The SEC adopted amendments to its rules of practice to (i) adjust the timing of hearings in administrative proceedings, (ii) allow for discovery depositions, (iii) clarify the rules for admitting hearsay and the assertion of affirmative defenses, and (iv) make certain other related amendments. The final amendments were published in the Federal Register.
The final amendments will be effective on September 27, 2016.
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