A surge of review applications seeking to set aside arbitration awards has hit the South African courts in recent years, partly driven by parties appearing to challenge the awards on […]
Continue Reading →Employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) need to take note of the recent changes in the federal labour law, which have introduced new rules in employment dispute procedures and […]
Continue Reading →Businesses that deploy technologies such as AI to make decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on individuals could be required to disclose to data protection authorities or courts […]
Continue Reading →Public feedback to the Australian government’s recent issues paper on post-employment restraints of trade has revealed widely differing views among unions and employer groups regarding the possible limitation of such […]
Continue Reading →Confirmation of a forthcoming consultation on new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) will be welcomed by multinational businesses seeking help in importing personal data from the EU in a way that […]
Continue Reading →An EU court has upheld an appeal raised by Google over a €1.49 billion fine imposed on the company over online advertising practices. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Anne Sammon tells HRNews about the challenges facing FS firms ahead of a new duty to prevent sexual harassment in force from 26 October 2024, and further regulation by the […]
Continue Reading →An Italian businessman has failed in his bid to force a cryptoasset exchange to repay him the value of cryptoassets stolen from him after a judge in the UK said […]
Continue Reading →Businesses faced with the theft or unauthorised use of their confidential data have a suite of remedies available to them in the civil courts to recover that data or prevent […]
Continue Reading →Saudi Arabia’s new Investment Law aims to facilitate foreign investment by aligning with global best practice to reflect the Kingdom’s strategic intent to diversify its economy and integrate deeply into […]
Continue Reading →The highly anticipated first package of the Australian government’s newly proposed Privacy Act reforms have been introduced to parliament in the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth). Read […]
Continue Reading →Businesses will welcome the formation of a new international treaty on AI that sets a “global standard” for how AI-related risks and opportunities should be managed, an expert has said. […]
Continue Reading →Embedding cybersecurity controls into everyday business processes can help businesses comply with wide-ranging new EU cyber legislation that is due to take effect next month, but that task is being […]
Continue Reading →Banks and other regulated financial services firms in the UK face additional reporting obligations under new trade sanctions regulations due to take effect next month. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A new law in South Africa will deliver structural changes within the country’s energy sector and has the potential to address the problem of electricity blackouts and encourage investment in […]
Continue Reading →The importance of data centres to the UK economy has been recognised by the new UK government in recent actions relevant to operational resilience and the planning regime, experts have […]
Continue Reading →The UK’s foreign investment screening regime saw an increase in the number of notifications in 2023-24, but fewer cases were subject to remedies or prohibitions compared to the previous year, […]
Continue Reading →Businesses and consumers should be more vigilant as sophisticated investment fraud is on the rise in Ireland, a legal expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Workers’ rights and protections across Great Britain and Northern Ireland could be set to diverge further as a result of proposed changes to employment laws in both jurisdictions, according to […]
Continue Reading →The off-payroll working rules, known as IR35, apply where a business engages an individual to provide services off-payroll and through an intermediary – commonly a company referred to as a […]
Continue Reading →Online service providers in the Netherlands have gained an insight into how the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) will be enforced in the country through the publication of new guidance, […]
Continue Reading →New research shows the important role that English law, courts and arbitration bodies play in dispute resolution in a competitive global market, experts have said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK payment firms’ obligation to compensate victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud could be capped at £85,000, instead of the initially proposed maximum amount of £415,000. The Payment Systems […]
Continue Reading →A recent High Court of England and Wales decision shows that the English courts are willing to interpret procedural service rules under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) pragmatically to facilitate […]
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