“Transformational” changes to the employment landscape under new government?
“Transformational” changes to the employment landscape under new government? Rachael Brown and Tim Clarke, Partners | Thursday 26 October 2017 The change in government after nine years is likely to result in important changes to the employment landscape in New Zealand. The coalition agreement between the New Zealand Labour Party and New Zealand First describes the …
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Update on the new Government’s foreign investment policy direction
Update on the new Government’s foreign investment policy direction Andrew Petersen and Willy Sussman, Partners | Wednesday 29 November The New Zealand Government has published the first of its changes aimed at strengthening the Overseas Investment Act 2005 (OIA) by issuing a new Directive Letter (Letter) to the Overseas Investment Office (OIO). This will affect …
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VIDEO: Outlook for construction in New Zealand
VIDEO: Outlook for construction in New Zealand Tom Bennett, Partner | November 2017 The New Zealand Government’s planned investment in infrastructure includes a greater focus on public transport and regional development. Property lawyer Tom Bennett, a construction specialist with Bell Gully’s projects and developments team, was interviewed by Unfiltered about the outlook for construction in New …
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2017 FCPA Enforcement Actions and Highlights
Overall, this was a less active year in terms of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") enforcement actions, at least when compared to 2016. In 2017, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") took a total of 9 enforcement actions and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") took a total of 7 enforcement actions. Therefore, we observe that …
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Success Story – OTS Solicitors Push Through ILR Application For Sole Representative
Article by Teni Shahiean. Teni Shahiean is a founding partner at OTS Solicitors. She has a wealth of experience in business immigration law, commercial law and employment law and regularly advises businesses on Sponsor Licence acquisition and compliance. Teni is also regularly called on to provide expert opinion on television and in print media, both in the UK and internationally.
Competition Board grants exemption to Tyre Industrialist Association’s waste management plan
The Competition Board recently published its reasoned decision on the Tyre Industrialist Association's application for an exemption for its Waste Management Strategies and Implementation Plan for Worn-out Tyres 2016 to 2020.
Notional Interest deduction 11/17
Introduction Via the 2018 Budget Laws, the Maltese Government seeks to introduce new rules regarding deductions of notional interest on risk capital. The aim of the Notional Interest Deduction (NID) is to achieve neutrality between debt and equity financing. Such rules come into effect as from the year of assessment of 2018. Also in light …
PRIIPs KID: are you ready?
In less than 4 months the Priips-Kid regulation will come into force. The exercise of ensuring compliance with this regulation is not an easy one. – What should the Kid include? – What are the key questions to ask before building your Kid? – What are the actions to take before building your Kid?
Monitoring of the use by an employee of a professional instant messaging tool for personal purposes
Court decision in Bărbulescu v. Romania On 5 September 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the “ECHR”) examined for the first time the issue of the monitoring of electronic communications of an employee by a private employer, within the framework of an action brought by Mr Bărbulescu, an engineer employed …
Tax changes for 2018 disclosed in the new budget bill
On 11 October 2017, and the last time before next year’s parliamentary elections, the current Luxembourg Finance Minister presented the budget law for 2018 to the Parliament (Chambre des Députés). The main tax-related provisions of the Bill of Law N° 7200 (“Bill”) as laid out below in more detail include inter alia: