Patent linkage and patent term compensation are coming to China
China released its latest proposed amendments to the Patent Law in early July 2020 (“Proposed Amendments”) for public comments. Patent linkage and patent term compensation for pharmaceuticals are two...
View ArticleJudgment in Financial Conduct Authority -v- Avacade Limited (In Liquidation)...
Following the high profile judgments in Berkeley Burke SIPP Administration Ltd -v-Financial Ombudsman Service Limited and
View ArticleGlobal workforce reorganization part 2: working across jurisdictions
As employers continue to grapple with the plethora of challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the displacement of workers or restructuring of working models resulting in workers working in...
View ArticleDigital as a key priority for French Competition Authority
On 9 July 2020, the President of the French Competition Authority (FCA) Isabelle de Silva presented to the press the annual activity report of the FCA for 2019. Last year was marked by a strong...
View ArticleForeign Trade and Payments Act (Außenwirtschaftsgesetz) Amended Foreign...
The Act to Amend the Foreign Trade and Payments Act (Außenwirtschaftsgesetz, AWG) has entered into force on 17 July 2020. Parliament has thereby significantly tightened the German regime for foreign...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Furlough bonus scheme and redundancy pay announcements - UK
The government has published further details of the £1,000 employer bonus for every furloughed employee who remains employed until the end of January 2021. It has also implemented legislation to...
View ArticleLawbite: Compensation and Modification of Restrictive Covenants
Neil Sheppard v (1) Martin Grant Holdings LTD (2) Roger Turner [2020] UKUT 171 (LC) The Upper Tribunal (UT) has recently looked at the compensation payable upon modification of a restrictive covenant....
View ArticleNew visa route for British National (Overseas) Citizens
On 1 July 2020, 23 years to the day after the handover of Hong Kong to China, the UK Government announced that it would introduce a new visa route for British National (Overseas) citizens (BN(O)...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Private Equity and the pandemic: Preparing for the future -...
Our series of articles on private equity and the pandemic now turns to the future and our thoughts on the some of the changes, opportunities and challenges for the industry post-pandemic. Although,...
View ArticleCoronavirus CMA guidance on the Early Years sector UK
On 28 July 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) released detailed guidance on how consumer law applies to the agreements between nurseries/early years providers and consumers (parents)...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Overview of the Quarantine Act 2020 Mauritius
The Quarantine Act 2020 (Act No.2 of 2020) (the “Act”), which was passed in the Mauritius Assembly on 15 May 2020 and gazetted in the Government Gazette of Mauritius No.57 of 16 May 2020: 1. lays the...
View ArticleGerman Regulator assessment of hydrogen infrastructure regulation up for...
The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur – BNetzA) has published for consultation a 100-page paper with an analysis and considerations regarding the regulation of hydrogen infrastructure....
View ArticleATTENTION ALL BUSINESS OWNERS! You could be held vicariously liable for an...
It is established in South African law that an employer is vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of its employees committed during the course and scope of their employment. A classic example of...
View ArticleThe seismic shift after Schrems II: The future of cross border data flows...
If you transfer personal data from the EU/UK to countries which lack a so-called “adequacy” determination, like the US or India, or if your trusted service providers do, the Schrems II European Court...
View ArticleThe Seismic Shift after Schrems II: The Future of Cross Border Data Flows...
If you transfer personal data from the EU/UK to countries which lack a so-called “adequacy” determination, like the US or India, or if your trusted service providers do, the Schrems II European Court...
View ArticleNetherlands: Strengthening our clean energy finance practice
We have further strengthened our clean energy finance practice with the appointment of Pim van Leersum as Partner in Amsterdam as of 1 February 2020. Pim joined us from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek...
View ArticleCoronavirus - CBI announce new supervisory framework for Covid-19 business...
Introduction On 5 August 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) issued its supervisory framework (the “Framework”), setting out its approach to dealing with the issue of business interruption...
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