This article aims to provide an overview of the tax aspects on international cost-sharing agreements, in view of the Brazilian legislation and some recent Private Letter Rulings issued by the local tax authorities.

Taxation of Profits of Controlled Foreign Companies (CFC): Double Taxation Conventions must prevail over domestic rules.

The European Court of Human Right (ECHR) in the judgment rendered in September 27, 2011, case Menarini Diagnostics S.R.L. vs. Italy, complaint 43509/08, confirmed the application of Article 6(1) of the European Convention of Human Rights (Convention), regarding the right to a fair trial in criminal cases, in competition law procedures.

Drama stirred in the burgeoning e-discovery world on March 15, 2012, when Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck denied Plaintiffs’ request that he recuse himself from Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, No. 11-CV-1279 (ALC) (AJP) (S.D. N.Y. June 15, 2012).

The Provisional Measure No. 869/2018 (MP No. 869), which amends certain aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (Law No. 13,709/2018 or LGPD), is still valid until June 3, 2019

The difficulty with implementing processes such as predictive coding is that the technology is so new that these methods are fairly untested in court.

On March 15, 2016, the Ontario Court of Justice ("OCJ") released its decision in R v Control Chem Canada Ltd.

Despite the increasing burden of e-discovery, private litigants and parties before the U.S. antitrust agencies have been cautious about embracing new e-discovery technologies to assist in identifying what documents are responsive to discovery or government requests.

It is well known that the constant increase in the number of Internet users has significantly changed various parts of the economy.

On March 7, 2014, Brazilian Federal Tax Authorities issued a new Normative Ordinance (IN 1,455) regarding the withholding income tax on transactions between residents and nonresidents.

The motion judge granted summary judgment dismissing the action against all the defendants other than Gomes.

José Luís Moreira da Silva, the Partner in charge of SRS Legal's Administrative and Environmental Department, emphasises that this is a possibility available to the ministry.

In this powerful client story, we share the journey of Eliezer da Silva, whose life was turned upside down following a devastating road traffic accident in July 2023.

At the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) hearing on September 14, 2015, UFC star Nick Diaz sat in silence as he heard state commissioners deliberate on the future of his career.

The Brazilian Special Regime for Tax and Exchange Legalization has been enacted by Law 13,254 from January 2016, aiming to regularize resources, assets and rights with legal background, not declared or declared improperly, remitted or kept abroad, or even repatriated by Brazilian residents.

The Higher Chamber of the Administrative Tax Appeals Council ("CSRF") has recently ruled that the amortization of the goodwill derived from the acquisition of investments is a deductible expense from the Social Contribution on Net Profit ("CSLL").

As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded, the legal landscape of Malaysia underwent a significant transformation.

Kate Driscoll, of counsel in MoFo's Investigations +White Collar Defense practice group, interviews John Owen, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets partner, ...

Negative online reviews for medical procedures can sting. But suing a disgruntled patient for defamation can add insult to injury, as a recent appeals court decision makes clear.

Court Lifts Statutory Stay of Proceedings Where Proposed Class Action Alleges Fraud Against Bankrupts