Hands up all those who can remember life without a mobile ‘phone. Even if you can, you probably don’t want to admit it. Only those old enough not to care how old they are will publicly hark back to the good old days when we weren’t expected to be contactable by ‘phone every waking and […]
Hands up all those who can remember life without a mobile ‘phone. Even if you can, you probably don’t want to admit it. Only those old enough not to care how old they are will publicly hark back to the good old days when we weren’t expected to be contactable by ‘phone every waking and […]
Modern company, partnership, trust and other related laws have made Bermuda a leading offshore financial centre for the formation of private equity vehicles. The Bermuda government’s attitude towards, and open communication with, the private sector encourages the promotion and maintenance of Bermuda’s offshore business. The island enjoys a sophisticated telecommunications system, an abundance of professional […]
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which was enacted by the US in 2010 and comes into force on 1 July 2014, imposes due diligence, information reporting and control burdens on a range of non-US financial intermediaries and investment entities (foreign financial institutions or FFIs), including banks, other financial institutions, certain insurance companies, investment […]
The termination of a long-term distributor or licensing agreement is a serious step for any distributer or supplier. When termination is not by agreement, the terminated party may consider seeking an injunction to continue the contract for a period while the court considers the issues between the parties. The injunction is intended to preserve the […]
BDK Advokati/Attorneys at Law has been ranked in band one of Serbian law firms in the 2014 edition of Chambers Global, a directory of the legal profession. Tijana Kojović, managing partner at BDK, has maintained her ranking in band one of Serbian lawyers, with sources lauding her as a ‘very focused and experienced lawyer’. Vladimir […]
DLA Piper has released the winter 2014 issue of SHE Matters, a newsletter dedicated to safety, health and the environment. Contents The aggregates levy: exemptions on rocky ground Strict liability, or not? Conflict minerals — European developments European Union signs Minamata Convention on mercury Wildlife law to undergo major overhaul First-aid training: approval required? The new […]
By Cătălin Suliman The entry into force in Romania on 1 February 2014 of the new criminal codes implementing laws — i.e. Law no. 187/2012 and Law no. 255/2013, respectively — brought important changes to certain non-criminal laws such as Competition Law no. 21/1996 republished, as further amended and supplemented. Two of these amendments concern the requirement […]
TUPE reform is finally here. The regulations amending TUPE were introduced on 31 January 2014. While they are not as far reaching as originally anticipated, there are some important changes that give employers more flexibility. In this podcast, Jane Fielding and Caron Gosling examine the new regulations. Click on the links below to listen to […]
The Intellectual Property Bill, which makes provision for the unitary patent and deals with a number of design law issues, completed the final stages of its passage through the House of Commons on 12 March. The debate on the design aspects was lively, with a last-ditch attempt to introduce an amendment to the criminal provisions […]
Addleshaw Goddard has won the ‘Most Innovative Client Service’ award for its Future Leaders’ Programme at the Managing Partners’ Forum: 2014 MPF Awards for Management Excellence. The team involves Greg Bott, head of CDC, and partner Tim Hamilton. The awards are in association with Harvard Business Review, Financial Times and Google and were held at […]
By Susan Way We now have recent guidelines to help interpret two of the Companies Act statutory duties of directors: the s172 duty to promote the success of the company and the s171 duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which they were conferred. In Hellard & Ors v Carvalho, the claimants were the […]