Belgium: Franchisors Get Ready: On 1 September 2024 The New Belgian Act On...
The Belgian Act on precontractual information obligations in commercial cooperation agreements included in Book X of the Belgian Code of Economic Law ("CEL") requires...
View ArticleDenmark: AIFMD II: Main Amendments - Kromann Reumert
The directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD II") has been adopted and will enter into force on 15 April 2024 with a transposition deadline two years later...
View ArticleNigeria: Gearing Up To The Proposed Banking Sector Recapitalisation Programme...
On 28 March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in line with Section 9 of the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) of 2020 released a circular...
View ArticleUK: Consumer Duty: How Do You Compare With Others Across The Sector? - WTW
As the FCA and many market commentators have been keen to stress, the passing of the July 2023 deadline to comply with Consumer Duty rules (for new and open products)...
View ArticleNetherlands: [Blog] Le nouveau statut fiscal de « jeune entreprise de...
La loi de finance 2024 a créé le statut de jeune entreprise de croissance (JEC), similaire au statut de jeune entreprise innovante (JEI) ces deux statuts offrent de nombreux avantages...
View ArticleUK: Denial In The Nile: Intention And Contract Formation - Gatehouse Chambers
The Court of Appeal in SMIT Salvage BV v Luster Maritime SA [2024] EWCA Civ 260 has dismissed an appeal against the High Court's decision that no contract was agreed for the remuneration...
View ArticleWorldwide: Orders To Preserve Evidence Under The Unified Patent Court: Seven...
Evidence preservation measures in the form of a "saisie-contrefaçon" have long been part of the patent litigation landscape in civil law jurisdictions like Belgium...
View ArticleAustralia: Duties Of A Liquidator When Selling Company Property - Vincent Young
Section 420A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) obliges a receiver exercising a power of sale to take all reasonable care to sell the property for market value or the best price reasonably...
View ArticleUnited States: The DOJ Cracks Down On AI-Powered Crimes - Cohen & Gresser
In recent public comments, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has highlighted AI's emerging threat and declared it a top enforcement priority.
View ArticleUnited States: Are Medical Residents And Fellows Employees Or Students? -...
A recent decision out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Mares v. Miami Valley Hospital, is a new entry in the persistent confusion and debate about whether, in the eyes of the law,...
View ArticleUnited Arab Emirates: Destination UAE - IR Global
Geopolitical instability generally influences mobility. However, emigration does not come exclusively from conflict zones, and can be purely economic.
View ArticleUnited States: FDA Unveils Searchable Tobacco Products Database To Bolster...
Last week, FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) announced the release of its Searchable Tobacco Products Database.
View ArticleUnited States: UFLPA Enforcement Update - Diaz Trade Law
At CBP's 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit ("the Summit") this week, panelists shared some pending developments in Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") enforcement.
View ArticleUK: Rise In Inheritance Disputes - Ellisons Legal
Inheritance disputes are on the rise, with just under 400 probate cases reaching the Courts in the first 9 months of 2023, but this does not even scratch the surface.
View ArticleUnited States: Can A Disclaimer Effectively Modify A "Made In USA" Claim? -...
Stihl Incorporated USA promoted its outdoor power equipment as having been "Made in America." Almost all of advertising that included this claim also had a disclaimer which read...
View ArticleUkraine: Improved Leniency Policy: Overview For Businesses In Light Of...
A leniency procedure has been in place in Ukraine for many years. However, available data suggests it has been severely underutilised.
View ArticleUK: Update To The New Information Security Act - MME
Cyber attacks on public authorities and private individuals have increased sharply in re-cent years.
View ArticleUK: Case Management And Disclosure Implications Of Environmental Group Action...
The High Court has determined questions of case management and disclosure following on from its previous ruling (considered here) that group claims against Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary...
View ArticleCanada: Government Of Alberta Unveils Further Details Regarding The Alberta...
On April 3, 2024, the Alberta Government released additional details on the Alberta Carbon Capture Incentive Program (ACCIP), which will support and accelerate the development of new carbon capture...
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