Gareth Hall, Anne-Marie Ottaway and Barry Vitou of Greenberg Traurig discuss ways that businesses can respond to the renewed threat of fraud in the light of the coronavirus crisis.
The PACTE Law no 2019-468 relating to companies growth and transformation of 22 May 2019 (the PACTE Law) has brought in France a wide range of structural measures aimed at lifting obstacles for the growth of companies.
Ricardo Alemán Z, partner at Carrasco Firma de Abogados in Bolivia looks at the prospects for investors in one of South America’s most vibrant economies.
The Supreme Court of India has recognised the right to privacy as a fundamental right, which is intrinsic to life, personal liberty and is inseparable from human existence. To codify this right, to put in place a robust regime for data protection, and to safeguard against encroachments on privacy by state and non-state actors, the …
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Luis Antonio Semeghini de Souza, Bruno Sartori, Fabricio Cardim and Juliana Dal Moro Amarante of Souza, Mello e Torres discuss the changing business and investment landscape of Brazil.
In Japan, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) is the primary law that regulates data protection issues. In this article, we will cover a few significant recent amendments to the APPI, including one currently under consideration, while also touching on the new guidelines issued by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) last …
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Baker McKenzie reorganisations partner Clare Montgomery discusses the challenges and issues businesses face operating in the third-largest economy in Latin America
On 1 January 2020, new regulations came into force as a consequence of several amendments published in the Mexican Official Gazette on 9 December 2019. Among these regulations, the legislative branch introduced new powers to the Federal Tax Code under which the tax authorities will be entitled to restrict, and eventually cancel, the tax certificates …
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Dr Eduardo Mayora A and Juan Pablo Gramajo of Mayora & Mayora discuss Guatemala’s legal system and the opportunities available there for foreign investors.
Intellectual property rights are of increasing importance, and for some companies, their most valuable assets. In fact, among S&P 500 companies, the proportion of the company value attributable to intellectual capital (of which intellectual property rights (IPR) are often the most important) is as high as 87%. Although the importance of intangible assets relative to …
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Sponsored by Marsh. The ongoing #MeToo saga within in the legal profession was only a few chapters old last year when our annual risk and professional indemnity report with broker Marsh went to press. Fast forward a year and law firm risk managers and general counsel are faced with a harsher environment to navigate on …
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Revised Swiss Data Protection Act (revised FADP) embrace a risk-based approach to data protection. Organisations that control the processing of personal data (controllers) are encouraged to implement protective measures corresponding to the level of risk of their data processing activities.