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US Update: Masks Off for Fully Vaccinated Employees?
A few weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated recommendations for individuals who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, sparking a multitude of discussions nationwide as states...
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Netherlands Update: Monopoly brand of Hasbro applied for in bad faith for circumventing rules on normal use
A recent judgment of the (EU) Court of First Instance confirmed that an application for a trademark maybe in bad faith if the applicant has previously registered the same trade...
read moreUS Update: M&A Objection Lawsuits and Claims for Inadequate Consideration: A “Bumpy” Road for D&O Insurers
Although the volume of merger objection litigation has gone down somewhat over the last few years, most large public-company M&A deals are challenged in court. These lawsuits usually include a...
read moreTax treaty between Switzerland and Turkey
Tax treaties help to maintain and expand reciprocal direct investment. After decades of negotiations on a double taxation agreement between Switzerland and Turkey, the "Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and...
read moreSpain Update: News on VAT taxation in E-commerce
The rules on taxation in VAT on sales of goods and services contracted online by Community consumers and sent or provided by employers from another EU Member State or from...
read moreSouth Africa Update: Roles and obligations of an Information Officer in terms of POPIA
With the imminent grace period for organisations complying with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2008 (“POPIA”) coming to an end on 30 June 2021, it is now...
read moreColombia Update: Community Regulation on Country Trademarks
Based on the need to encourage the implementation of national policies for promoting the identity and image of the countries, on April 23, 2021, the Andean Community Commission published the...
read morePrimer on doing business in India
India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and the business and regulatory environment is rapidly evolving and improving. Various policy changes and initiatives have transformed India from...
read moreGermany Update: Increased due diligence for the benefit of people and the environment – the supply chain law is coming!
After long preparations, the draft law on corporate due diligence in supply chains , the so-called Due Diligence Act , was discussed in the Bundestag on April 22, 2021 (BT-Drs. 19/28649). Following the debate in the Bundestag, the...
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