The release of a progress report highlighting the implementation of recommendations made by South Africa’s Zondo Commission of Inquiry in State Capture has received a mixed response, with President Cyril […]
Continue Reading →Higher education institutions in the UK must ensure they are alert to suspicious financial activity and have processes in place in order to avoid inadvertent non-compliance with financial crime laws, […]
Continue Reading →A new online system for granting and managing mineral licences is expected to bring greater regulatory clarity and investment opportunities to South Africa’s mining landscape, but continued delays in its […]
Continue Reading →A new series of thematic notes from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) underlines that environmental, social and governance (ESG) and greenwashing remain a main focus for financial market […]
Continue Reading →AI developers that obtain data from online sources to train ‘general purpose AI’ (GPAI) models must compile a list of the websites from which they sourced the most data – […]
Continue Reading →A division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Germany has banned a company from selling a product in the UK because it considers the product to infringe a European […]
Continue Reading →A further package of privacy reforms could still be released this year after attorney general Michelle Rowland confirmed that a second set of reforms to amend Australia’s Privacy Act is […]
Continue Reading →The UK’s national security investment screening regime is set for “pragmatic evolution” under plans outlined by the UK government, experts have said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Draft Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) guidelines build on the European Commission’s existing practices and offer greater clarity on how distortions of competition are assessed under the regime, experts have said. […]
Continue Reading →Foreign nationals employed to work overseas for Australian businesses can be entitled to the benefits and protection of Australian employment law, including unfair dismissal protections, a recent Fair Work Commission […]
Continue Reading →The significant growth in oil and gas energy services projects across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continues to present a wealth of opportunity in the sector, attracting […]
Continue Reading →Football clubs should conduct comprehensive due diligence as they face renewed scrutiny following the UK government’s national risk assessment (NRA) of money laundering and terrorist financing, an expert has said. […]
Continue Reading →Germany’s highest court could provide clarity to online platforms on the extent to which EU consumer law can be invoked to control how they seek to influence consumer behaviour. Read […]
Continue Reading →As EU countries move to clarify air passengers’ rights and airline liability, airlines will need to get up to speed with the proposed reforms ahead of approval by the European […]
Continue Reading →The total value of arbitration claims at the International Chamber of Commerce reached $354 billion in 2024, marking the court’s highest caseload by value to date. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Draft legislation to implement new rules aiming to combat tax avoidance by umbrella companies has been published by the UK Treasury. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Irish businesses in the energy and construction sectors should acknowledge and align their goals with the country’s recently published national development plan (NDP), an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The Welsh government has said glass will remain part of its new deposit return scheme (DRS), raising questions about how industry will approach different parallel schemes across the UK, an […]
Continue Reading →South Africa has made considerable progress in anti-bribery enforcement and institutional reform in the wake of ‘state capture’, according to the OECD, but “significant gaps remain”, experts say. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →A recent decision by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales highlights relevant considerations in interpreting articles of association related to the valuation of shares and how ‘leaver’ provisions […]
Continue Reading →Public sector bodies and operators of ‘critical national infrastructure’ in the UK are set to be banned from making ransomware payments. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →An amendment to the Telecommunications Act (TKG) could lead to significant progress in network expansion in Germany, experts have said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Recently proposed developments represent a seismic shift in the regulatory landscape for the financial services sector, with the UK government looking to refocus the remit and mission of regulators to […]
Continue Reading →Announcement of a revived UK Pensions Commission represents a welcome and important opportunity to build a pensions system for future generations, but the commission will have to consider many complex […]
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