After several years of work, the Portuguese Council of Ministers has recently approved a new decree for the legal and tax framework specifically applicable to real estate investment trusts (REITs; in Portugal, sociedades de investimento e gesto imobiliria, or SIGI;). … […]
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a notice that, due to the recent partial lapse in appropriations, the deadline to submit EEO-1 data will be extended until May 31, 2019. The EEO-1 is an annual survey that … […]
In the context of the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, the European Union (EU) adopted on May 20th, 2015, Directive (EU) 2015/849 (known as “4th AML Directive”) and on May 30th, 2018, Directive (EU) 2018/843 (known as “5th … […]
Imagine a future world where mutant beings, called ‘precogs,’ foresee crime before it occurs. Tapping into their collective brainpower, the government’s Precrime Division can apprehend suspects who have not yet committed any offense — though, we are assured, they will. … […]
The much-anticipated changes to the laws that regulate the political activities of Canadian registered charities have now been made. On December 13, 2018, Bill C-86, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, which contained amendments to the political activity rules under … […]
Spanish ministers have approved Royal Decree-Law 7/2018 for the provision of universal healthcare on the National Health System. Its main aim is to guarantee healthcare for all and to include vulnerable groups, especially migrants who are not registered or authorized to reside … […]
On 21 November 2018, Poland’s Council of Ministers adopted the regulation of 31 October 2018 on the thresholds for the recognition of cybersecurity incidents as serious. Adoption of the regulation ended in Poland the process of implementing Directive (EU) 2016/1148 … […]
For those who have tracked the Indian aviation market over the last few years, the recent developments at Jet Airways may perhaps be a déjà vu moment. Ironically, just as India is basking in its status as one of the … […]
With increasing speculation that no deal will be done between the UK and the EU, the UK Government has published a series of “technical notices” providing guidance on how to prepare for a no-deal scenario. These technical notices are written … […]
On October 29, 2018, a San Francisco federal jury unanimously found that a Silicon Valley tech company did not commit unlawful retaliation by firing a transgender employee who accused the company of discrimination in a two-star Glassdoor review. Adrian Scott Duane, a transgender … […]
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