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Debevoise Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Again Receives Top Rankings from World Trademark Review 1000

Counsel Jared Kagan, ranked in the bronze band in New York

The States makes a major change to Jersey intestate collateral succession rules

Under Jersey customary law, a piece of immovable property which is inherited on intestacy falls into one of two categories; it is either a propre or an acquêt.

Successful succession: Personal investment holding companies in the BVI

Shares in a BVI Company may be held jointly with rights of survivorship

Revolut ruling puts bank account closures back in focus

In the case before the High Court, Revolut closed the account of Ildar Uzbekov based on hundreds of online articles which included allegations of money laundering

Implementation of the Technology and Cyber Risk Measures for DPT Services

Previously, the Notice only applies to operators and settlement institutions of designated payment systems under the Payment Services Act 2019. F

Hogan Lovells joins Winmark's PensionChair Network as legal Technical Partner

The PensionChair Network approached Hogan Lovells in response to extremely positive feedback from Network members and technical partners.

Conyers Successfully Secures Winding-Up Order Against Cayman Islands Fund Investment Manager Within 3 Month

Conyers effected service of a statutory demand for the Debt on the Company on 4 October 2023.

Improvements to banking KYC needed to build customer commitment

KYC is a set of processes allowing banks and other financial institutions to analyse the identities of organisations and individuals they want to onboard

Dentons HPRP and CGS CIMB Lead the Way in the Third Structured Warrant Issuance

Dentons HPRP played an instrumental role in pioneering the introduction of structured warrants in Indonesia, which serves as a testament to its dedication to financial innovation.

Abu Dhabi arbitration centre opens with modern arbitration rules

Emergency arbitrators enjoy the same powers vested in the tribunal, and may order the preliminary measures they deem appropriate on an interim basis.

EU member states approve final wording of AI Act

Under the EU AI Act, a new risk-based system of regulation applicable to AI will apply across EU member states.

European Central Bank to ‘stress test’ cyberattack response and recovery

The ECB conducts supervisory stress tests on an annual basis, participating in an EU-wide stress test coordinated by the European Banking Authority every two years to help improve cybersecurity measures.

Baker McKenzie Client Takeda Enters Worldwide License and Collaboration Agreement for Rusfertide

Baker's Healthcare & Life Sciences group is one of the largest of any international law firm comprising more than 800 lawyers in 45 countries.

Our 2023 Pay Gap Report (UK)

In the first year of gender pay gap reporting in the UK, we welcomed the opportunity to outline our pay gap for employees

UKVI Account Update

You may be aware that UK Visas and Immigration ('UKVI') are developing a digital immigration system.

Holt: The first appointment of restructuring officers to an SPC in Cayman

The jurisdictional gateway for the appointment of restructuring officers is that the company in respect of which the appointment is made is "liable to be wound up".

New Whistleblower Act now in force in the British Virgin Islands

The Act has been on the horizon for the past few years

UK government publishes final DB pension regulations

In recent years there have been significant changes in the world of DB funding, with the position of most DB schemes having improved.

Hogan Lovells sets out upcoming changes and challenges for employers in 2024

This could have repercussions on a number of employment issues, including productivity, dismissals, whistleblowing and data privacy.

PFAS regulation in the UK

‘Forever chemicals’ is the colloquial name given to the class of approximately 10,000 fluorinated chemicals more formally known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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