenheim, the man behind the mysterious Visa Bulletin curtain, also known as Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the Department of State, made some significant predictions regarding priority date movement in the coming months. The Government is proposing fundamental reforms to taxation of the Living Away From Home Allowance . HR 3012 passed the House on November 29th and was read in the Senate and placed on its calendar on December 17th. It is not clear when it will be debated and voted on in the Senate. DOS Visa Bulletin includes forward movement of one year in the EB-2 category for China and India, and USCIS indicates that the rate of new applications for adjustment of status in recent months has been extremely low. This checklist may assist to identify if the PPSA will impact on your business and how you can prepare for its effect. This article discusses principles governing waiver of privilege and steps organisations should take to avoid waiver. ECDLF is an Irish company which granted ICDL a licence of a computer training package in Saudi Arabia. The High Court has recently reaffirmed that parties are bound bythe literal meaning of words in a contract. Recent contract law cases have considered the enforceability of the phrase "reasonable endeavours". The HIRE Act of 2010 enacted Section 6038D as part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Drafts of the Form 8938 were issued by the IRS last year, and temporary and proposed regulations were issued late in the year. | 
