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Newswire 09/03/2023

Netherlands Update: Statement of the week: “A non-solicitation clause is not the same as a non-competition clause, but does have an effect on an ancillary work clause”

It was an interesting week at the Zeeland-West-Brabant district court with regard to restrictive clauses, which results in the above cryptic title of this blog. In two judgments, the judges...

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Newswire 09/03/2023

Why is Brazil adapting its transfer pricing rules to OECD standards?

An important and critical step in Brazil's integration into the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) has been the publication of its new rules on transfer pricing, but what...

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Newswire 07/03/2023

An Overview of the Discovery Process in Thai Civil Court Proceedings

For most in-house counsel, the thought of defending a civil case brought against the company is typically an unpleasant proposition—even more so when the matter is proceeding in a foreign...

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Newswire 06/03/2023

UK Update: What are the consequences of breaching an NDA?

Isabel Oakeshott’s disclosure of a cache of 100,000 texts and WhatsApp messages between Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, and other politicians and government officials to The Telegraph may be one of...

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Newswire 02/03/2023

Finland Employment Law Update

Finland Update: Employment law update: the year 2022 in the rear-view mirror and 2023 appearing on the horizon Year 2022 included several significant legislative reforms in the field of employment...

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Newswire 22/02/2023

Bulgaria Update: The EU Blue Card facilitates employing highly qualified citizens outside the Union

At the end of January, important legal changes were adopted governing the conditions and procedure for issuing a long-term residence and work permit of the “EU Blue Card” type. The...

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Newswire 20/02/2023

Malaysia M&A: Financial assistance

When structuring an M&A transaction, consideration should be given to laws relating to financial assistance which may have impact on the financing of the transaction. The laws of Malaysia relating...

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Newswire 16/02/2023

Singapore Employment Update February 2023

On 13 February 2023, the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness (“Committee”) released an interim report on their recommendations for the proposed workplace fairness legislation (“Recommendations”). Amongst other things, the proposed...

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Newswire 13/02/2023

Germany FAQ Labour Law – Working Time Special

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) caused a stir in May 2019 with its so-called time clock ruling. In it, the ECJ had obliged the member states to introduce a system...

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