Coronavirus - Data processing in times of the COVID-19 crisis - Germany
What is going on? On 30 January 2020, the WHO announced an international health emergency due to the progressing spread of the coronavirus. In the meantime, the spread was explicitly classified a...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Litigation during lockdown South Africa
Litigation can continue during lockdown – subject to certain provisons contained in the directions (“the Directions”) published by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, in Government...
View ArticleRegulatory Intelligence when using artificial intelligence and machine...
Legal liability for financial institutions and financial services firms when using artificial intelligence and machine learning Recent advances in the development of artificial intelligence (AI),...
View ArticleMEES: requirements for letting residential properties from 1 April 2020
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (“MEES Regulations”) provide that from 1 April 2018, it is unlawful for a Landlord of private rented property to...
View ArticleWhen does private no longer mean private? Implications of a challenge to the...
The Hong Kong Court has recently confirmed the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”)’s powers to seize, search and compel access to digital devices rejecting challenges to such powers based on...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Coronavirus Job retention scheme
On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wage – initial details of which we contained in our briefing of 23 March...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland supports SPX FLOW on the sale of its Power and Energy...
Eversheds Sutherland has supported SPX FLOW on the sale of its Power and Energy segment to funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc for approximately $400 million. SPX FLOW are...
View ArticleCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme: key pensions issues - UK
On Thursday 27 March, the UK Government released fuller details of the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (or “Furlough Scheme”) first announced on Friday 20 March, with guidance being published for...
View ArticleCoronavirus European Commission sets up dedicated mailbox on cooperation...
Executive summary On 30 March 2020 the European Commission created a new section on its website entitled “Antitrust rules and coronavirus”. The website states that the Commission has set up a new...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Interim resource solutions Global
As Coronavirus spreads and governments advise on safety precautions globally, organisations will all face resource issues from illness, self-isolation, caring responsibilities and based on advice not...
View ArticleNew UK consultation on notification of uncertain tax treatment by large...
The UK government announced at the March Budget that they intend to introduce a requirement for large businesses to notify HMRC where they adopt an “uncertain tax treatment”. The proposal is designed...
View ArticleCoronavirus Department of Transport Regulations South Africa
A notice was published in the government gazette on 30 March 2020, in terms of which the minister of transport (the “Minister”) has, in terms of section 18(7) of the National Road Traffic Act (No. 93...
View ArticleCoronavirus Practical employers guide Slovakia
We are continually updating this guide in response to the gradual publication of official information by public authorities. Latest update: 1 April 2020, 11:00 (Antivirus Employment Protection...
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