EU AI Act: overview of the key rules and requirements

2026-09-27T23:43:52+00:0012 July 2024|Categories: EU Law, International Commercial Law, International Sale of Goods, IP Law, Legislative Updates, Market trends, Regulatory and Compliance|Tags: |

After years of consultation, drafting and negotiation, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) was finally published in the EU's Official Journal on 12 July 2024. This marks a major step forward towards a more sustainable and secure future of AI, globally.Key rules and requirements1. Global reach: The EU Read More

EU adopts measures to respond to Russia’s military aggression

2026-10-03T00:40:28+00:007 March 2022|Categories: EU Law, Insights, International Commercial Law, International Law, International Sale of Goods, Latest News, Legislative Updates, Market trends, News and Deals, Regulatory and Compliance|Tags: , |

We are here to help you navigate the challenges you and your organization may be facing as a result of the Russian military's invasion of Ukraine.

Coronavirus: the impact on the Italian judicial system (in Italian)

2020-04-09T20:17:42+00:009 April 2020|Categories: Coronavirus Resource Center, Legislative Updates, Market trends|Tags: , , , , , |

Italy: The Italian government adopted urgent and extraordinary measures in relation to the judicial system, with specific provisions for civil, tax, criminal and administrative trials. In this section you will find all the relevant updates (contents are in Italian).

Shareholders’ meetings and annual financial statements at the time of Covid-19 (in Italian)

2022-06-14T17:17:17+00:0020 March 2020|Categories: Coronavirus Resource Center, Legislative Updates, Market trends, Regulatory and Compliance|Tags: , , , , |

Italy: The Italian government adopted urgent and extraordinary measures aimed at allowing companies to call ordinary shareholders' meetings within 180 days of the end of the financial year, as well as to facilitate the holding of shareholders' meetings, in compliance with the provisions aimed at reducing the risk of contagion (contents are in Italian).

Coronavirus: Italy’s “Cura Italia” decree (in Italian)

2020-03-22T04:52:48+00:0018 March 2020|Categories: Coronavirus Resource Center, Legislative Updates, Market trends|Tags: , , , , |

Il Decreto Legge 17 marzo 2020, n. 18 (pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 70 del 17 marzo 2020), intitolato “Decreto Cura Italia”, prevede misure di potenziamento del servizio sanitario nazionale e di sostegno economico per famiglie, lavoratori e imprese connesse all’emergenza epidemiologica da Covid-19. Il Decreto “Cura Italia” interviene con Read More

ESMA requires net short position holders to report positions of 0.1% and above

2026-07-22T09:13:18+00:0016 March 2020|Categories: Coronavirus Resource Center, Legislative Updates, Market trends, Regulatory and Compliance|Tags: , , , , |

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") has issued a decision temporarily requiring the holders of net short positions in shares traded on a European Union (EU) regulated market to notify the relevant national competent authority ("NCA") if the position reaches or exceeds 0.1% of the issued share capital after Read More

Coronavirus: what are the legal implications?

2020-03-22T04:54:00+00:0011 March 2020|Categories: Coronavirus Resource Center, Market trends|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

As the 2019 Novel Coronavirus ("COVID-19") continues to spread across the world, and governments and health authorities work to defeat it, businesses are facing weakened financial markets, as well as disruption to workplace operations and business pipelines due to restrictions to the mobility of people and goods. Major economies are experiencing mounting Read More

Council of the European Union gave its green light to the new Copyright Directive

2019-04-16T08:48:50+00:0015 April 2019|Categories: EU Law, IP Law, Legislative Updates, Market trends|Tags: , , |

On 26 March 2019, Members of the European Parliament adopted the new Copyright Directive in plenary by 348 votes in favour, 274 against and 36 abstentions. This vote marked the end of the legislative process for the European Parliament that began in 2016. The text adopted by the European Parliament needed Read More

Green paper on retail financial services and insurance

2015-10-25T21:00:15+00:0025 October 2015|Categories: Market trends, Regulatory and Compliance|Tags: , |

The European Commission has published a roadmap concerning its forthcoming Green Paper on retail financial services and insurance. The roadmap notes that the Green Paper, when published, will seek stakeholders’ views on how to bring about better outcomes for consumers and firms in terms of better access, more transparent markets, Read More

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