On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance hedge fund and private fund disclosure requirements and increase regulators' visibility into the private funds industry.

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") has recently published its annual report on its activity in 2022 ("Report"). In addition to reflecting on milestones such as a record...

As the European Commission rolls out its revised Horizontal Guidelines (Guidelines) (following the adoption of the revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations on Research...

After less than three months of inter-institutional negotiations driven strongly by the current French Presidency of the EU, a deal was struck on the DMA on 24 March...

Here we set out the 10 most important changes that all companies should be aware of.

Following the sale of a business, an employee entered into the buyer's service as a result of this sale. When working for the seller, the employee had come under the seller's supplementary retirement pension insurance.

According to section 4, paragraph 1, of law no. 300/70, an employer is not allowed to use audiovisual equipment or any other device which is aimed at the remote monitoring of an employee's activities.

On 1 August 2023 the chief economist of the Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets ("ACM") Mr. De Bijl published an article in which he reflects on the current state...

The Spanish Competition Authority ("CNMC") has recently published a study about the online advertising sector in which it analyses the market competition conditions, with a stress on ‘big tech' practices.

On 4 May 2023, the CMA launched an initial review of the competition and consumer protection principles that can best guide the ongoing development of foundation models and their use...

2018 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ("MBTA"), which protects migratory birds from "takes." On the eve of this anniversary, the Trump Administration's Interior Department ...

In its recent decision in Valard Construction Ltd. v Bird Construction Co., the Supreme Court of Canada imposed an obligation on project owners and general contractors...

An important environmental issue with respect to construction that does not attract a lot of notoriety is that of bird-friendly construction bylaws.

A perennial issue in trade secret litigation is: what factual allegations must be pled regarding what trade secrets are left when there are related patents from the same company on the same technology.

Further to our January 2018 update on the Supreme Court of Canada's hearing of Valard Construction Ltd. v Bird Construction Company, the court has now released its decision...

Recent updates to consumer protection regulations may change the way web and mobile applications are monetized in the United Kingdom.

James Ramsden QC of Astraea Group has been instructed by international law firm Bird & Bird in defence of a claim by a Seychelles domiciled trust company alleging loss...

While 2022 saw record commitments to renewable generation by commercial and industrial customers in the U.S., agreements...

The FCA fined Starling Bank nearly £29 million for failing to improve anti-money laundering protocols, making it the largest UK regulatory penalty this year, signaling strict enforcement on compliance failures.