Jun 28, 2023 Evaluation of Scientific Evidence in Investor-State Arbitration: A Suggested Framework By Joaquin Terceño Campbell Herbert Pedro Ramirez Freshfields lawyers Joaquin Terceño, Campbell Herbert, and Pedro Ramirez published an article in TDM's Special Issue International...
Jun 28, 2023 Proposals to clarify and modernise the UK’s transfer pricing, diverted profits tax and permanent establishment rules By Edward Buxton Helen Buchanan Sarah Bond On 19 June 2023, the UK Government published a consultation on reforms intended to clarify and modernise the UK’s transfer pricing (TP),...
Jun 26, 2023 Better late than never – video identification now also permitted for non-financial sector entities in Germany By Jan Struckmann Marcel Michaelis Johannes Schäfer The so-called interpretation and application guidelines – dubbed AuA in German (Auslegungs- und Anwendungshinweise) – are the...
Jun 26, 2023 The Netherlands continues championing of consumers through implementation of the Representative Actions Directive By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Jeroen Van Hezewijk Jelle Drok Marco Vogels Basya Klinger David De Bock +3 more... Show less As of 25 June 2023, the implementation act (‘the Dutch Implementation Act’) incorporating the Representative Actions Directive...
Jun 23, 2023 KSA Civil Code: When and How Does it Apply? By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Samy Ayoub Muhammad Alshamkhi Ramzi Haddad +2 more... Show less On 19 June 2023, Saudi Arabia published the long-awaited Civil Transactions Law (the KSA Civil Code) after it was signed into law by...
Jun 21, 2023 A further expansion of the UK corporate crime enforcement toolkit By Ben Morgan Emily Knight Zaid Fathoala In a nutshell Recent amendments to the UK's Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill), announced on 15 June, could...
Jun 21, 2023 UPC week 3 – what we are seeing (and not seeing) By Dr. Christopher Stothers Alexandra Morgan Dr. Stephan Dorn The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is in its third week of operations and from what is visible so far we’re seeing the life sciences sector...
Jun 19, 2023 Reliability of ESG ratings? How the EU plans to regulate ESG rating providers By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Natalie Pettinger Kearney Elisabeth Schemmer +1 more... Show less On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for regulating ESG rating providers. This draft EU Regulation (the...
Jun 19, 2023 Fourth EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council summit: the transatlantic partnership shows first achievements By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Pablo Artero Lines Renea Kamenjasevic Following the launch of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on 15 June 2021, both jurisdictions have maintained intensive...
Jun 19, 2023 FCA publishes final policy position on financial promotion rules for cryptoassets and near-final rules By Cyrus Pocha Craig Dewar Karishma Paun On 8 June 2023, the FCA published a policy statement (PS 23/6) setting out its final policy position on financial promotion rules for...
Jun 12, 2023 Emergency arbitration and construction disputes: key takeaways from recent roundtable discussion in Rome By Erin Miller Rankin Matei Purice Valerio Letizia On 30 May 2023, Freshfields organised, jointly with HKA, a construction roundtable event focusing on new trends and challenges in global...
Jun 09, 2023 The UPC case finder: Beware of the Leopard By Alexandra Morgan Dr. Christopher Stothers Dr. Stephan Dorn The Unified Patent Court (UPC) case finder search facility enables the public to search for cases filed in the UPC. It’s pleasing that...