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The IRS has released the 2022 cost-of-living adjustments for limits on employee benefits with some adjustments to the 2022 rates including minor increases to the maximum contributions allowed under Code Section 415 for defined contribution plans (e.g. 401(k)), maximum compensation used in determining benefits, and the taxable wage base. Below is an updated chart on […]

It is necessary to go back to September 1999, during the Rodríguez Echeverría administration and as part of the “National Concertation Forum”. The convenience and necessity of de-monopolizing the insurance market in order to open it up to private competition were discussed. For  promoters, the opening of the insurance market in Costa Rica would improve […]

As the only international law firm operating in Libya, we fully understand and appreciate that we work in an environment in which diverge… FDI laws in Libya, In short, Decree 207 states that non-Libyans can only hold up to 49% in a company in Libya. However, the Investment Law provides that under certain circumstances (e.g. […]

On November 17, 2021, amendments to certain provisions of the Salvadoran Competition Law (the “Law”) were approved in order to harmonize it with the Administrative Procedures Law (“LPA”) during an ordinary session of the Salvadoran Congress. Given that, as of its entry into force on February 13, 2019, both the Antitrust Regulator (the “Regulator”) and […]

We inform you that on October 26, 2021, Parliament approved the Accountability and Budget Execution Balance corresponding to the year 2020 (hereinafter, the “Law”)which, together with other issues, introduced relevant modifications to articles 10 and 27 of Law No. 18,159 on the promotion and defense of competition (hereinafter,  the “LPDC“) which we summarize below. Until […]

    I. INTRODUCTION With the Regulation Amending the Regulation on Associations, associations were enabled to hold general assembly meetings electronically. However, the obligation to notify is detailed in terms of aids made abroad by associations. The procedures and principles regarding the meetings to be held in the electronic environment, the possible effects on the associations as a […]

In case of stem cell treatment to which he was subjected before his return to the Major Leagues. The Second Chamber of the Civil and Commercial Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Santiago annulled the sentence issued by the first-degree court that condemned the winning pitcher of the Cy Young Bartolo Colón to the […]

As of the amended to the Public Registry Law, new obligations have been regulated for all companies that are registered before the Public Registry of Commerce and that should be considered relevant during their operation. First, we will address the provisions that were already regulated in the Commercial Code of our country, in which we […]

Mexico’s new Industrial Property Law heralds an improved system for the country’s IP owners in almost every area, says Christian Thomae of Dumont. November 5, 2020, marked the date on which Mexico adopted the new Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property. This repealed the previous law that had been in force for 25 […]

Summary of Law No. 21,355 Introduction This document consists of a summary of the main amendments incorporated by law No. 21,355 (hereinafter, the “Law“), which amends law No. 19,039, on Industrial Property (hereinafter, the “IP Act“) and law No. 20,254, which establishes the National Institute of Industrial Property (hereinafter, the “INAPI Act“). The Law was […]

On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, published its Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination requirements that most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers must meet in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs (the “CMS Rule”). This emergency […]

Now Belgium is in the midst of a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, the Government has decided to take stricter measures, including the reintroduction of mandatory remote or telework for 4 (and later 3) days a week. Mandatory telework was already in force during previous Covid-19 waves in 2020 and 2021. Thanks to the vaccination […]

         Introduction to DPIA As known, one of the personal data protection legislations’ essential tool for compliance is the principal of accountability and therefore promoting compliance. Within this framework, a dynamic instrument to ensure appropriate protection of personal data is data protection impact assessment (“DPIA”).  DPIA constitutes a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the data controllers, allowing […]

Petter Rindforth, Managing Partner at Fenix Legal, explains the possible lifecycles of a trademark and the importance of creating a generic descriptive word to protect your trademark over time. The Corona pandemic (covid-19) has not only attacked millions of people physically around the world, it has also made a large negative impact on companies and […]

Introduction of new electronic vessel certificates replaces traditional paper certificates, as part of a digital upgrade of the Danish Ship Register (DAS) and the Danish International Register of Shipping (DIS). On 18 October 2021, the Danish Ship Register (DAS) and the Danish International Register of Shipping (DIS) (“Danish Ship Registries”) were upgraded and launched on […]

Earlier this October, the South Carolina Supreme Court held oral arguments in Bennett v. Felder, a case in which the Court granted a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to review a decision of the Court of Appeals regarding the propriety of a real property distribution under a will. The petitioners are Jacquelin Bennett and her sister […]

1. Post-Brexit UK regime Following the end of the Brexit transition period, the United Kingdom has retained the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679 ) (“EU GDPR“) as part of its national laws, as the “UK GDPR“, under the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/419) (as amended) (“Regulations“). […]

Article 195 of the Finance Act for 2021 entitled the Government to adopt by ordinance, within nine months of its publication, all necessary measures to ensure the generalization of e-invoicing. It’s done! The ordinance n°2021-1190 of September 15th, 2021[1] relating to the generalization of e-invoicing in the frame of domestic B2B transactions end e-reporting (hereinafter, « the […]

On October 14, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) held a virtual workshop entitled, Transparency of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)/Machine Learning (“ML”)-enabled Medical Devices. The workshop builds upon previous Agency efforts in the AI/ML space. Back in 2019, FDA issued a discussion paper and request for feedback called, Proposed Regulatory Framework for Modifications […]

On November 22, 2021, the Official Federation Gazette published the “AGREEMENT instructing the agencies and entities of the Federal Public Administration to execute the indicated actions, in connection with the projects and works of the Government of Mexico considered of public interest and national security, as well as critical and strategic for national development ”issued […]

“The integration of national economies and markets has accelerated markedly in recent years, testing the international tax framework designed more than a century ago. The rules in place have revealed fragilities that provide opportunities for base erosion and profit shifting practices. » These words used by the OECD1  in its report on the tax challenges […]

By judgment No. 24010 of September 6, 2021, concerning damages for breach of information obligations in the provision of investment services, the Court of Cassation clarified some procedural and liability aspects relating to the joint and several liability of financial promoters (“promotori finanziari”) and intermediaries. In particular, with regard to the alleged breach of the […]

While waiting for the new crisis and insolvency code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) to come into force, in August 2021 the Italian government released yet another installment in the saga of the reform of Italian bankruptcy law. Law Decree 118/2021 (the “August Decree”) amends a few sections of the Italian bankruptcy law (Law 267/1942: “Italian Bankruptcy […]

Real Estate Tax Insider No. 3/2021 – 3Q 2021 Italian Real Estate Tax News EU Court of Justice, Case C-931/19 – Letting a property in a Member State does not give rise to a fixed establishment for VAT purpose if the owner does not have his or her own staff to perform services relating to […]

The concepts of ‘group’ and ‘control’ are intrinsic to the Indian Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act), from undertaking the threshold notifiability analysis and product overlap analysis under the merger control provisions to proving dominance of group in cases alleging abuse of dominance. The Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) interpretation of the terms ‘group’ and ‘control’ has evolved from 2011 to 2019, affecting not only the exemptions available to the combinations, but also altering CCI’s approach towards competitive assessment while reviewing such combinations. The CCI has approved more than 670 combinations, as on 2 July 2019, and has touched upon the concepts of group and control in many combination orders. Of these combination orders, approximately 20 orders provide lists of affirmative voting rights/veto rights which may tantamount to control as per the CCI, and more than 60 orders provide CCI’s interpretation of various forms of control under the Competition Act… To download the Competition handbook, click here.

In memory of Doctor Juan Manuel Pellerano Gómez On the 177th anniversary of the Dominican Constitution, our Senior Associate, B. Génesis Rodríguez, invites us to reflect on the path that we have travelled and the challenges ahead as a nation. Dear Constitution of 1844: Today is your 177th birthday, which seems to me as an […]

La Ley N°21.361 que adecúa el Código del Trabajo en materia Documentales Electrónicos Laborales entró en vigencia el 12 de noviembre de 2021 con la publicación en el Diario Oficial de la Resolución exenta número 1.340 del Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social, que fija los procedimientos para la ratificación del finiquito, la renuncia y el mutuo acuerdo en […]

Carolina Romanini Miguel from Machado Associados comments on the decision of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court which recognised the constitutionality of the inclusion of excise tax in the social contributions taxable basis. It is well known that the Brazilian tax system is convoluted. One of the reasons for this complexity is that many taxes are […]

In this judgment, the Council of State examined the issue relating to the application of the so-called minimum environmental criteria (“CAMs”) in the case of in-house providing. The case originated from an appeal – originally submitted to the Lombardy Regional Administrative Court (Brescia) – concerning a dispute on the in-house award of environmental hygiene services […]

The Cyberspace Administration of China (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CAC’) released the Security Assessment Measures on Cross-border Data Transfer (Draft For Comments ）(《数据出境安全评估办法(征求意见稿)》, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Measures’) seeking public comments on 29 October 2021. The Measures address the issue of conducting security assessment for transfer of data from China to overseas recipients. […]

The bonds are secured by hedging assets over which the holders of these securities have a preferential right Mortgage bonds are a fundamental instrument in financing access to housing in Spain and have enjoyed great popularity since their creation as a source of financing for credit institutions, since they are a very safe and low-cost […]

In May 2021 the Slovak Parliament adopted a new Slovak act No. 187/2021 Coll. on protection of economic competition (New Act) which is effective since 1 June 2021. The New Act introduced number of changes in various areas. Turnover tests for mandatory notification of transactions for merger control were partially changed as well. In particular […]

Facts The cancellation of the mark WU2 was requested with reference to a prior WU2 wordmark and for similarity of the prior WU2 device mark, which were known by the owner of the later mark. The owner of the attacked mark requested suspension of the cancellation procedure with reference to the suit initiated by him against the […]

InDisputes Series: The Cost of the Kitchen Sink that there was a VAT fraud in the supply chain on the purchase of fuel for his filling stations.  Mr. Byrne could not therefore set off the VAT paid by him for the fuel supplies.  Mr. Byrne had appealed the TAC finding to the High Court by […]

Upon entering into an arbitration clause, the parties choose to submit to arbitration any conflicts arising from that contract, renouncing the resolution of the conflict via the Judiciary. However, before the institution of arbitration, by express legal provision, it would be up to the parties to resort to the Judiciary Branch to seek precautionary or urgent […]

In the first instance of a dispute or during the appeal, when oral discussion of the evidence of a case is not permitted, the parties are entitled to file closing statements of defence in order to structure and summarise the arguments used in the dispute in the light of all the evidence presented to the […]

Intangible assets, such as Intellectual Property, are gaining more and more economic importance, and with this, natural or legal persons, owners of trademarks and other distinctive signs, are frequently dealing with various problems related essentially to the use, protection, and preservation of their trademark. For this reason, in this article we will briefly refer to […]

Building a brand is a crucial step in the success of a business. A brand must be able to identify goods or services over the competition, so it must evolve with consumer behavior. Until recently, a brand only sought to identify a product or service, today, however, the development of a brand aims to make potential consumers identify you as the only provider of […]

The ISF, but also the most classic international mobility, has led many French to settle abroad, mainly in Belgium, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, but also in Italy, Portugal and Morocco. In an attempt to mitigate the consequences of their departure for public finances, at the end of 1999 the legislator modified the territoriality of […]

A recent article in Ukrainian legal affairs newspaper “Yurydychna Praktyka” (“Юридична Практика) features the comments of three Kinstellar experts—Vincent Morand (Senior Legal Advisor based in Prague), Oleksandr Kurdydyk (Partner and Head of Banking and Energy & Natural Resources in Kyiv, firm-wide Head of Projects & Infrastructure, and firm-wide Co-head of Energy & Natural Resources) and Yuliia Eismont (Senior Associate in […]

Well-known trademarks enjoy an enhanced protection which goes beyond the mere risk of confusion between products. This has been affirmed by an interesting ruling of the Italian Supreme Court concerning the famous maison Gucci. With decision no. 27217/2021, filed on October 7, 2021, the Italian Supreme Court upheld Gucci’s action requesting the invalidation for lack […]

Sometimes the definition or meaning of expert, profession or professional varies from region to region around the world. Patent professionals in the United States can be divided into two main groups, patent agents and patent attorneys. But what happens when we try to match these professionals with their counterparts in other geographic sections? Latin America is one of […]