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Impact of India’s General Anti-avoidance Rules on Transactions
Overview In the Ayodhya Rami Reddy Alla (the “Taxpayer”) case, the Telangana High Court (the “THC”) held that when considering a tax avoidance device, the proper way to construe a...
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Forced Labor and Supply Chain Due Diligence in Southeast Asia
“Forced labor” has many incarnations. Some forms are shocking, such as a case in 2021 where Vietnamese guest workers were brought to a Chinese-owned factory in Serbia that manufactured tires sold to...
read moreSwitzerland Update: The (Re)sale of Own Shares at a Profit Does Not Constitute Taxable Income
Landmark decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (9C_135/2023) In its ruling of 6 June 2024, the Federal Supreme Court held that the tax-neutral proceeds from the sale of treasury...
read moreGermany Update: Does Leaving the Church Justify Dismissal by a Church Employer?
In its order of reference of 01.02.2024 (case no. 196/22 (A)), the Federal Labour Court (BAG) has referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) – not for the first time –...
read moreKFTC Proposes to Formalize Voluntary Remedy Proposal System for Mergers
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (the “KFTC”) has issued an administrative notice for the adoption of the “Detailed Operational Guidelines for the Voluntary Submission System of Corrective Measures in Business...
read moreUK Update: Pensions: It’s all about the data
A continual thread running through the big ticket pensions issues just now such as the Regulator’s General Code, the new defined benefit funding regime, pensions dashboards, auto-enrolment, and of course...
read moreIreland Update: Data Protection Commission 2023 Annual Report: More Complaints, Queries and Record Fines
The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) published its 2023 Annual Report on 29 May 2024. The report provides insight into the evolving landscape of data protection and privacy, including the DPC’s activities, highlighting...
read moreChina Update: Analysis of the Interim Provisions on Anti-Unfair Competition on the Internet
Background On 11 May 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") issued the Interim Provisions on Anti-Unfair Competition Online (the "Interim Provisions"), which will come into force on 1...
read moreLaos Regulates Management of Foreign Currency from Exports
On March 7, 2024, Laos moved to regulate the management of foreign-currency income from the exportation of goods and services. Effective March 29, 2024, Decision No. 333 (formally the Decision...
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