Canada's federal privacy regulator, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, has proposed updated guidance regarding the collection and processing of biometric information...

As Canada continues its commitment to infrastructure spending at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, business in the construction sector is in full bloom.

On 26 January 2020, the Chinese State Council issued a circular extending the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holidays for workers to 2 February.

The European renewable energy landscape is undergoing a fascinating change. With almost all countries now having transitioned to competitive...

The story of offshore wind in Europe is remarkable by any standards.

On 9 December 2019, High Representative/Vice-President of the European Union Josep Borrell announced that the Foreign Affairs Council has agreed with strong consensus to start the...

In the ongoing CRISPR patent battle, after four days of oral arguments, it was announced today that the European Patent Office's (EPO) Technical Board of Appeal (Board)

The media controversy surrounding China's coronavirus COVID-19 detection app, the "close contact detector," has highlighted a common misapprehension

On 19 June 2019, the IVASS issued two Letters to the Market requiring life insurers operating in Italy to send a structured set of information for the supervision of money laundering and terrorism financing risks...

On 22 November 2019, the Japanese Diet passed an amendment to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), introducing new controls on foreign investment.

For example, institutions will now be explicitly required to provide as many different training courses as is required for each specific function in an organization.

The determination of the taxable base of the Gambling Tax has been unclear since the entry into force of the Spanish Gambling Act.

In this edition of Pensions Ombudsman Round-Up we look at some determinations from October and November 2019, which cover the following issues:

In this edition of Pensions Round-Up we look at key developments in pensions legislation, case law and regulatory guidance from June 2019 including:

Welcome to the May 2019 edition of Pensions Round-Up which provides an overview of developments in pensions legislation, case law and regulatory guidance.

In this summary judgment Cargill succeeded in arguing that an interest rate applicable to late payment did not operate as an unenforceable penalty.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has found that an automated text messaging system that dials from a stored list of numbers ...

The team at PKF hotelexperts have published a paper "The Impact of Sustainable Practices on the Financial Statement of a Hotel",

The expanded Section 232 tariffs will take effect for all affected articles entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 am EST, on February 8, 2020.

In early 2019, the Wyoming legislature enacted a flurry of laws aimed at establishing the state as a haven for businesses and investors that focus on blockchain and digital assets.