Dispute Resolution or alternative dispute resolution, appropriate dispute resolution or ADR refer to several processes used to resolve a dispute between parties. ADR is usually an alternative to litigation and can be used to resolve any type...
ACADEMIC TOPICS
distinguish
To distinguish means to note a significant difference or dissimilarity (usually between cases); to make a distinction. A party usually distinguishes one case from another as part of the argument that because of a certain distinction, the...
dividend
Dividends are the payment of a corporation's profits to its shareholders. Payment of dividends are not mandatory; rather, the board of directors may use its discretion to decide whether to invest the company's profits back into the company...
doctrine
A doctrine is a single important rule, a set of rules, a theory, or a principle that is widely followed in a field of law. It is formed via the continuous application of legal precedents. Calling something a doctrine usually means at least...
doctrine of discovery
The doctrine of discovery refers to a principle in public international law under which, when a nation “discovers” land, it directly acquires rights on that land. This doctrine arose when the European nations discovered non-European lands,...
Dodd-Frank: Title I - Financial Stability
Introduction
Title I expands federal research, evaluation, and oversight of large financial institutions in order to find efficient ways to manage risks to the financial stability of the United States. The Title establishes two new...
Dodd-Frank: Title II - Orderly Liquidation Authority
Introduction
Title II, the Orderly Liquidation provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, provides a process to quickly and efficiently liquidate a large, complex financial company that is close to failing. Title II provides an alternative to...
Dodd-Frank: Title III - Transfer of Powers to the Comptroller of the Currency, the Corporation, and the Board of Governors
Introduction
Title III streamlines the supervision of depository institutions and their holding companies by abolishing the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and transferring its regulatory and rulemaking authority to the Office of the...
Dodd-Frank: Title IV - Regulation of Advisers to Hedge Funds and Others
Introduction
Title IV clarifies the registration and record-keeping requirements for covered investment advisers to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) with information...
Dodd-Frank: Title IX - Investor Protections and Improvements to the Regulation of Securities
Introduction
Increasing Investor Protection
Sections 911, 915 and 919D amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by creating an Investor Advisory Committee (IAC), an Office of the Investor Advocate (OIA) and an ombudsman appointed by the...