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  22.03.2023

  Croacia

  Wo­r­ki­ng for a UK em­p­lo­yer: Croa­tian wo­r­ke­rs fa­ci­ng a di­f­fi­cu­lt de­ci­sion: a hi­gher sa­la­ry now or a pe­n­sion to­mo­r­row?

  Brexit has resulted in significant changes to contribution requirements, registration, and payment obligations for Croatian citizens employed by UK-based employers. The regulation on the coordination of social security systems applies to employment with EU member countries, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland. Croatian legislation applies to workers living in Croatia and employed by UK-based employers, and such individuals are required to make contributions to pension and health insurance in Croatia while being entitled to receive benefits from the Croatian pension and health systems. The...

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  20.03.2023

  Europe

  Out wi­th the old, in wi­th the new? Co­n­si­de­ra­tio­ns for pa­te­n­tees in op­ti­ng out of the Uni­fied Pa­te­nt Court

  So far in this series of blog posts, we began with an article that highlighted some of the key changes between the current European system of patent prosecution and enforcement and the new Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC), set to become operational from 1 June 2023.  In part two, we considered the interesting procedural features of the UPC and how they might influence a patentee’s decision to opt in or out of the regime.In this part three, we discuss some of the practical and strategic considerations that patentees should weigh up when deciding whether to opt out of the...

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  17.03.2023

  EU

  Me­r­ger co­n­t­rol re­view be­low fi­li­ng th­re­sho­l­ds – the ECJ To­we­r­ca­st ju­d­g­me­nt ad­ds one mo­re ar­row to the qui­ver

  On 16 March 2023, the ECJ decided that a M&A transaction, which was not subject to ex-ante EU merger control, can be reviewed – from an ex post perspective – as to whether the acquirer (through the acquisition) abused its dominant position within the meaning of Article 102 TFEU (prohibition of the abuse of a dominant position). This allows national competition authorities to apply Art. 102 TFEU to non-notifiable mergers. The judgment therefore provides competition authorities in the EU with a significant additional tool for their scrutiny of transactions, which are not reportable...

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  16.03.2023

  United Kingdom

  UK Sp­ri­ng Bu­d­get 2023: ene­r­gy and heat se­c­tor im­p­li­ca­tio­ns

  The UK government has made a number of announcements in its Spring Budget.  We have set out below the key measures that will impact the energy and heating sector. The full Spring Budget can be found here.The key announcements of measures in the energy sector are:£20 billion funding for early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) projects The UK Government has allocated £20 billion over next two decades towards funding of CCUS (including BECCS) projects. The form that this support will take has not been specified.The Government has restated its support of the preferred...

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  10.03.2023

  Europe

  Se­cu­ri­ty for co­s­ts in en­fo­r­ce­me­nt pro­cee­di­n­gs in Ge­r­ma­ny – The Ge­r­man Fe­de­ral Su­p­re­me Court ad­ds another pie­ce to the pu­z­z­le

  Pursuant to Sec. 110 of the German Civil Procedure Code (ZPO), claimants who do not have their habitual place of residence in a member state of the EU/the EEA can be ordered to provide security for the costs upon request of the defendant if certain requirements are met. The provision aims at protecting the defendant from the difficulties related to the recognition and enforcement of a cost decision abroad.While Sec. 110 ZPO is designed for ordinary civil actions, it is recognised that the provision applies to other types of (state court) proceedings if the requirements of an analogous application...

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  09.03.2023

  United Kingdom

  Co­n­su­l­ta­tion on In­f­le­xi­b­le Of­fe­rs Li­ce­n­ce Co­n­di­tion (IO­LC)

  In its Call for Input (see our previous Law-Now here) on 4 November 2022, Ofgem proposed a number of intervention options to address high balancing costs incurred by NGESO which are ultimately borne by customers. Ofgem’s preference was to introduce a licence condition that would prevent generators obtaining an “excessive benefit” in the Balancing Mechanism in certain circumstances, largely based on the Transmission Constraint Licence Condition (“TCLC”).Following the responses to the Call for Input, Ofgem has decided to press ahead with its initial preference, setting...

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