Navigating the Potential Recovery of Hong Kong’s Luxury Real Estate Market in 2026
The Hong Kong luxury real estate market has, in recent years, contended with a confluence of formidable challenges, including a protracted period of elevated interest rates, pervasive global economic uncertainties, evolving geopolitical dynamics, and shifts in local demographic patterns. As the legal community and market participants cast their gaze towards 2026, a cautious yet discernible …
Publication of the “Report on the Appropriate Framework for the Inward Direct Investment Screening System” – Proposed Amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Inward Direct Investment Screening System)
Introduction On January 7, 2026, the Subcommittee on Foreign Exchange and Other Transactions of the Council on Customs, Tariff, Foreign Exchange and Other Transactions published its “Report on the Appropriate Framework for the Inward Direct Investment Screening System” (the “Report”). When the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (the “FEFTA”) was amended in 2019 (effective …
Introduction of Mandatory Nationality Reporting Requirements in Real Estate–related Transactions
Introduction Based on the instructions issued by Prime Minister Takaichi at the Meeting of Relevant Cabinet Ministers on November 4, 2025, regarding “the appropriate use and management of national land, including the framework for rules on land acquisition,”[1] public comment procedures have been initiated to amend relevant cabinet and ministerial ordinances to introduce mandatory nationality …
Board leadership and institutional stability in the UAE
Periods of regional sensitivity inevitably draw attention to risk exposure and operational continuity. In such moments, however, the most effective response is neither reactive nor speculative. It is disciplined governance.
Why supply chain visibility matters for UAE businesses
The UAE has built much of its trading strength on efficiency. Years of investment in ports and free zones have made it easier to move goods between major markets, and that reliability has helped the country become a practical base for trading and distribution.
Cyprus Cabinet Approves Draft Phone Tapping Bill: A New Security Tool or a Step Too Far?
The Cyprus Cabinet has approved a draft bill allowing law enforcement and intelligence services to intercept telephone communications under specified circumstances, with the aim of strengthening criminal investigations and tackle organised crime. Now awaiting parliamentary approval, the proposal has raised significant questions regarding the balance between national security and individual privacy, as well as its …
CAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OUTPERFORM GOLD OR LAND?
At critical stages of growth, businesses look outward for capital, to scale operations, enter new markets, strengthen infrastructure or remain competitive. In those moments, management’s attention usually turns to financial performance, tangible assets and historical revenue. Intellectual Property is increasingly recognized as a significant driver of enterprise value, although its strategic importance is not always …
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ABSENCE OF MOBBING DOES NOT EXCLUDE EMPLOYER LIABILITY UNDER ARTICLE 2087 OF THE ITALIAN CIVIL CODE
By Angelo Zambelli Even if the employee cannot prove a unified persecutory intent sufficient to constitute mobbing, the employer may still be liable under Article 2087 of the Italian Civil Code if it tolerates – even by negligence – a stressful and harmful work environment, given that Article 2087 protects the employee’s psychophysical integrity …
Safest Countries to Move to If Global Conflict Escalates
In times of geopolitical uncertainty, one of the most common questions asked by internationally mobile families is simple:
CJEU Annuls Part of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive
Published in the Irish Employment Law Journal 2025, volume 22 Issue 4, pgs 98-99. Readers will recall our article in this journal earlier this year¹ on the Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou, in Kingdom of Denmark v European Parliament and Council of the European Union concerning Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages in the …
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