08/24/2023
Update on Portugal's Golden Visa Regime
As a reminder, Portugal's Golden Visa scheme, which opened in 2012, grants individuals visas in return for investments into Portuguese investments or purchase of real estate.
Government Regulation
08/24/2023
Watchdog seeks data protection constraints on EU open finance plans
The legislative process can take months if not years.
08/24/2023
Scottish health and safety fines ‘rising to English levels’
Linbrooke had sought to reduce its fine further
08/23/2023
Australian court: application to set aside judgment debt must comply with formalities
Evidence in support of the grounds to set aside which is filed later than this period will not be capable of being relied on by the applicant at hearing, which may result in the application failing on jurisdictional grounds.
08/23/2023
Hogan Lovells files brief on behalf of March For Our Lives urging Supreme Court to prohibit domestic abusers from possessing guns
SCOTUS will decide whether domestic abusers have a right to own guns in U.S. v. Rahimi
08/23/2023
The Chamber of Commerce of Milan's arbitration rules
The recent arbitration law reform now allows parties to grant the arbitral tribunal with the power to issue interim measures modernising Italian arbitration law
08/23/2023
Microsoft tries again to get UK clearance for Activision deal
The CMA has confirmed that it has opened a fresh ‘phase 1’ investigation into the restructured deal.
08/21/2023
Updates proposed to Queensland wind farm development code
Among those changes, and consistent with the regulatory trends in other Australian jurisdictions, is a requirement for wind farm proponents to ‘front load’ environmental assessments prior to approval.
08/21/2023
Introduction of mandatory Energy Performance Certificates in Jersey
The Government has since issued a progress report in July 2023 on the implementation of the Carbon Neutral Roadmap.
08/21/2023
SEC Proposes New Rules
Proposed Rule Requires Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers to Eliminate or ‘Neutralize’ Conflicts of Interest
08/21/2023
All change in the Eastern Caribbean as new CPR comes into force
As a result of the amendments, the CPR has undergone some significant changes
08/21/2023
EEOC Proposes Rules to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The EEOC will have until 29 December 2023 to issue the final regulations once the comment period closes.
08/21/2023
New Saudi ‘insurtech’ rules will help ‘foster innovation’
The Kingdom’s fintech sector sees no sign of slowing up
08/18/2023
Public consultation in the UK
Consultation allows public bodies exercising powers to fully understand and consider the impacts on those affected.
08/18/2023
British heat networks regulation proposals welcomed
Chang said some key aspects to the regulatory framework were not covered by the consultation, including the approach to carbon emissions limits and step-in and safety limits.
08/18/2023
Hong Kong court backs belated serious errors application to set aside enforcement of arbitral award
Hong Kong SAR is a well-known pro-arbitration jurisdiction.
08/18/2023
The UK Bribery Act 2010: principles, offences and penalties
The Act is the UK’s main anti-corruption law.
08/18/2023
German law to promote mass action precedents passes government hurdle
The BMJ said the new law comes amidst a sharp increase in the number of mass action cases being filed in Germany.
08/18/2023
SEC proposes new regulation to address AI conflicts concerns
The SEC simultaneously proposed a similar rule for broker-dealers
08/17/2023
ESMA Statement on Expected Sustainability Disclosures in Prospectuses
The Statement further clarifies that the prospectus should provide the basis for any statements concerning the sustainability profile of the issuer or of the securities issued.