Global Matters

Friday, 8 April, 2016
The amendment to the U.S. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) exempting certain businesses from the TCPA for telephone calls made in connection with “collection of a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States” became effective in late 2015.
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Friday, 1 April, 2016
On March 23, 2016 a new regulation issued by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EU IPO”, formerly the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market) came into effect.
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Wednesday, 30 March, 2016
We have written about the significant changes to the laws and regulations governing the transfer of data from European Union (EU) countries.
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Monday, 28 March, 2016
Recent changes in the United States tax and ERISA laws require preapproved, defined contribution plans, such as 401(k), profit sharing, and money purchase plans be amended and restated.
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Thursday, 24 March, 2016
Financial return crowdfunding models such as “crowd-investing” and “crowd-lending” have a growing popularity in the current economic environment in Greece in light of the scarcity of financing and the need for economic growth through support of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups.
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Tuesday, 22 March, 2016
Ally Law member firm Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen, based in Sarasota, Florida, U.S., provides a practical and expedient service to the public every month: they furnish the current U.S.
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Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
Over 80 countries have regional or federal laws governing the privacy and use of personal, health, and health care information.
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Friday, 11 March, 2016
Authorized distributors for various industries often contract to sell a companies’ products on an exclusive basis.
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Wednesday, 9 March, 2016
Malta, strategically located in the Mediterranean and with ties to mainland Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, is recognized as an international financial services hub.
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Friday, 4 March, 2016
Employers often rely upon restrictive covenants, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, and confidentiality clauses in employment contracts (collectively “restrictive covenants”) to protect their confidential business information and hard-earned client information.
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