Recent Amendments to the UAE’s Extradition and Judicial Assistance Law
Introduction: The UAE has enacted Federal Decree-Law No. 38/2023, amending Federal Law No. 39/2006 on Mutual Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters.
UAE Introduces New Laws Against Religious Defamation and Extremism
Introduction: In a significant legislative move, the UAE has enacted Federal Decree-Law No. 34/2023 on Combating Discrimination, Hatred, and Extremism aimed at addressing discrimination, hatred, and extremism.
Competition Law and Labour Markets – EU Commission Looks at Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Agreements
In recent years, competition authorities in the US have focused quite heavily on tackling anti-competitive practices in labour markets,
A Practical Checklist of Things to Avoid with New Launches of Prescription-Only Medicines in Singapore
Pharmaceutical companies that plan launches of prescription-only medicines need to be aware: there are regulatory matters in Singapore things which can interrupt your launch if they’re not sufficiently attended to.
European Media Freedom Act (EMFA): EU’s Weapon in the Fight for Pluralistic and Independent Media?
A new EU law governing the media services sector entered into force on 7 May.
Publication of a draft law implementing the NIS 2 Directive
On 24 April 2024, the Ministry of Digital Affairs published a draft amendment to the National Cybersecurity System Act,
A “game-changing” opinion from the CJEU’s Advocate General offers legal perspective on cheat software
In the world of gaming, the legality of various types of software used for cheating or “enhancing” the gaming experience (usually in the form of plug-ins) continues to be a topic of debate.
Family foundations only for singles? Controversial individual interpretations regarding disbursements from a family foundation established jointly by spouses
According to individual interpretations of 30 April 2024 issued by the Head of the National Tax Chamber, benefits paid from a family foundation to the founding spouses are subject to partial personal income tax (ref. 0112-KDIL2-1.4011.113.2024.2.JK and 0112-KDIL2-1.4011.114.2024.2.JK).
New preliminary questions to the CJEU concerning the concept of a ‘work’ – practical conclusions
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently received further preliminary questions concerning the understanding of the concept of a work.
Work on the implementation of the Polish law transposing the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) into Polish legislation
On 18 April, the Polish government officially commenced work on a law implementing the provisions of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (hereinafter “DORA”) into the national (polish) legal system.