The European Commission proposes to amend the Motor Insurance Directive
The European Commission proposes to strengthen EU rules on motor insurance to better protect victims of motor vehicle accidents and improve the rights of insurance policyholders.
2018: Insurance regulation in Asia Pacific – Ten things to know about 20 countries
Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2018 and fifth edition of Insurance regulation in Asia Pacific – Ten things to know about 20 countries is now available. The guide provides an overview and practical checklist of ten common regulatory issues for insurance companies. SyCipLaw partner Hiyasmin H. Lapitan contributed the Philippine chapter.
Austrian “White List”
Exceptions from the OBLIGATION TO CARRY OUT A data protection impact assessment Immediately on 25 May, the GDPR-day, the Austrian Data Protection Authority published its White List brining some clarity concerning the obligation to carry out a data protection impact assessment. As expected, especially standardized data processing activities and already registered processing operations that have …
Mergers and Acquisitions: Exceptions of exercise of pre-emptive rights in Armenia
Mergers and acqusitions in the banking industry has been buoyant for the past couple of years in Armenia. This activity has been fuelled by the regulatory requirements for increase of the charter capital of the banks due to the desire of the regulator, the Central Bank of Armenia, to see larger and predictable players in …
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Brief Outline on Cyprus Taxation on Interest Dividends and Profits from the Sale of Titles
A. General The below mentioned comments relate only to companies which are tax residents of Cyprus and refer to the worldwide income these companies may have. Precise reference to relevant provisions of the Income Tax Law or Special Defence Contribution Law, examples and definitions of terms used may be found in our separate extensive reports:-
MALTA – ICOs AND DIGITAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY – THE IMMINENT REGULATED ENVIRONMENT
While jurisdictions and legal systems around the world are expressing concern about cryptocurrencies, Malta is promulgating legislation that should give exchange owners and users certainty about the future. The rules are considered to be a one-stop-shop package that will deal with the establishment of a new authority, regulated exchanges and license Initial Coin Offering (ICO) companies and …
Examination of Non-Compete Obligations in the Articles of Association of a Joint Venture
Examination of Non-Compete Obligations in the Articles of Association of a Joint Venture under Competition Law and Commercial Law – An Overview in Light of the Turkish Competition Board's WKS Istanbul Decision of 8 February 2018 A. A. Introduction The Turkish Competition Board (the "Board") has recently published its reasoned decision[1] with respect to …
Which EEA Form?
For EEA nationals and their family members, making an application to the Home Office isn;t always straight forward. The first step will be to identify the relevant EEA form for the type of application you want to make.
Angola – Natural Gas Framework Law
Presidential Legislative Decree 7/18, of 18 May 2018 (“PLD 7/18”) enacted the Angola Natural Gas Framework Law. Below you will find an overview of PLD 7/18.
GDPR – Where did that come from?
Owing to our hard work on matters, related to the GDPR by assisting our clients with regard to the new policies required, we thought it would be interesting to highlight the ideas and grounds, hidden behind the new data protection requirement. Lately we've been working for companies, striving to become compliant with the new Regulation, …