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Newswire – Latest Legal Articles

Search our latest articles by Keyword search or Country. Our database has articles across the broad range of business law topics from 2016, and we add new articles each day.

Newswire 14/05/2021

Germany Update: News on vacation entitlement with “Short Term Zero Hours Contracts”

As early as May 2020, we reported about vacation entitlements for short-time work. The main topic was the effects of short-time working on vacation entitlements from the current vacation year. According to...

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Newswire 13/05/2021

Colombia Update: Blockchain guide and regulatory challenges

The application of emerging technologies (TE) is becoming more common and even their momentum comes from the same governments around the world. Indeed, regulators are reconsidering their approaches, adopting more...

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Newswire 13/05/2021

France Update: “The Lagardère case demonstrates that the SCA is not an impregnable fortress”

Under pressure from its major shareholders, the Lagardère Group last week presented its plan to convert a limited partnership (SCA) into a limited partnership. While the Paris Stock Exchange now...

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Newswire 12/05/2021

Virtual Currency Is Here, So How Is Indonesia Going to Regulate It?

Virtual currency, or cryptocurrency, has made its way to Indonesia and government agencies are working to regulate its use. But as Bitcoin, Ripple, Peercoin and other virtual currencies increasingly attract...

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Newswire 12/05/2021

Italy Update: Oral extension of the fixed-term contract

Court of Cassation, Labor Section, Ordinance no. 10870 of 23 April 2021 With an order of 23 April 2021, the Supreme Court of Cassation expressed its opinion on the legitimacy of...

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Newswire 11/05/2021

Switzerland Update: Celebrate only on public holidays?

The Christian holidays of Ascension and Pentecost are approaching. Some of us are looking forward to the long weekends, which is the special treat of such public holidays. Public holidays...

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Newswire 10/05/2021

Malaysia Update: Section 4(2) of the Competition Act 2010: Magic Wand or Key to Floodgates?

Introduction With the coming into effect of the Malaysian Competition Act 2010 (“CA”) in January 2012, Malaysia’s competition regulator, the Malaysia Competition Commission (“MyCC”)’s determination to pursue potential infringers is...

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Newswire 07/05/2021

Colombia Update: How to apply the unfulfilled contract exception?

Due to the pandemic caused by covid -19, it is possible that many people have breached their contracts even when it is not considered that there was a force majeure...

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Newswire 07/05/2021

US Update: How COVID Impacts Insurance in Unforeseen Ways

Having recently marked the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like an opportune time to consider how the pandemic has impacted the insurance industry. While business interruption (BI)...

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