01/06/2023
EU ruling loosens pharma companies’ control over brands
Trade mark holders in the EU have the exclusive right to control when and where their goods are first placed on the EU market.
Government Regulation
01/05/2023
New rules to improve safety for workers transported in lorries effective in Singapore
Employers must now appoint a ‘vehicle buddy’ for all lorries transporting workers on the rear deck, and ensure that that buddy has been fully informed of his or her role.
01/05/2023
CJEU rules that medicines cannot be advertised on basis of price
The CJEU said that where medicinal products neither subject to medical prescription nor reimbursed are concerned, advertising could exercise "a particularly strong influence on the evaluation and choice made by final consumers".
01/05/2023
Dentons reappointed to FSCS's legal panel
FSCS is the UK's statutory fund of last resort for customers of authorised financial services firms and provides compensation when those firms are unable
01/04/2023
Continuation by a BVI company to a foreign jurisdiction
This process is sometimes referred to as a corporate migration, redomiciliation or transfer of place of incorporation.
01/04/2023
Legislative Clarification on the Luxembourg Reverse Hybrid Entity Tax Rule with Retroactive Effect
The rule now requires that the double non-taxation outcome resulting from the reverse entity must only be due to the mismatch classification of such entity.
01/04/2023
TPO upholds pension transfer complaint against Teachers’ Pensions
TPO also found that TP failed to warn the complainant, referred to as ‘Mrs G’, of the potential consequences of transferring her pension.
01/04/2023
PRIIPs Q&As updated for Level 2 rules applying from 1 January 2023
Ahead of amended Level 2 rules coming into effect on 1 January 2023, the ESAs amended their Q&As on the PRIIPs KID.
01/03/2023
New requirement - Advertising for Cayman Islands temporary work permits
Generally speaking, anyone wishing to work in the Cayman Islands must first obtain permission to work, unless they are Caymanian.
01/03/2023
Mayer Brown launches Joint Law Venture with PK Wong & Nair LLC and outlines investment plans in Singapore
We plan significant investment in the JLV over the next two years to further bolster our commitment to Singapore and the legal services we can provide our clients across the region,” said Yu Jin Tay, Mayer Brown’s Singapore Office Managing Par
01/03/2023
The NIS 2 Directive establishes new cybersecurity requirements for medical device manufacturers
Cybersecurity requirements established in the NIS 2 Directive apply to medical device manufacturers
12/30/2022
New EU rules applying to non-EU companies
Turkish companies meeting the conditions laid out in the Directive will need to take into account the new sustainability reporting standards imposed by the EU and to implement new procedures in that respect.
12/30/2022
Changes to UK electricity generator levy welcomed
The draft legislation also includes new details on how the tax will apply to joint ventures and groups, and a clarification on the practical consequences of paying the levy.
12/30/2022
Expanding Singapore companies can hire more S Pass, work permit holders
The scheme is called Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) and was launched by Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
12/27/2022
New developments for E-1 and E-2 investors from Portugal and citizenship by investment passport holders
The E-1 is a nonimmigrant visa that allows a national of a treaty country to engage in international trade with the United States.
12/27/2022
What next for public registers of beneficial owners?
The Channel Islands have carefully monitored these arguments for decades and have a strong history of meeting international standards relating to beneficial ownership.
12/27/2022
Further OECD consultations on BEPS Pillars One and Two
The OECD has announced further consultations, including on the terms of a draft multilateral convention for the removal of domestic digital service taxes.
12/23/2022
Pro Bono Client Receives Clemency — Just in Time for the Holidays
All-women team succeeds in achieving clemency for a 60-year-old survivor of domestic violence.
12/22/2022
Dentons extends Trainee Principal role to include responsibility for Apprentices
Dentons also furthers its commitment to apprenticeships by participating in Legal Apprenticeships Pledge
12/22/2022
Latham & Watkins Advises Terns Pharmaceuticals in Pricing of US$75 Million Public Offering
A capital markets team advises the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company in the offering.