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  25/04/2025

  International

  On your radar | Key employment issues to be aware of in­ter­na­tion­ally

  In each edition of On your radar it is interesting to consider any common themes across various jurisdictions. In this edition, the themes might be less obvious than usual, but on closer inspection are still present:As countries manage business immigration, Bulgaria, Poland and Croatia discuss the employment of foreigners.New types of leave are being introduced, expanding statutory employment protections. Poland reports on additional maternity leave for parents of premature or hospitalised children. Neonatal care leave was recently introduced in the UK, covered in our January edition. Proposals...

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  23/04/2025

  International

  Navigating keyword advertising from a Singapore and European trade mark perspective

  In this increasingly digitalised world, how should organisations approach internet keyword advertising and avoid trade mark infringement whilst doing so? In this update, we not only discuss how the Singapore High Court recently dealt with this issue in East Coast Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd v Family Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 102, but also provide a European perspective on the decision.  The Singapore DecisionEast Coast Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd v Family Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 102 concerned a trade mark infringement claim by a claimant who was the registered proprietor of a...

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  16/04/2025

  International

  Termination payments and costs “reasonably incurred”

  A recent decision of one of the UK’s highest courts has considered the extent of a contractor’s entitlement to payment after the termination for convenience of a FIDIC 1st Edition contract. The terminology considered by the court is commonly found within the termination provisions of other standard form construction contacts, making the decision of wider interest in an area where there is little previous case law. In finding that the contractor’s costs in this case had not been reasonably incurred, the decision highlights the significance of such restrictions and the more generous...

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  16/04/2025

  Europe

  New Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) focusing on innovative nuclear technologies

  A high-level meeting of the Joint European Forum on Important Projects of Common European Interest (JEF-IPCEI) was held last week, attended by Executive Vice-Presidents Teresa Ribera and Stéphane Séjourné and high-level representatives of Member States.Discussion at the forum further focused on:possible improvements to further simplify and speed up the IPCEI process;how to use IPCEIs to achieve the objectives set out in the Clean Industrial Dealoptions to facilitate EU co-financing of IPCEI projects.The Commission announced during the Forum its support for a new important project...

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  15/04/2025

  Europe

  ESMA’s Final Reports on Order Execution Policies, New SI ITS and RTS Amendments

  On 10 April 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published two final reports on firm’s order execution policies under MiFID II and rules on systematic internalisers, volume cap and circuit breakers.The initial consultations were launched in July 2024 (see Consultation Paper on Order Execution Policies and Third Consultation Package of MiFIR Review) following the MiFID and MiFIR reviews.Key HighlightsKey highlights of the final reports are set out below:Criteria for Establishing and Assessing the Effectiveness of Investment...

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  11/04/2025

  Europe

  Agentic AI and the EU AI Act

  Agentic AI systems are designed to act autonomously, sense their environment, make decisions, and take actions without constant human oversight. However, their autonomy and potential to operate with minimal human intervention raise unique challenges in terms of regulation, particularly under the EU AI Act.What Is Agentic AI?The functioning of agentic AI is rooted in Large Language Models (“LLMs”) and other advanced machine learning algorithms. These models are trained on vast datasets to understand human language and respond intelligently to various inputs. What sets agentic AI...

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