Focus on: Employment In France
The year 2022, which saw the reelection of President Emmanuel Macron, has brought with it some changes to the French employment and HR landscape. The Macron damages scale for unfair termination was upheld by the French Supreme Court, French digital platform workers voted for employee representatives for the first time, and new legislation was implemented …
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 …
Andersen Legal in Greece (Pistiolis – Triantafyllos & Associates law firm) is based in Athens, with in-depth, genuine and proven expertise in certain areas of law and specific industry sectors. The firm is full member of Andersen Global.
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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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% …