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Singapore Update: Passing of Bill to Enhance Parental Leave Schemes, Institute Leave Protections
Introduction In his maiden National Day Rally 2024 speech, Prime Minister Mr Lawrence Wong announced that the Government would introduce a new shared parental leave (“SPL“) scheme for parents of...
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Ireland Update: Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) Update for the Construction Industry
Background On 7 November 2024, Ireland’s construction sector received a notable regulatory update with the approval of a new Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) by the Minister of State for Business, Employment, and...
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Setting Up Production Facilities in Ukraine: Options for Foreign Defense Companies
To help Ukraine win the war, many foreign defense companies are beginning to set up their production facilities in Ukraine, instead of sending military equipment from abroad. It makes business...
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Navigating MAC Clauses in Indian M&A: The Challenge of Impossibility
Background Material Adverse Effect (“MAE”) or Material Adverse Change (“MAC”) clauses are often used in mergers and acquisition (“M&A”) agreements. MAC clauses are a double-edged sword. On the one hand,...
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Swiss Civil Procedure Revision: In-house Counsel Privilege
The need for revision In Switzerland, independent lawyers enjoy the protection of attorney-client privilege under the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) and thus the right to refuse to cooperate...
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Employer Sponsorship and Work Permits in Indonesia
Indonesia’s Immigration Law and Labor Law require foreigners to be employed by an Indonesian employer to legally work in Indonesia. It is the employer, and not the employee, who is...
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Netherlands Update: Director at the Holding Company, Employee at the Subsidiary: What Does Dismissal Mean for Both Positions?
It often happens that someone is a director under the articles of association of, for example, a holding company, but does not have an employment contract with that holding company,...
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Changes to Domain Name Dispute Resolution Under Vietnam’s New Internet Decree
Vietnam’s new Decree No. 147/2024/ND-CP on the management, provision, and use of internet services and online information (“Decree 147”), which will come into effect on December 25, 2024, replacing Decree...
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Uk Update: Landmark Court of Appeal Ruling on Commission Will Have Wide Implications for Commission Disclosure for Financial Services Firms.
On 25 October 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgement in respect of the conjoined appeals of Johnson v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) T/A Motonovo Finance) (“Johnson”), Wrench v FirstRand...
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