Korean TR, Finally and Officially Coming Soon
Korean TR, Finally and Officially Coming Soon Korea is finally adopting a trade repository (“TR”), which is an infrastructure that collects and stores data related to over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives transactions. The Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) has decided to implement the TR system by making amendments to the Regulations on Financial Investment Business (which is aligned …
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Key Changes to Korean Labor Standards Act in 2019
Key Changes to Korean Labor Standards Act in 2019 In 2018, Korea experienced major reforms to the employment laws including, but not limited to, the Labor Standards Act. For example, many employers scrambled – many are still struggling – to adjust their work hour structures to comply with the new 52-hour work hour limit. In …
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Doing business in Ukraine: turning point for the currency control in Ukraine
One of the most hotly discussed topics in 2019 is currency control liberalization in Ukraine.The currency control liberalization was one of Ukraine’s priorities under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. At the beginning of 2019 the National Bank of Ukraine (hereinafter the “NBU”) approved and promulgated all long-awaited regulations, serving as the basis for a new liberal system …
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New Long Term Residency Visas
After much media coverage, Cabinet Decision 56 of 2018 (the Decision) has been gazetted which introduces new long term residency visas to, amongst others, four categories of persons in the UAE.
Significant Changes to Civil Procedure Code
Significant changes to Federal Law No 11 of 1992 (the Civil Procedure Code) will soon be coming into effect. These changes are introduced through regulations (the Regulations ) issued under the Civil Procedure Code and will come into effect on 16 February 2019.
Merger Clearance Matters
The United Arab Emirates (the UAE) promulgated legislation to specifically address the regulation of competition (being Federal Law 4 of 2012, or the Competition Law) several years ago but until recently, it has been the case that the requisite implementing regulations and processes were not in place. This is no longer the case. Not only …
World Shipping Law Forum, Athens January 2019
Stelios Americanos & Co LLC, participated in WORLD SHIPPING LAW FORUM in Athens that has taken place on the 25th January 2019. The conference took place at N.J.V. Athens Plaza.
Direction of Financial Regulatory Environment of Korea in 2019: Legislation Supporting Financial Inn
Direction of Financial Regulatory Environment of Korea in 2019: Legislation Supporting Financial Innovation and Reform of Supervisory System For 2019, it is expected that the financial regulatory/legislative environment will see further developments along two key tracks, with one track consisting of the enactment of special laws favoring new business initiatives aimed at promoting innovation in …
Blockchain And Digital Currencies
BLOCKCHAIN AND DIGITAL CURRENCIES DECENTRALIZED NICOSIA CHAPTER CONFERENCE Stelios Americanos & Co LLC and Ch. P. Savvides & Associates LLC, being the consortium law firms of BL ADVISORY INTERNATIONAL, www.bla-international.com, participated at the Blockchain and Digital Currencies event, held at the University of Nicosia and organized by the Decentralized Nicosia Chapter on 23rd of January, …
New Directive on Work-Life Balance
A new Directive, known as the Work Life Balance Directive, has been proposed to repeal the existing Framework Agreement on Parental Leave, made binding by Council Directive 2010/18/EU.