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  31.05.2023

  Hongrie

  Hun­gary in­tro­duces new Whist­le­blo­wer Pro­tec­tion Act

  On 25 May 2023, Hungary adopted Act XXV of 2023 on complaints, disclosures in public interest, and related rules on reporting abuses, which is commonly known as the Whistleblower Protection Act and transposes the EU’s 2019/1937 Whistleblower Directive. Organisations in Hungary have 60 days (i.e. until 24 July 2023) to establish or review their whistleblower systems to comply with the Whistleblower Protection Act.Which organisations are required to establish internal reporting channels?The Whistleblower Protection Act obligates organisations to establish internal reporting channels in two...

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  30.05.2023

  United Kingdom

  Low dose as­bes­tos ex­po­sure from the 1960s: when it is found to be enough

  Judgment in the case of Ness v Carillion Capita Projects [2023] EWHC 1219 (KB) gave consideration to the state of knowledge and foreseeability of risk of injury in a case involving both an early period of exposure from the 1960s and a very low dose.BackgroundThe personal representative of the estate of Mr Harrison, Sharon Ness, pursued a claim against his former employer Bovis alleging that he had been exposed to asbestos for a short period in the 1960s causing him to develop mesothelioma.It was alleged by the claimant that Mr Harrison was exposed to asbestos whilst working for Bovis as a...

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  23.05.2023

  Hongrie

  Hun­gary launches new re­gis­try and re­gis­tra­tion pro­ce­dures for com­pa­nies as of 1 July 2023

  A new bill has been recently proposed to the Hungarian parliament, which aims to amend various acts that, among others, include a proposal to postpone the entry into force of Act XCII of 2021 on the Registry and Registration Procedure of Legal Persons from the originally planned date of 1 July 2023 to 1 January 2026. According to the bill's explanatory memorandum, entry into force of the Act is to be postponed to provide more time for legal practitioners to prepare for the systematic reforms the Act intends to introduce. The proposal has not yet been adopted by the Hungarian parliament.Hungary...

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  15.05.2023

  United Kingdom

  Ci­vil Jus­tice Coun­cil Costs Re­view – Fi­nal Re­port

  It feels that barely a week goes by without an update to costs legislation or a paper on potential future legislative changes. This week it is the turn of the Civil Justice Council (CJC) who have published their final report, following the establishment of a working group in April 2022. The working group was tasked with considering four issues concerning costs; (i) guideline hourly rates (ii) costs budgeting (iii) pre-action and digitisation (iv) consequences of the extension of fixed recoverable costs.The working group produced an initial paper raising questions for consideration. These questions...

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  11.05.2023

  Europe

  At last: in­va­li­dity and re­vo­ca­tion ac­tions now avai­lable be­fore TM of­fices in Italy, Ro­ma­nia and Spain

  One of the most significant innovations introduced by the EU Trade Mark Directive 2015/2436 (the so-called trade mark reform package) was the requirement for all EU countries to implement – where not already in place - administrative procedures for both revocation and declaration of invalidity of trade mark registrations. These administrative procedures would either replace or supplement the court proceedings required to revoke or invalidate a trade mark registration. As trade mark owners will be aware, judicial actions before national courts (typically) last longer and are more expensive...

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  04.05.2023

  United Kingdom

  Su­preme Court rules again on boun­da­ries of vi­ca­rious lia­bi­lity – ap­plying the close con­nec­tion test

  In Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Appellant) v BXB (Respondent), the Supreme Court had to consider whether the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (WTBTSP) was vicariously liable for the rape of a member of a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation by a congregational elder. In concluding that it was not, the court has provided further clarification on the boundaries of vicarious liability, in particular the application of the “close connection” test. BackgroundMark Sewall was an elder in the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s...

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