Friday, 29 April, 2022

Brazil’s Competition Agency Expands Scrutiny of Exclusivity Clauses and Mergers

Since early 2022, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, or CADE) has increasingly raised concerns over the potential anticompetitive effects of exclusive dealing arrangements and exclusivity clauses in unilateral conduct investigations and merger cases.

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Monday, 18 April, 2022

Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen

US Employers Prohibited from Requiring Arbitration for Sexual Misconduct Claims

On March 3, 2022, US President Joe Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, which amends the Federal Arbitration Act to give employees who have arbitration agreements with their employers the option of bringing claims of sexual assault or sexual harassment either in arbitration or in court.

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Monday, 11 April, 2022

LNT & Partners

Use of Digital Signatures in e-Financial Transactions in Vietnam

In Vietnam, the increase in e-commerce over the past two years — as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — has gone hand in hand with increased use of cashless payments and online banking transactions.

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Thursday, 17 March, 2022

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

“Zero-Click” Hacks Highlight Risks of Using Personal Devices for Business Use

A new threat known as a “zero-click” hack, which does not require a malicious link or attachment, is emerging from well-documented, state-sponsored spyware schemes.

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Wednesday, 2 March, 2022

Smith Anderson

President Biden Orders Use of PLAs for Major Federal Construction Projects

On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14063 requiring the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) for large federal construction projects.

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Wednesday, 23 February, 2022

KCG Partners

EU Finance Ministers Agree on Reduced VAT to Support Climate Goals

On 7 December 2021, the Council of the European Union reached a political agreement supporting the adoption of a directive designed to modernize and harmonize rules for the application of reduced value-added tax (VAT) rates.

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Wednesday, 9 February, 2022

Torkin Manes LLP

Ontario Arbitrator Disallows “Automatic” Termination Element of Vaccine Policy

In a recently released arbitration award, an arbitrator in Ontario, Canada, held that a mandatory- vaccination policy that included the right of an employer to automatically terminate noncompliant employees was unreasonable and violated specific provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement.

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Wednesday, 2 February, 2022

Alerion

France Expands List of Sectors Subject to Foreign Investments Screening

Effective January 1, 2022, and with the addition of sectors in which foreign investments are subject to prior authorization by the Minister of the Economy, France has taken another step in its ongoing expansion of foreign investment control.

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