WLN tag: #law
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]