The executive regulations of the foreign investment law have been issued
After merely 18 months following the issuance of Law no. (1) of 2019 regulating the Investment of Non-Qatari Capital in the Economic Activity (the “Law”), the Executive Regulations of the Law were...
View ArticleWebinar Recording: Alieni juris an Outlaw: The Law and Intersex People
We were pleased to host a webinar with OUTLaw Network on Wednesday 17 June on the topic of “Alieni juris – an Outlaw: The Law and Intersex People”. Dr Tanya Ni Mhuirthile, Assistant Professor in Law...
View ArticlePayment matters: No. 46
This edition includes: Spotlight: Advocate General opinion concerning the application of consumer protection rules and PSD2 to contactless payment cards in the case of DenizBank AG v Verein fur...
View ArticleCoronavirus - FRC Lab publishes new reports on guidance for reporting - UK
Introduction On 15 June 2020, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Lab published two new reports providing practical guidance for companies in areas of reporting that investors have highlighted as...
View ArticleCoronavirus Business interruption insurance test case: finalised guidance...
On 17 June 2020, the FCA issued its finalised guidance, together with a feedback statement, following its consultation setting out its expectations for insurers and insurance intermediaries when...
View ArticleDB superfunds we have lift off!
The Pensions Regulator yesterday published its interim guidance on defined benefit (DB) superfunds. With a number of schemes already reportedly “waiting in the wings”, this guidance should enable...
View ArticleCentral Bank of Ireland (CBI) fines and disqualifies former insurance...
Introduction On 18 June 2020, the CBI publicly announced that it had imposed a fine of €70,000 on the former executive director and chief financial officer of RSA Insurance Ireland DAC (“RSA”), Rory...
View ArticleESMA Final Report - Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain...
Background and Initial Consultation Paper Harmonising how performance fees are structured and disclosed to investors has long been identified as a key priority of ESMA, as there are currently...
View ArticleCoronavirus Draft bill for one-off loss carry-back and possible tax free...
The Belgian government has introduced a draft bill in Parliament providing for an optional one-off carry-back of tax losses for companies and individuals[1]. The measure is intended to strengthen...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Covid-19 - Temporary concessions for Tier 4 students -...
There is no question that the Coronavirus pandemic has impacted upon every individual and organisation in the past months. Not least of all the many thousands of international students who come to the...
View ArticleCoronavirus - one virus, many outcomes: returning to the workplace - global
As parts of the world start to slough off the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the old paradigms of work come into sharp focus. Many organisations are viewing this transition period as an opportunity...
View ArticleCoronavirus CMA opens investigation into price gouging UK
Summary On 19 June 2020, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced that it has opened investigations into suspected excessive and unfair pricing for hand sanitiser products by four...
View ArticleCoronavirus COVID III and COVID Plus programmes Czech Republic
Has coronavirus affected your business? After the launch of the COVID, COVID II and COVID Prague programmes, the Czech-Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank (Ceskomoravská zárucní a rozvojová banka,...
View ArticleCard fee damages claims: Supreme Court confirms that Mastercard and Visa...
Summary On 17 June 2020, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment on appeals by Mastercard and Visa against a Court of Appeal (“CoA”) decision[1] which found that setting default multilateral...
View ArticleAlert Level 3 - POPIA
Commencement of Certain Sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act – 01 July 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday, 22 June 2020, that more provisions of the Protection of...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Private equity and the pandemic: Introduction to a bitesize...
We are now 14 weeks into lockdown and the world as we know it has changed forever. As the initial phase of adjustment to the new normal comes to an end and the green shoots of restrictions being eased...
View ArticleCoronavirus New emergency powers allow government intervention in mergers...
On Monday 22 June 2020, the UK government introduced legislation which will increase its powers to intervene in foreign investment transactions in the fight against coronavirus, and which give rise to...
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