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14Jan2025

USA: Morningstar Law Group attorneys named to North Carolina's 2025 Legal Elite!

We are delighted to share the fantastic recognition received by attorneys in our North Carolina firm, Morningstar Law Group: Congratulations to our attorneys named to Business NC’s 2025 Legal Elite! For further information, please contact: Randy Whitmeyer, PartnerMorningstar Law Group, Raleighe: rwhitmeyer@morningstarlawgroup.comt: +1 919 590 0369 Source: https://businessnc.com/special-sections/legal-elite/

14Jan2025

Cyprus: How does the law approach indefinite contracts and trade restrictions?

A recent case in the English High Court underscored the significance of clear termination clauses in indefinite contracts and emphasized that implied terms are determined by the specific context of the contract. Furthermore, the court clarified that claims involving the restraint of trade can only succeed if they demonstrate unreasonable restrictions on commercial activity. Key […]

09Jan2025

WLN Technology Focus Group Updates

What AI tools can be helpful for lawyers and law firms? How do our clients feel about using AI? How accurate are the results produced by ChatGPT? Today the WLN Technology Law Focus Group explored these questions and many more, as well as sharing valuable updates from our different jurisdictions in the world of technology […]

09Jan2025

UAE: How does the UAE enforce minimum Emirati employment targets in the private sector?

The UAE has through the Federal Decree Law No. 9/2024, recently amended the Federal Law Regarding the Regulation of Employment Relationship 2021 to discourage Fictitious Employment that has been taking place in the UAE to fulfil the Emirati Employment Targets. The law aims to effectively implement the Emiratization Policy that the UAE government has introduced […]

09Jan2025

Austria: Telework Act from 1.1.2025

In 2021, the so-called home office package of measures created the legal framework for the provision of work services in the home office. Practice shows that working from home is now widespread in Austrian companies. As part of the evaluation of the 2021 package of measures to work from home, the need to extend it […]

07Jan2025

Poland: Are your products with digital elements resistant to cyberattacks?

This question is especially important if you are a hardware or software manufacturer, distributor, or plan to purchase such products. Cyber resilience guarantees will soon become the standard. The dust has not yet settled after NIS2, eIDAS 2.0 and the AI Act, and CRA – the Cyber Resilience Act – a new regulation of the […]

02Jan2025

Turkey: AKT Law Firm shortlisted for Most Socially Impactful Law Firm!

We have inspiring news to share with the network at the start of this brand new year, from our member firm in Istanbul, AKT Law Firm: We’re Shortlisted! We are proud to share that our Firm has been shortlisted for Most Socially Impactful Law Firm at the Legal Leaders Awards!  We’re excited to be among […]

23Dec2024

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 […]

19Dec2024

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 […]

17Dec2024

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 […]