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Coronavirus: the impact on the Court of Justice of the European Union

2020-03-22T21:17:50+00:0019 March 2020|Categories: Coronavirus Resource Center|Tags: , , , |

Important messages for parties 1. Court of Justice 19 March 2020 Owing to the unprecedented health crisis that we are currently experiencing, the Court of Justice is obliged temporarily to change its working arrangements. Judicial activity continues, but priority is of course given to those cases that are particularly urgent Read More

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

European Court of Human Rights is taking exceptional measures

2020-03-22T19:40:05+00:0016 March 2020|Categories: Coronavirus Resource Center, EU Law, Featured, Legislative Updates|Tags: , , , , |

The European Court of Human Rights is taking a number of exceptional measures to respond to the unprecedented global health crisis, having regard to the recent decisions of the French authorities and the Council of Europe. The Court’s essential activities will in principle be maintained and especially the handling of 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

Coronavirus: business and legal implications (in Italian)

2020-03-22T04:54:25+00:004 March 2020|Categories: Coronavirus Resource Center|Tags: , , , |

Mentre il Coronavirus del 2019 (Covid-19) continua a diffondersi in tutto il mondo e i governi e le autorità sanitarie lavorano senza sosta per sconfiggerlo, le principali economie, tra cui la Cina, stanno subendo una pressione crescente mentre la spesa dei consumatori, la produzione e gli investimenti sono drasticamente ridotti Read More

Overview of ICC Incoterms 2020

2020-03-10T14:07:26+00:001 January 2020|Categories: Legislative Updates, Regulatory and Compliance|Tags: , , , , |

On 10 September 2019, the International Chamber of Commerce (the "ICC") released Incoterms 2020, the ninth version of the Incoterm Rules on domestic and international trade, which will enter into effect on 1 January 2020. This article highlights the main changes made by the ICC and aims to provide practical Read More

Storing cookies requires internet users’ active consent

2019-11-06T15:13:31+00:002 October 2019|Categories: EU Law, IP Law|Tags: , , , |

The German Federation of Consumer Organisations has challenged before the German courts the use by the German company, Planet49, of a pre-ticked checkbox in connection with online promotional games, by which internet users wishing to participate consent to the storage of cookies. The cookies in question aim to collect information 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

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