Global Matters features updates about legal and business trends, the impact of changes in law and other topics of interest affecting multi-jurisdictional businesses. In addition to contributions by member firms, Global Matters provides updates on Ally Law news and other developments.
A Milestone in Hong Kong-China Cross-Border Legal Cooperation
Hong Kong and China have taken a major step forward in legal collaboration, with a reciprocal deal to recognise and enforce judgments in certain types … Read More
Ally Law Members Elect 2019-2020 Executive Board
Ally Law is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Executive Board. The member election was at the 7 March 2019 Ally Law Annual General Meeting in … Read More
New York City Issues Guidance on Hairstyle Discrimination
On February 18, 2019, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) published guidance on race-based hairstyle discrimination under the local New York … Read More
Italy Recognizes Legal Effects of Documents Based on Blockchain Technologies
Under Italian law a document saved through blockchain technologies can have legal effects. According to Law Decree 135/2018 (Decreto Semplificazioni), which was recently confirmed into … Read More
Portuguese Council of Ministers Approves REIT Framework
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 … Read More
US EEOC Extends EEO-1 Submission Deadline to May 31, 2019
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 … Read More
Luxembourg Establishes Register of Beneficial Owners of Legal Entities
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 … Read More
Minority Report: The Future of Legal Services and AI
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 … Read More
Charities and Political Activities: Changes to the Law are Now in Effect
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, … Read More
Approval of Universal Healthcare under the Spanish National Health System
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 … Read More
Implementation of the NIS Directive — Cybersecurity in Poland
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 … Read More
Crisis In Jet Airways: Should We Be Worried?
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 … Read More
Intellectual Property Rights and a “No Deal” Brexit — What is Likely to Happen?
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” … Read More
Judge Okays Firing Transgender Employee for Negative Glassdoor Review
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 … Read More
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Releases Data Breach Notification Guidance
Canada’s new mandatory breach-notification requirements in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) took effect on November 1, 2018. Earlier this week, the … Read More
