WLN: WLN News
Happy Holidays from the WLN Board
The WLN Board wishes Merry Christmas to you, your colleagues, and your loved ones. We are grateful to all our members who make our network so unique and special. With conferences planned in Marbella and Philadelphia in 2025, we look forward to more opportunities to meet in person so that we can learn, grow and […]
WLN Festive Meet 2024
Our ability to ‘Build Bridges Beyond Borders’ is what makes Warwick Legal Network so special. As we come to the end 2024, we reflect on the many opportunities we have created this year to connect and collaborate with fellow members at conferences, in Focus Groups, and in Speedy Meetings events – even today we have […]
Spain: The Head of the Internal Information System under Spain’s Whistleblowing Act and Compliance
The Head of the Internal Information System (hereinafter, ‘HIIS’) plays a crucial role in the context of compliance and the implementation of whistleblowing channels to comply with the Whistleblowing Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937), transposed in Spain through the Spanish Whistleblowing Act (Law 2/2023, regulating the protection of persons who report regulatory infringements and the fight […]
UK: Update: Extension of Time Limits for Employment Tribunal Claims
The time limit for bringing most employment tribunal claims has been extended from 3 months to 6 months. We do not expect this change to come in until 2026, but this is yet to be confirmed. This significant change will have a major impact on both employers and employees. What does this mean? Why settlement […]
GSW: Investments in Ukraine: how to get up to 30% of support from the state?
Due to the risks associated with investing in Ukraine, the state has updated its mechanisms for supporting foreign investments to support economic development and the creation of new jobs. One of such tools is state support in the form of reliefs and guarantees, granted on the basis of a special agreement between the investor and […]
India: Gautam Khurana recognised among the Top 100 Indian Lawyers on 'The A List'' by the India Business Law Journal
We are thrilled to share that WLN Director and Managing Partner of India Law Offices, Gautam Khurana, has been recognised among the Top 100 Indian Lawyers on ‘The A-List’ by the India Business Law Journal. This marks the seventh consecutive year that Gautam has achieved this recognition. Many congratulations, Gautam! Source: https://law.asia/india/top-lawyers-2024-25/
UAE: Federal Decree-Law No. (11) of 2024 on the Reduction of Climate Change Effects
Introduction The UAE government in October 2024 passed a climate change law focus on reducing the effects of Climate Change. The objective of the law centres around managing emissions, increasing the adaptability of the economy to the impacts of climate change, supporting innovation in the area and improving regional and international cooperation by aligning local […]
Cyprus: Celebrating Excellence in Client Satisfaction!
It is our pleasure to share the wonderful news published today by our member firm in Nicosia, Papadopoulos, Lycourgos & Co LLC: We are thrilled to announce that our firm has been recognized as a Leading Firm in Client Satisfaction by Legal 500! This prestigious acknowledgment, awarded to only few firms in Cyprus, highlights our […]
France: Guilty silence and curiosity at half-mast: cancellation of a transfer of shares for fraudulent concealment.
In one of the first judgments handed down in matters of fraud since the reform of contract law, the Court of Cassation reaffirmed that the seller’s silence on information essential to the assignment excuses the buyer’s error, regardless of his experience or curiosity (Court of Cassation, com., September 18, 2024, No. 23-10.183). Background: An acquirer […]
Poland: Who is liable if a chatbot gives an incorrect answer?
More and more businesses are using virtual assistants to make websites easier to use and increase customer engagement. Although this is beneficial in many respects, we must not forget about the legal aspects of this type of solution. The use of chatbots in online contracting, combined with the well-known phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) hallucinations, […]