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Bulgaria to Abandon Local Settlement Requirement for Acquisition of Agricultural Land
The requirement of Bulgarian domestic law for a 5-year “settlement period” as condition to acquiring agricultural land will cease to apply for EU-based investors after found by CJEU to be...
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Landmark AI Act Finally Approved by European Union Member States
On Friday 2 February 2024, the Member States of the European Union reached a unanimous agreement on the text of the landmark and somewhat controversial Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI...
read moreSomeone’s Got a New Crush on Lind & Lime: Protecting Your Unique Product Design
BrewDog have yet again hit the headlines, as distillers Lind & Lime call them out on the similarities between the bottle for BrewDog’s new tequila and their distinctive gin bottle....
read moreSwiss “Safe Haven” Interest Rates for the Year 2024
In the case of loans and advances (hereinafter referred to as "loans") granted within a group or between a company and a related party, e.g. a shareholder, the question always...
read moreNetherlands Update: Non-Competition Clause, New Legislation in the Making
After the provisions on pensions, the provision on the non-competition clause is hardly read by perhaps most employees when entering into a new employment contract. Wrongly, a non-competition clause linked...
read moreUS Update: The MCAD’S Fiscal Year 2023 Report: Everything Employers Need to Know
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD” or “Commission”) has released its Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23”) Annual Report, which highlights the strides the Commission has made over the last fiscal year...
read moreKorean Antitrust Statute Is Amended Amendments Expand Merger Filing Exemptions and Introduce Voluntary Merger Remedy Procedure
On February 6, 2024, the Korean government enacted amendments to the Korean antitrust statute, i.e., the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (MRFTA). These amendments, most notably, (i) expand merger...
read moreFrance Update: Main Measures of the Finance Act for 2024
The 2024 finance law, published in the Official Journal on 30 December 2023, is broadly in line with the restoration of public accounts, with a return to below the 3%...
read moreIndia’s Insurance Regulator Seeks to Simplify the Operations and Listing of Insurance Companies
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (the “IRDAI”) has circulated an exposure draft of the IRDAI (Registration, Capital Structure, Transfer of Shares and Amalgamation of Indian Insurance Companies)...
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