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Current State of Play of the Liberalization of India’s Legal Market
Introduction In March 2023, the Bar Council of India (the “BCI”) notified the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in...
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Colombian Constitutional Court Expands the Scope of the Single-Use Plastic Tax for Imports
Through Press Release No. 8 of 2025, the Colombian Constitutional Court announced Decision C-099 of 2025, in which the phrase “for self-consumption” from Article 51 of Law 2277 of 2022, which...
read moreEU Proposes Six-Month Extension for UK Data Adequacy: Ensuring Seamless Cross-Border Data Transfers Amid Legislative Reforms
On 18 March, 2025, the European Commission (the “Commission") announced its proposal for a six-month extension to the UK’s data adequacy decisions. The extension is currently under review by the...
read moreUK Update: Expansion of Right to Work checks: What you need to know
Right to work checks are back in the news again. This comes as part of the UK government’s ongoing focus on cracking down on illegal immigration and illegal working. In...
read moreNew Zealand Minimum Wage Increase
The adult minimum wage has increased from $23.15 to $23.50 per hour, effective 1 April 2025. If you employ employees who are being paid at or near the minimum wage,...
read moreHong Kong Employment Law Update – Abolition of Set Off, Labour Tribunal Expectations and Sexual Harassment.
In this update we cover the above three topics. ABOLITION OF SET OFF As things have stood for the last 25 years, employers have been lawfully able to significantly reduce,...
read moreIreland Update: Company Health Check: Are Your Statutory Sick Pay Provisions Compliant?
Are your sick pay provisions compliant? The Sick Leave Act 2022 (“The Act”) provided qualifying employees with an entitlement to statutory sick pay (SSP). The level of entitlement is being...
read moreCalifornia Court Applies a Stream of Commerce Theory to Find Personal Jurisdiction Over a Foreign Manufacturer Based on the Actions of Its Distributor
In L.W. v. Audi AG, 108 Cal. App. 5th 95, the Court of Appeal of California (Court of Appeal) recently held that a foreign manufacturer can be subject to specific personal jurisdiction...
read moreFrance Update: SPFPL, Dividends and Social Security Contributions
A decision of the Court of Cassation of October 19, 2023 (No. 21-20.366)) had sounded like an earthquake among the liberal professions by concluding that dividends paid to a financial...
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