Not to underplay the craziness of this, but I’d assumed from the headline it meant annually, but it’s actually current active deals over the period of 2011-2030:
the study highlighted 205 active deals over a period starting in 2011 — with some deals scheduled to last until 2030
Of course that leaves out any future deal that’ll be made in the that period.
It definitely would’ve been nice if they’d given us what they’re spending in an average year.
Just to be clear, this is a matter of workplace policy, so relating to the law, but not of the law. But yes, it would be prudent to know the policies of your workplace, and doubly so if you’re a goddamned judge.