UAE: DIFC amends Prescribed Company Regulations

  In May 2024, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) published a consultation paper with proposal for amending the Prescribed Company Regulations in the DIFC. After two month long consultation and deliberation process, the amended Prescribed Company Regulations have now come into effect on 15th July 2024. Amendments Qualifying requirementsAnZobrazit více

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Juli 29th, 2024

Bulgaria: New rules for teleworking

  In the State Gazette, issue 27 of 29.03.2024, the Law on Amendment and Supplement to the Labor Code has been promulgated, which introduces new rules regarding teleworking. The changes are dictated by the sharp development of telecommunication technologies and digitalization, which determine the widespread use of work outside theZobrazit více

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Juli 25th, 2024

UK: New duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

  King Charles referred to a dynamic change in the law to protect women and girls from sexual violence in his speech earlier this month (July 2024). From 26 October 2024, employers must proactively take “reasonable steps” to prevent the sexual harassment of their staff at work. The new dutyZobrazit více

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Juli 23rd, 2024

USA: Swain Wood: SCOTUS’s decision to throw out the Purdue Pharma settlement agreement was a profound mistake.

  In a recent Law360 article, “High Court Made Profound Mistake in Tossing Purdue Deal,” Morningstar Law Group Partner Swain Wood discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma LP to throw out Purdue Pharma’s Chapter 11 plan and the multistate settlement agreement. Wood helped lead theZobrazit více

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Juli 23rd, 2024

Poland: 5 Steps to Compensation for Establishing Organic Use

  Establishing a form of nature protection is often associated with the loss of property value. The way to obtain compensation on this account is not easy. The provisions of the Environmental Protection Law provide for a special procedure for obtaining compensation in the scope of determining the amount ofZobrazit více

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Juli 22nd, 2024