Overview and Key Provisions In brief On 27 December 2024, the Construction Industry Security of Payment Ordinance (CISPO) was gazetted, following a nine-year consultation…
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- Switzerland: Swiss Federal Supreme Court affirms that adversarial proceedings are a prerequisite for an order for payment to be enforceable under the Lugano Convention
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Our last Wirecard update was some time ago.[1] For those who have erased Wirecard from their memories: Wirecard AG is the former German “stock…
United Arab Emirates: Dubai International Financial Centre Court of Appeals Overturns Sandra Holding
In a recent ruling in Carmon Reestrutura-engenharia E Serviços Técnios Especiais, (Su) LDA v Antonio Joao Catete Lopes Cuenda [2024] DIFC CA 003 (“Ruling”), the DIFC…
Japan: Publication of interim report on review of Japanese Whistleblower Protection Act
The Consumer Affairs Agency’s blue-ribbon Whistleblower Protection System Review Committee (Committee) released its interim report (Report) on the revision of the Whistleblower Protection Act…
Switzerland: Swiss Federal Supreme Court affirms that adversarial proceedings are a prerequisite for an order for payment to be enforceable under the Lugano Convention
In its decision of 12 August 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) deliberated on the enforcement of an order for payment by a court…
Japan: Amendments to legislation on bribery of foreign public officials and updates to guidelines for the prevention of bribery of foreign public officials
In brief Japan amended the provisions on the crime of bribing foreign public officials (“Criminal Bribery of Foreign Officials”) under the Unfair Competition Prevention…
United States: Plaintiffs win a round in Video Privacy Protection Act bout before Second Circuit – Salazar vs. National Basketball Association
In brief The recent surge in cases under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) underscores its critical role in addressing consumer privacy concerns in…
Baker McKenzie’s Joanna Ludlam and Jon McLeod of DRD Partnership set out how to deliver combined legal and communications response to contentious ESG challenges…