Log4j is a java-based tool from Apache's open source library used for parsing logs that never seems to have made headlines before this past weekend.

From 2016 until 2021, HRUŠKA concluded supply contracts with groceries producers which frequently contained clauses obliging the producers to provide a "full-scale service".

The Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") once again confirmed its long-term position that associations of competitors should under no circumstances issue, ...

The Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") imposed a fine of CZK 97 million (approx. EUR 4 million) on the company GARLAND distributor, s.r.o. ("GARLAND")...

The merger was originally notified to the European Commission as the turnover exceeded the EU turnover threshold.

On 9 July 2021, the European Commission published its long-awaited drafts of the updated Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and the accompanying Guidelines.

According to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA"), the current national turnover thresholds allow harmful merges to escape scrutiny by the authority.

On 26 November 2021, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") ceased its probe into agreements on wage increases between Dutch supermarkets.

In July, the law concerning work permits for overseas nationals changed. Workers delegated by international sports organisations to work in Poland will not have to obtain a work permit.

The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw decided that the shape of a yogurt package should not be granted trademark protection as it is a purely technical feature and its dual container has a functional significance only.

The Spanish government has decided to pass this Royal Decree-law as an interim measure which is permitted by the GDPR.

In "Anar and others v Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and another", the High Court recently considered whether employees should be allowed to bring a breach of contract claim where their employer had reduced the amount of their annual discretionary bonuses by 90%.

The Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the High Court in April last year in the well-publicised case of "Gibb v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust", which had declared that a binding compromise agreement was void.

In "St Andrew's Catholic Primary School v Blundell" the employment tribunal decided that the claimant had been victimised after she claimed sex discrimination and awarded her £291,496 compensation, including £22,000 for injury to feelings.

Under the Employment Rights Act, any claim for unfair dismissal must normally be made within three months after the 'effective date of termination'.

In the recent case of "Brink's Global Services v Igrox" the Court of Appeal considered the question of when an employer may have to pay for its employee's crimes.

In "Ministry of Defence v Wallis" and another the EAT considered the rights of wives of service personnel who work for schools attached to overseas military bases, who were dismissed when their husbands' service came to an end.

In "Fulcrum Pharma v Bonassera and HR Advantage" the EAT considered when it might be appropriate to include a subordinate employee in the 'pool' for selection for redundancy and whether employees should be consulted over who should go in the 'pool' in the first place.

The National Security and Investment Act 2021, which introduces a new national security screening regime, entered into force on 4 Jan 2022.

The Nordic countries offer a very attractive business environment with a well-educated and skilled workforce.