01/10/2023
EU adopts regulation to fast track permits for renewable energy projects
Energy expert Dr Valerian von Richthofen of Pinsent Masons welcomed the new framework, but raised some practical questions.
Government Regulation
01/10/2023
Move to ban non-compete clauses from US employment contracts
A limited exemption from the proposed ban on non-compete clauses has been drafted by the FTC and would apply to agreements between the seller and buyer of a business.
01/09/2023
Collas Crill Explains... Vesting and Severance
Joint ownership may be severed by re-vesting the property with the consent of all parties.
01/09/2023
Cayman Islands: Beneficial Ownership Register Requirements
It deals in broad terms with the requirements of Part XVIIA of the Companies Act
01/09/2023
Mayer Brown represents R&Q in joint venture to acquire legacy liabilities of MSA Safety
R&Q will provide claims and management services and Obra will provide investment management services to the Mine Safety Appliances Company, LLC.
01/09/2023
Rights of landowners and telecoms operators to be recalibrated under new Act
The 2017 Code updated an earlier version of the Code and enhanced the rights of telecoms operators to install their equipment
01/06/2023
Data protection enforcement power struggles highlighted in Meta case
It used its powers to do so under a regulatory cooperation mechanism that operates under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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.
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.