This is the fourth of a series of fortnightly articles in which we will give practical tips on how to avoid contractual issues arising out of digital

If you or your overseas headquarters, entities or other operations are, or are considering, providing financial services in Australia, now is the time to review your operations and re-position yourself in light of the new details of the proposed changes by ASIC released on 3 July 2019.

On 12 November 2019 the President signed Federal Law No. 377-FZ (Law No. 377) making amendments to certain laws, including Federal Law No. 129-FZ "On the State Registration of Legal Entities

Two of the most common problems that investment funds faced in Spain have been resolved in just under a month.

On February 13, 2020, two sets of enhanced regulations governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) became effective

The United States Supreme Court recently held in Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson ("Rent-a-Center") that arbitrators, rather than the courts, have jurisdiction to determine challenges to the validity of arbitration clauses in which questions of arbitrability are delegated to the arbitrator, unless the challenging party specifically alleges that the delegation provision is invalid.

A new study by DLA Piper, in partnership with the Inframation Group, reveals that investors are overwhelmingly optimistic about the prospects for European data centres over the next two years.

On Friday 15 November, 2019 the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) released a discussion paper on corporate criminal responsibility (Discussion Paper).

The "occult protection period" ("période de protection occulte"/"occulte beschermingsperiode") will start between 12 and 25 January 2020 (X-30)

The National Bank of Belgium (NBB) has issued a new Circular on outsourcing arrangements (Circular NBB_2019_19)

China's new Foreign Investment Law (FIL) enters into effect from January 1, 2020. As we reported in our earlier alert, the passage of the FIL opened the door ...

On 18 November 2019, the Equator Principles Association published version four of the Equator Principles.

The Japanese Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (the FEFTA) requires prior filings with relevant ministries via the Bank of Japan for foreign investments in certain business sectors relating to national security, public...

Bribery consists of soliciting or agreeing offers, promises, soliciting or receiving gifts, donations or other advantages in order to obtain the performance of an act or the non-performance of an...

The Norwegian Penal Code (2005) section 387, 388 and 389 provides the legal framework governing bribery in Norway.

Due to the evolving 2019 novel coronavirus (the "2019-nCoV") situation, the Ministry of Health (the "MOH") and the Ministry of Manpower (the "MOM")

The number of reported cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to rise – at this writing, topping 40,000 infected with more than 900 deaths – and the world is on high alert.

Illinois is set to join the growing list of US states further protecting the rights of workers who have experienced sexual harassment, with the recently passed Workplace Transparency Act (WTA)

On January 23, 2020, the US Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ...

On the same day as its July 24 settlement with Facebook, the FTC also announced settlements with Cambridge Analytica (CA) as well as Alexander Nix.