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Report – 8th IBA Global Entrepreneurship Conference: Venturing and Discovering Overseas Markets

Shaw writes up a report of the ‘Trends in corporate and venture capital to fuel growth of disruptive businesses’ session form the 8th Annual IBA Global Entrepreneurship Conference. Shaw provides a helpful breakdown of the panellists’ insights and responses to questions given during the session.

Australia’s proposed legislation to require payment by platforms for news content: an appropriate global model?

The Australian Government has recently consulted on draft legislation, the Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2020 (draft Code). The draft Code requires designated digital platforms, initially only Google and Facebook, to negotiate with Australian media companies on a range of issues, including the question of payment for using a media company’s news content. If the negotiating is unsuccessful, this question of payment may be sent to compulsory arbitra

Opportunities for global service providers in China’s ‘new infrastructure’ push - CWG

During recent meetings, Chinese policymakers have been mulling over providing greater support for ‘new infrastructure’. This article will first explain why ‘new infrastructure’ push will bring opportunities for global service providers.

Enhancing financial integration in Ghana through interoperable payment systems: a closer look at PAPSS and EPSS

A review of Ghana’s role in interoperable payment systems integration in Africa, at the point that the country has joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System.

Offering of investment funds under the new Swiss Financial Services Act – a change of paradigm

On 1 January, new financial legislation entered into force in Switzerland, bringing significant changes to the regulatory framework applicable to financial sector participants. In particular, the Federal Financial Services Act and its implementing ordinance impose new obligations on those endeavouring to market financial products and services in Switzerland.

Navigating the global landscape of distributed energy resources: opportunities, challenges, and legal considerations

This article explores the opportunities and challenges of distributed energy sources, emphasising legal issues and their resolutions. Distributed energy systems are designed to generate electricity close to consumption points, optimising network efficiency and reducing transmission losses. While various primary sources can be utilised, solar energy stands out due to its widespread availability, scalability, and decreasing costs. The article discusses key challenges, including spatial limitations for solar installations and the impact of network transmission requirements on the core principles of distributed generation. It also examines legal and financial obstacles, including expropriation restrictions and financing complexities, offering innovative regulatory and financial solutions.

Obtaining Spanish nationality through the new Grandchildren’s Law

The legislation known as the Grandchildren’s Law or the Democratic Memory Law was finally approved in the Spanish Parliament on 14 July 2020 after a long period of waiting. This will allow children and grandchildren of Spaniards to obtain Spanish nationality directly, without the obligation of having to reside in Spain for a minimum period of time.

Sustainable securitisations: tapping into the ‘old’ to catch the wave of new opportunities

Financing that takes into account ESG factors has gained prominence over several years and ESG products such as bonds, loans and securitisations have attracted the attention of the market. Yet, the sustainable securitisation market is facing challenges and concerns. Building upon the recent European Banking Authority report, the article offers insight into how to get the most out of the available or upcoming tools as an intermediate step to allow the sustainable securitisation market to develop to its full potential. It also glances through relevant Italian legislation and how it can be positively influenced by recent developments at the EU level.

Discovering Comparative Law

The Covid-19 pandemic has delivered a shock to the world economy and underlined the importance of bankruptcy law in regulating our relationships if hard times strike. In the author's view, at the larger level, it is even more compellingly clear how we need to understand the legal systems in the world better so as to inform our policy choices for the future. Crucial distinctions between jurisdictions have yet to be sorted out globally. These distinctions have been in place since at least 1870

Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing Investors’ Environmental Contractual Obligations Through State Counterclaims in Investor-State Dispute Settlement

Developing a corporate grievance mechanisms platform to address business and human rights issues in Japan - key opportunities and challenges for lawyers

One of the most critical challenges that companies and lawyers face in addressing business and human rights issues is how to effectively design and implement corporate grievance mechanisms that ensure access to a remedy and the meaningful role lawyers can play in this process. This article aims to share the key lessons learned from the first few years of operation of the Japan Center for Engagement and Remedy on Business and Human Rights’ Engagement and Remedy Platform, with a focus on developing effective corporate grievance mechanisms.

Panama’s multi-layered migration framework: an emerging platform for global mobility

mobility and investment-based residence within a diversified legal structure. Built progressively over decades, this multi-layered architecture is increasingly positioning Panama as a strategic platform for global mobility and regional business operations.

Regional integration through international trade agreements: business opportunities that lawyers need to know and nobody has told them yet

Report on the joint session of the Regional Fora, the African Regional Forum, the Arab Regional Forum, the Asia Pacific Regional Forum, the European Regional Forum, the Latin American Regional Forum and the North American Regional Forum at the IBA Annual Conference in Miami

The New Rules for Providing Financial Services in Switzerland

The Swiss Financial Services Act (‘FinSA’), which entered into force on 1 January 2020, regulates for the first time comprehensively the cross-border provision of financial services by non-Swiss financial service providers to clients in Switzerland, as well as the production of financial instruments for the Swiss market by non-Swiss producers. The new obligations contain certain information, documentation and behavioural rules; as well as organisational requirements and an obligation to enter client advise

Virtual assets - a new challenge for the Mexican financial system

Over the past few years, we have seen the evolution of the world’s financial systems, particularly how transactions and their functions have changed or targeted certain sectors. This article specifically examines Mexico's regulation of virtual assets.

Patient access to new digital therapies: challenges and opportunities of digital therapeutics in the EU

Digital therapeutics, in the form of software designed to treat disorders and diseases, are spreading at varying rates across countries worldwide. Applications include the treatment of conditions such as anxiety and depression, insomnia, obesity and diabetes. There are many benefits of these new technologies in terms of treatment efficacy, adherence and cost savings for national healthcare systems. However, their widespread use is often hampered by the lack of specific rules and procedures for market access, clinical and technological evaluation, approval and reimbursement by national health systems or private insurers. This article addresses these issues with particular reference to the European Union and Italian context.

Employees with disabilities in the new world order – the challenges and opportunities in the wake of Covid-19

A webinar presented by the IBA Diversity and Equality Law Committee, 15 September 2020, 1300 - 1400 BST.

When national laws and international standards are at odds: human rights responsibilities of social media platforms under Turkey’s new internet law

This article explores the risks that Turkey’s newly amended internet law poses to freedom of speech and possible mitigation strategies for social media companies, while placing the new legislation within the broader context of internet regulation in Turkey.

Switzerland: new rules for asset managers under the Financial Services Act

This article outlines the main obligations of a provider of financial services under the new financial legislation that entered into force in Switzerland on 1 January 2020.

French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office publishes new guidelines on judicial conventions of public interest

On 16 January 2023 France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s office updated its guidelines on the implementation of corporate settlements, which were initially published jointly with the French Anti-Corruption Agency on 29 June 2019. On the following day, the US Department of Justice published a revised Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self Disclosure Policy.

Challenges and opportunities for a new generation of accountability mechanisms

Following on from discussions held at the 5th Annual Conference of the IBA War Crimes Committee, we will hold a conversation with the Heads of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM), Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), and United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh (UNITAD), to track progress in their operations, and to identify challenges and opportunities for this new generation of accountability mechanisms.

Global opportunities and challenges of DERs: a focus on legal issues and their solutions in Mexico

This article explores the global opportunities and challenges of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), with a focus on legal issues and solutions specific to Mexico. It highlights how DERs, such as solar photovoltaics, can enhance energy access, environmental sustainability, and grid resilience. The article addresses regulatory complexities, grid management issues, and market access challenges, emphasising the need for legal and infrastructural adaptations. Recommendations include increasing generation limits, modernising infrastructure, and investing in technology to support DER integration and sustainability in Mexico.

UK crackdown on global financial crime puts onus on companies

In-House Perspective: UK crackdown on global financial crime puts onus on companies. Corporations face the risk of an unlimited fine and criminal conviction in the UK if any employee is found to have facilitated tax evasion – even if it was outside the country.

New Steps into Media Regulation: German Pioneer Legislation for Platforms, User Interfaces and Intermediaries

This article addresses Germany’s new State Treaty on the modernisation of media legislation (Medienstaatsvertrag or MStV). Special emphasis is given to the aims of new media regulation, in particular the regulation of media platforms, user interfaces and media intermediaries.

New regulations for marketplaces and other digital platforms: latest updates in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

This article reviews the latest legal updates regarding regulation and scrutiny of marketplaces and other digital platforms operations in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico from an antitrust, data privacy and consumer protection standpoint, and their relationship with recent European regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Focus on America: new lawsuits allege President accepted foreign benefits through business empire

The word most frequently looked up on Merriam-Webster.com the week of Donald Trump’s swearing-in was ‘emoluments.’ It will surely have spiked again from, mid-June, as two new lawsuits alleged the President has routinely accepted foreign benefits through his business empire in violation of the murky constitutional directive that he must not ‘without the Consent of the Congress, accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.’

Exhaustion of rights and liability for joint tort – the hazards of e-commerce platforms

With the pandemic hitting hard, online shopping has become the new normal. The pandemic accelerated the shift towards a more digital world and fuelled e-commerce growth, not just on a business-to-consumer basis but on a consumer-to-consumer basis as goods and services become more ‘fluid’ and transactions become less territorial. This article considers the hazards of using e-commerce platforms for various transactions.

Regulation of digital platform services in Australia: tracking the European Union

In recent years, Australia has, similarly to the European Union and many other jurisdictions, shone a regulatory spotlight on the practices of digital platforms. This article looks at the steps Australia has taken – and is proposing to take – to regulate those platforms, including through the introduction of equivalent laws to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA).

Australia’s Digital Platforms Inquiry: the spotlight remains on digital platforms markets

By Angela Flannery. Australia’s Digital Platforms Inquiry: the spotlight remains on digital platforms markets

The acquisition of Turkish citizenship through the purchase of real estate

New amendments to the Turkish Citizenship Law concerning the reduction of monetary limits means the purchasing of real estate has become a preferred method for foreigners in Turkey to acquire Turkish citizenship. This article outlines the acquisition of Turkish citizenship through this exceptional avenue.