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  20/01/2025

  United Kingdom

  The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill moves to Committee Stage – does it spell opportunity or “van­da­lism” for state-funded education?

  The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (the Bill) spells significant changes across all sectors concerning children’s wellbeing including in respect of social care, such as safeguarding responsibilities and children’s homes, and all areas of education from state-funded to independent.  In the first of a series of articles looking at the impacts of the Bill, we consider the potential impact and opportunities for state-funded education.The Bill moved to Committee Stage on 8 January 2025 after a heated debate at its Second Reading. The Conservatives called for a national...

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  15/01/2025

  China

  2025 – Topics that may Concern You

  Companies doing business in China constantly have to deal with changes in regulations and new laws. This will also continue in 2025.Topics such as the new PRC Company Law, new PRC Tariff Law, PRC Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items, network data security management, data transfer, opening up capital markets to foreign investment, and raise of statutory retirement age of employees etc. will continue to be a concern for many companies in China in 2025.Complying with regulatory requirements is one of the key challenges for foreign companies and investors in China, not only in terms of...

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  17/12/2024

  Middle East region

  Oman's New Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Law Introduces Significant Reforms to the Legal Profession

  Oman promulgated its new Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Law (Royal Decree No. 41/2024) (the Law), marking a transformative moment for the regulation of legal services within the Sultanate. This long-awaited reform introduces substantial changes that impact both local and international legal practices in Oman. The Law will enter into force in six months, with existing firms given one year to comply with its requirements.Impact on the Legal MarketThe new Law represents a substantial shift in Oman’s legal landscape, particularly in terms of raising the bar for qualification, increasing accountability...

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  06/12/2024

  Schweiz

  The impact of sanctions against Russia at the enforcement stage: How to monetise awards against frozen assets in a nutshell

  Enforcement is often overlooked during the early stages of arbitration proceedings. No party, however, intends to go through the trouble and expense of an arbitration only to end up with an unenforceable award. From the outset of an arbitration, claimants and their counsel should consider whether the assets of their opponents are frozen under any applicable sanctions regime. The release of frozen assets of an award debtor to satisfy an arbitral award requires a specific authorisation from the competent authorities that is granted only under certain conditions (i.e. "Licence"). This article addresses...

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  08/10/2024

  Belgium

  The new payment rules in public procurement are also of relevance in the healthcare sector

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  The new payment rules (Royal Decree of 12 August 2024) put an end to the classic distinction between the verification period and the subsequent payment period. Starting from 1 January 2025, a single processing period will be the starting point. For hospitals (and other contracting authorities active in the healthcare sector), a processing period of 60 days will be applied, which can be extended, where necessary, by a verification period of 30 days, particularly for contracts related to their specific activity in the healthcare sector. In this newsletter, the rules specific to healthcare sector...

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  14/08/2024

  Deutschland

  Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

  This article provides an overview of the content and the effect of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.The Council of Europe is an independent organisation from the European Union (EU) and, together with its European Court of Human Rights, is dedicated to the protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. It consists of 46 member states, including all 27 EU countries, and is responsible for the protection of 680 million people, covering regions from Greenland to Azerbaijan.The 133rd Session of the Committee...

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