The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) solves an important problem in the EU financial regulation, as it “aims to consolidate and upgrade ICT risk requirements as part of the operational risk requirements that have, up to this point, been addressed separately in various Union legal acts. While those acts covered the main categories …
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TURKEY: New E-Commerce Regulation Leads to a New Era to Tackle IP Rights Infringements on the E-Commerce Platforms and Introduces Other Developments Concerning IP Rights
The Law no. 7416 on Regulation of Electronic Commerce (the “Amendment”) was published in the Official Gazette on July 7, 2022. The Amendment introduced various developments to the Law no. 6563 on Electronic Commerce (the “ECC”).
Setting Up a Second Residence in Thailand
Setting up a second residence in Thailand has become a popular option for many high-net-worth individuals looking for a safe, stable, and convenient location to reside. With its favorable climate, world-class healthcare system, and vibrant culture, Thailand offers a unique and appealing lifestyle for those seeking a second home. However, before making the decision to …
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ARTICLE ON 6th – 10th EU SANCTIONS PACKAGES
In reaction to Russia’s military intervention against Ukraine the European Union (EU) adopted sanctions against Russia. In particular, the EU has adopted a wide range of restrictive measures against Russian individuals and entities in order to cripple Russia’s ability to finance the war and to impose painful costs on Russia’s political elite responsible or otherwise instrumental …
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Major Clauses of a Shareholders’ Agreement Decoded
Unlike regular agreements such as services agreements, lease agreements, employment contracts etc. which the parties normally enter into in their usual course of business, Share Subscription Agreement (SSA), Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) and Shareholder’s Agreement (SHA) are one such category of agreements which are not executed on regular intervals and can be said to be …
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Kennedy Van der Laan appoints Rosalie Brand as partner cyber security
Rosalie Brand (34) has been appointed partner cyber security at Kennedy Van der Laan. Her appointment underlines the law firm’s focus on cyber security and data protection, a field where Kennedy Van der Laan has been at the forefront since its founding 30 years ago.
International seminar on administrative law in honor of professor Tomas Ramon Fernandez Fabio Medina Osório: The concept of administrative sanctions in Brazilian law
The concept of administrative sanction is a recurrent theme in my doctrine. What are the new paradigms of the sanctioning administrative law in Brazil that must be considered within this context that we have been working on since 1999 and that involve the new proposed concept of administrative sanction in our doctrine and in the …
Arm’s Length Principle in Transfer Pricing
International production, trade and investment are increasingly organized within global value chains.
CHANGES TO THE MERGER CONTROL REGIME IN INDIA – COMPETITION LAW UPDATE
Recently the Indian Parliament approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (“Bill”) which introduces significant changes to the Competition Act, 2002 (“Act”).
WINDING UP AIFS SET UP IN THE FORM OF TRUSTS
This paper seeks to outline the grounds for, and compliances involved in winding up of an “alternative investment fund” set up as a trust and discusses a few lacunae in the law in this regard and some common practical issues faced by the fund upon winding up.