On April 15, the Council of the EU approved the new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (now titled Directive 2017/790). The Directive has a clear objective, to modernise the legislative framework

Our Beyond Borders podcast series is designed to help you manage your international workforce and navigate the quirks of international employment law.

The Government recently issued the implementing regulation on mining supervision under the 2009 Mining Law ("Regulation 55"), which regulates supervision, consultation and guidance on mining activities.

One of the features brought in under the Companies Act 2014 (the "Act") was the Directors' Compliance Statement ("DCS") requirement which placed new obligations on directors of certain Irish limited liability companies.

Our Beyond Borders podcast series is designed to help you manage your international workforce and navigate the quirks of international employment law.

In this episode, we explore performance management under PRC law, including the high threshold for dismissing employees for incompetence, the role of Performance Improvement Plans...

The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 changed the law to increase the rights of purchasers of personal insurance.

The U.S. Department of Justice's increasing intervention in private antitrust lawsuits signals its intent to influence the law in matters alleging algorithmic price-fixing...

On July 1, 2015, the Massachusetts earned sick time law took effect, requiring most Massachusetts employers to provide their employees with the right to accrue and take up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.

For many reasons, it's good to be New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in Boston. However, in light of two recent Massachusetts trial court decisions, it may have been good for him that he was not in court in Boston over the summer when challenging the NFL's adverse arbitration ruling.

The Connecticut Department of Revenue recently announced the revocation of Special Notice 92.

At the time of going to press, the VW emissions scandal has been unfolding, with a securities class action brought by purchasers of American Depositary Receipts in Virginia against the company...

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new fifth edition of our successful Competition Survival Pack. The Pack is updated for 2011.

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently issued a ruling upholding a determination by the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy (the "Board") against a medical practice.

An arbitration panel entered an award in a legal malpractice matter in favor of the claimant and the attorneys and law firm moved to vacate the award.

In October 2015, the European Commission found that a tax ruling granted by Luxembourg to Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe ("FFT") in 2012 ("Ruling")...

Our expert rural team keeps up to date on alterations to the law in this specialist area – and that includes the ongoing changes to government support for farming businesses.

The Italian Government has introduced a major reform in March 2025, it has enacted significant changes to its citizenship laws...

Another day, another legal challenge to New York's overhaul of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). In an emergency petition filed Nov. 25, 2024...

In these final two posts, we're reviewing the areas of law in which Justice Michael Burke's majority and dissenting opinions have fallen.