09/25/2024
Property rights in digital assets provided for in ‘landmark’ Bill
The Bill is designed to formally recognise the potential for property rights to subsist in ‘things’
Government Regulation
09/25/2024
Early detection key to addressing the increasing risks of auto-enrolment
There is often some misalignment between employment contracts, employment practice and what is actually paid to the workplace pension by way of contributions.
09/24/2024
Enforcing debts in the Cayman Islands and BVI which are subject to an arbitration clause
The Grand Court distinguished the English case law authorities relied on by the Company
09/24/2024
Property rights in digital assets provided for in ‘landmark’ Bill
The Bill does not provide definitely that all ‘things’ constitute property
09/24/2024
Telecoms providers must ensure transparency following ASA ruling and Ofcom guidance
Ofcom’s initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance transparency and consumer protection across the telecommunications sector.
09/23/2024
How to Comply with Cayman's New Corporate Governance Rules
Our funds and regulatory team have seen an increased demand from clients for advice and assistance on ensuring that their regulatory policies and procedures are aligned with CIMA’s expectations
09/23/2024
Legalisation and Apostilles: What is the difference between legalisation and an apostille?
The cost of legalisation depends very much on the country it is going to
09/23/2024
Australia’s consultation on non-compete clauses reveals differing industry views
Leigh relied on ABS data to say non-compete clauses harm job mobility, wages growth and innovation by preventing employees from moving to competing businesses or starting new ones.
09/23/2024
Disclosure of algorithms envisaged under EU GDPR
The opinions offered by advocates general to the CJEU are non-binding on the court’s judges
09/23/2024
FinCEN adopts AML/CFT rules for investment advisers with few changes from proposed rules
The compliance date for the Rules is January 1, 2026.
09/20/2024
Cyprus employment series: Navigating the evolving landscape of remote working and the right to disconnect in Cyprus
Nowadays, all EU member states have remote working-related legislation or collective agreements in place, regulating the practice to varying degrees.
09/20/2024
The Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) publishes its 2023 Annual Report
The CCPC report notes that its helpline was contacted nearly 40,000 times in 2023.
09/20/2024
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Guidance on Gen-AI Use in Customer-Facing Applications and Use of Artificial Intelligence in Tackling ML/TF
This guidance reflects the increasing willingness of Hong Kong financial regulators to regulate the use of artificial intelligence.
09/20/2024
What the Good Jobs consultation could bring in Northern Ireland
The UK government has committed with its planned Employment Rights Bill for Britain to end ‘fire and rehire’, by reforming the law and replacing the new statutory code.
09/20/2024
CDP financial’s CAD1 billion Senior Notes offering
CDPQ is one of Canada’s leading institutional asset managers
09/19/2024
Appleby's David Bulley discusses Asia expansion with China Business Law Journal
The firm plans to hire more Mandarin and Shanghainese-speaking staff
09/19/2024
From boardroom to breakroom – Embedding data privacy into company culture in Singapore
Recent data protection enforcement cases in Singapore have shown that failures in data protection often result from a lack of basic understanding and responsibility at all levels.
09/18/2024
Jersey publishes new guidance on the tokenisation of real world assets
The guidance aims to clarify the process for issuing a digital representation of a real world asset on a blockchain by a Jersey issuer
09/18/2024
NIS2 compliance hampered across EU as October deadline approaches
A staged approach to incident notification is provided for under the directive, with obligations kicking in after 24 hours, 72 hours and within a month of the incident
09/17/2024
DMCC Act overhauls UK consumer law enforcement and expands consumer rights
The DMCC Act also makes certain substantive changes to consumer law