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The EU Plans to Reign In the Gig Economy
TechCrunch’s Natasha Lomas writes an incisive analysis of proposed EU legislation for the gig economy, which it hopes will improve conditions for platform workers across the block, including by establishing...
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India Update: SEBI’S PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PREFERENTIAL ISSUE GUIDELINES AND INFORMAL GUIDANCE ON INVESTMENT ADVISER REGULATIONS
Review of Preferential Issue Guidelines The SEBI has released a consultation paper on the preferential issue guidelines prescribed under Chapter V of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,...
read moreVietnam Joins WIPO Copyright Treaty
On November 17, 2021, Vietnam deposited its instrument of accession to the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (WCT), becoming the 111th member of the WCT. The provisions of the...
read moreUK Update: Face Off: Facial recognition company in potential £17 million fine from ICO
On 29 November 2021, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) announced its provisional intent to impose a potential fine of just over £17 million on Clearview AI Inc (“Clearview”), a...
read moreItaly update: Attribution of voting rights through the signing of a shareholders’ agreement
Civil Cassation, Sec. I, judgment of 23 November 2021, n. 36092 Shareholders may grant the director the subjective right to vote through the signing of a shareholders' agreement provided that...
read moreUpdate on Vietnam’s Draft Decree on Personal Data Protection
On February 9, 2021, Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) released the full text of the Draft Decree on Personal Data Protection (“Draft PDPD”) for public consultation, after having released...
read moreREGULATION: MANUFACTURING OF HANDCRAFTED COSMETIC PRODUCTS IN PANAMA
Executive Decree No. 875 of November 18th, 2021 1.What is considered a handcrafted cosmetic product? Handcrafted cosmetic products are defined as personal care products, such as creams, emulsions, lotions, balms,...
read moreCROSS-DEBARMENT: AN INSTRUMENT TO FIGHT CORPORATE CORRUPTION AND FRAUD BY MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS AGAINST NIGERIAN COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS.
Introduction The World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks (“MDBs”) have always shown concern about the prevalence of corruption among contracting institutions, globally. Corruption was placed firmly on the agenda...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Closed for the holidays
If an employer wants to close their business over Christmas/New Year (or between other holidays), this must be planned well in advance from an employment law perspective. The employer must...
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