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Trademark Registration in Malta and the EU

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates | February 9, 2021

With the ever-growing influence that technology has on our lives, and the radical increase in screen time, the use of brand identifiers and marks has become more vital than ever. The growing competition between established enterprises and start-ups alike for a couple of minutes of consumer attention has continued to grow. The number of EUIPO trademarks continues …

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EUROPEAN UNION’S NEW CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY

MPR Partners | February 8, 2021

Background Cybersecurity is at the forefront of the European Union (“EU”)’s efforts to build a resilient, green and digital Europe. In this respect, on December 16, 2020, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented the European Union’s new Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade[1] (the …

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UAE Employment Practices and Development Under COVID-19

M&CO Legal | February 5, 2021

Work and business concerns in the UAE are getting back to an ever-evolving new normal. The population continues to social distance, wear masks, and the government is now vaccinating to control the spread of the virus.

Fitbit’s Acquisition by Google: Not So Fit For The Latter

PSL Advocates and Solicitors | February 4, 2021

There was a time, when internet was making inroads, that technology was the flavour of the day. Technology companies which started during that era became market leaders and, for long, they were revered and their actions went, virtually, unchecked. This reverence was owing to the extent to which they made our lives easy but, it …

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The Complex Commercial Litigation Review

Patrikios Legal | February 3, 2021

Cyprus is a common law jurisdiction country and its justice system is based on the adversarial model. Most of Cypriot law has been modelled after the English Common Law and Equity, the basic principles of which are directly applied by Cyprus courts, under Section 29 of the Courts of Justice Law.

Lending & Taking Security in Cyprus: overview

Patrikios Legal | February 3, 2021

A Q&A guide to lending and taking security in Cyprus. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the lending market, forms of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, guarantees, and loan agreements. It covers creation and registration requirements for security interests; problem assets over which security is difficult to grant; …

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Employer acquitted of liability – workplace, person to be charged, instructions and supervision was at issue

Holst, Advokater | February 3, 2021

On 5 July 2019, one of the Danish district courts (the District Court of Herning) found that a master painter was liable for compensation in connection with an injury accident caused when an apprentice fell off a balcony and suffered severe head injuries.

NEW REGULATION FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS – BANKS’ AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURE

MPR Partners | February 3, 2021

Introduction In follow-up to our summary regarding the preliminary evaluation for the banks’ authorisation, as detailed in Regulation no. 12/2020 on the authorization of credit institutions and amendments pertaining to the same (“Regulation 12/2020”), we will shortly review below the information and documentation to be submitted by a bank in order to obtain authorisation from …

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Depositary Duties in the Alternative Investment Funds Realm

Patrikios Legal | February 3, 2021

One of the key players in the Alternative Investment Fund’s industry sector is the depositary. A depositary is in essence the entity responsible for the safekeeping, cash monitoring and oversight of the AIF’s assets. As the reader may appreciate, this is perhaps the most important service provider of an AIF as it operates as an …

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Beginning of a New Age: The Commitment Mechanism Introduced in Turkish Competition Law Enforcement

ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | February 3, 2021

The Turkish Competition Authority (“Authority“) has recently published its Draft Communiqué on Commitments Offered During Preliminary Investigations and Investigations on Restrictive Agreements, Concerted Practices, Decisions and Abuse of Dominance (“Draft Communiqué“) which has introduced a new commitment mechanism to Turkish competition law enforcement.

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