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  14.03.2023

  China

  China has ac­ceded to the Hag­ue Con­ven­tion of 5 Oc­to­ber 1961 Ab­ol­ish­ing the Re­quire­ment of Leg­al­isa­tion for For­eign Pub­lic Doc­u­ments

  On 8 March 2023, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") has (finally!) acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the "Convention").The Convention between the PRC, as the acceding state, and other member states (which will not have raised an objection; see below) will enter into force as of 7 November 2023.This constitutes a long-awaited and very positive development.Please click here to read the full article.

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  19.01.2023

  United Kingdom

  Gov­ern­ing for good

  Environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations are increasingly important for business success. A sharpened focus is being placed on ESG matters by stakeholders, including potential corporate buyers, investors and partners, as they themselves continue to face greater pressures to uphold a higher standard across the industries and geographic regions in which they operate. For companies in the life sciences and healthcare (“LSHC”) sector, there is an inherent focus on social factors, and environmental issues (especially climate change) are now firmly in the mainstream....

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  28.12.2022

  Ukraine

  Ukraine amends elec­tron­ic trust ser­vices reg­u­la­tion

  On 1 December 2022, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the Law of Ukraine “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts on Ensuring the Conclusion of an Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on Mutual Recognition of Qualified Electronic Trust Services and Implementation of the European Union Legislation in the Field of Electronic Identification” (the “Law”). This Law is currently awaiting the signature of the Ukrainian President and once duly signed, it is expected to become fully effective within one year from its official publication. The Law amends around 80 Ukrainian...

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  23.12.2022

  International

  In­ter­na­tion­al Dis­putes Di­gest - 2022 Winter Edi­tion

  Welcome to the winter edition of the International Disputes Digest, our bi-annual publication that considers and analyses current trends in global dispute-resolution and their wider impact. With war raging in eastern Europe and no end to the conflict in sight, the world and the global economy continue to face complex challenges. In response to the invasion of Ukraine, Russian sanctions have impacted a world economy already suffering from supply-chain deficiencies and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic stresses have also been magnified by the decision of western countries to reduce...

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  13.12.2022

  Ukraine

  Ukraine ad­opts new le­gis­la­tion on work place har­ass­ment

  The Ukrainian parliament has adopted two new laws aimed at protection against mobbing or harassment in the workplace. On 16 November 2022, parliament adopted the Law "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Preventing and Countering Mobbing (Harassment)". This law brings a definition of the term "mobbing" into Ukrainian legislation. Other new features of the law include the legal guaranties of protection of employees against mobbing as well as employer obligations to prevent and counter mobbing. The law came into effect on 11 December 2022. On 1 December 2022, parliament adopted...

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  06.12.2022

  Czech Republic

  ECJ de­clares pub­lic ac­cess to in­form­a­tion on UBOs in­val­id

  On 22 November 2022, the ECJ ruled that EU law granting general public access to information regarding UBOs constitutes a serious interference with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data, and as such is invalid. In response to a preliminary question raised by a Luxembourg District Court, the ECJ declared invalid the provision whereby information on the beneficial ownership of companies incorporated within the territory of member states will be accessible in all cases to any member of the general public. This is follow up to our recent Law-Now article...

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