The number of decisions rendered by the Chinese Courts in IP related civil litigations has been on the rise since 2008: 23,518 domestic cases and 1,139 foreign related cases in 2008 vs. 512,999 domestic cases and 6,419 foreign related cases in 2021 (with the percentage of foreign related cases only slightly above 1%). By comparison, …
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The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan LLC was founded in 1968 by the late Sheikh Salah Al-Hejailan, who was awarded the honour of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 in recognition of his role as honorary legal adviser to the British Ambassadors to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …
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Introduction In recent years, there has been a surge in the number of email scams, telephone scams and other types of deception cases in Hong Kong, resulting in hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars being misappropriated. Examples include: scammers mimicking the email account of a senior official (often the CEO) of a company …
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Since 2014, all the public lighting assets have been transferred to municipal authorities due to Resolution nº 414/2010 of the Electric Energy National Agency (ANEEL). Before this, the companies responsible for the electric energy distribution managed those assets. In this sense, Brazilian cities became the sole ones responsible for providing all the utilities regarding public …
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1.1. Peruvian citizens In Peru, labour legislation is quite protective regarding the dismissal of employees. The general hiring rule implies a preference and presumption of indefinite-term hiring and only by exception and in the cases provided by legislation (just 9 cases), fixed-term hiring is allowed. These cases are related to temporary and objective reasons. Fix-term …
The energy market in Israel has progressed dramatically in the recent years and undergone many changes, developments and updates. In addition, Israel is a leading source of innovation, entrepreneurship and developments in various energy sectors, and many leading Israeli energy and infrastructure companies and groups are involved in global major projects. Israel enjoys two large …
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Doing Business In: Iraq
While doing business in Iraq comes with its own variety of unique and variable obstacles, the country has enormous economic potential. Iraq is ranked towards the bottom of the World Bank’s ease of doing business report. Nonetheless, it is still regarded as one of the world’s wealthiest countries, with substantial hydrocarbon reserves, a dense population, …
Doing Business In: Nigeria
1. Introduction The Federal Republic of Nigeria (“Nigeria”), the most populous country in Africa, accounts for one-sixth of Africa’s population. Nigeria also plays host to one of the continent’s fastest-growing economies. Following a contraction of 1.8% in 2020 with growth losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic (“the Pandemic”), the economy rebounded and grew by 3.6% …