The arrival of Covid-19 into Aotearoa New Zealand in March 2020 brought significant disruption to the daily lives of New Zealanders and to the legal profession. As in many other countries around the globe, ‘lockdowns’ and social distancing measures necessitated radical changes to all manner of human interactions during the global health crisis, including to …
Israeli courts continue to operate under heavy workload, resulting in significant increase in local and international arbitration proceedings During most of the Covid-19 pandemic period, Israeli courts and legal practitioners continued to work at full force. In fact, some empirical data show that ever since the eruption of the global pandemic, more litigation proceedings were …
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As one of the largest economies, China has been dedicated to a pro-arbitration jurisdiction, promoted by a favorable policy environment. As the original form of arbitration, ad hoc arbitration widely exists in international practice. However, the current arbitration law of the People’s Republic of China (‘arbitration law’) only provides for institutional arbitration whereas ad hoc …
Where a company is acquired or sold in a share deal by a Dutch company, the participation exemption generally applies on both sides of the transaction. If the participation exemption applies, on the seller’s side, capital gains should be exempt from Dutch corporate income tax.
Nursing deep bruises from the seemingly endless bombardment of external curveballs which have battered businesses in recent years, most organisations will have given up some time ago in planning for any return to normality.
In today’s digital-first world, businesses and C-suites are increasingly using social media to raise their profiles, contribute to online conversation, and to market services. But alongside the countless opportunities it offers, social media also poses risks to privacy, reputation and security.
On 1 June 2022 new rules came into force in both the EU and UK concerning exemptions from competition law rules for so-called ‘vertical’ agreements.
In a short period of time, and without any change in UK law, the CMA’s enforcement of UK merger rules has become much more interventionist. Can you explain how CMA enforcement has changed?
The last two years have seen significant developments and unexpected turns in the financial restructuring market. The impact of the Covid pandemic precipitated an immediate and significant uptick in the level of corporates facing underperformance and distress, only to be followed in 2021 by an incredibly ‘hot’ financing market and significant drop-off in corporate default …
In the now infamous email, titled ‘To be super clear’, sent to all Tesla employees last month, Elon Musk wrote: ‘Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week. Moreover, the office must be where your actual colleagues are located, not some remote pseudo office. If you …
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