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Someone’s Got a New Crush on Lind & Lime: Protecting Your Unique Product Design
BrewDog have yet again hit the headlines, as distillers Lind & Lime call them out on the similarities between the bottle for BrewDog’s new tequila and their distinctive gin bottle....
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Swiss “Safe Haven” Interest Rates for the Year 2024
In the case of loans and advances (hereinafter referred to as "loans") granted within a group or between a company and a related party, e.g. a shareholder, the question always...
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Netherlands Update: Non-Competition Clause, New Legislation in the Making
After the provisions on pensions, the provision on the non-competition clause is hardly read by perhaps most employees when entering into a new employment contract. Wrongly, a non-competition clause linked...
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US Update: The MCAD’S Fiscal Year 2023 Report: Everything Employers Need to Know
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD” or “Commission”) has released its Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23”) Annual Report, which highlights the strides the Commission has made over the last fiscal year...
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Korean Antitrust Statute Is Amended Amendments Expand Merger Filing Exemptions and Introduce Voluntary Merger Remedy Procedure
On February 6, 2024, the Korean government enacted amendments to the Korean antitrust statute, i.e., the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (MRFTA). These amendments, most notably, (i) expand merger...
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France Update: Main Measures of the Finance Act for 2024
The 2024 finance law, published in the Official Journal on 30 December 2023, is broadly in line with the restoration of public accounts, with a return to below the 3%...
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India’s Insurance Regulator Seeks to Simplify the Operations and Listing of Insurance Companies
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (the “IRDAI”) has circulated an exposure draft of the IRDAI (Registration, Capital Structure, Transfer of Shares and Amalgamation of Indian Insurance Companies)...
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The Monetization of Vacation at the End of the Employment Relationship Can Never be Denied
European Court of Justice, judgment of 18 January 2024 (C-218/22) Pursuant to Article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC and Article 31(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,...
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UK Update: Ad Regulation – Time for a Spring Clean?
As January draws to a close, Claudia Winkleman’s enviable winter wardrobe on The Traitors has been a beacon of joy in an otherwise dreary month. Though impressive, this has not...
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