July 24, 2017
With the accession of Russia to the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, protection of designs in Russia will soon be possible with relatively little effort. For companies that are already active in the region or consider entering that market, this provides an attractive opportunity to expand ... Read More »
by: Buse Heberer Fromm
July 21, 2017
The Ministry of Justice has published the draft Personal Data Protection Law to replace Personal Data Protection Law 15/1999 (LOPD, its Spanish acronym) in order to adapt the Spanish regulations to the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), passed by the European Union on April 2016. This draft is submitted ... Read More »
by: Adarve Abogados SLP
July 21, 2017
Companies with more than 500 employees must report now not just on financial matters. They must now also report on how they respect the rights of their workers, protect the environment and fight corruption. The law on the Implementation of the Corporate Social Responsibility Directive (CSR) came into force on ... Read More »
by: Buse Heberer Fromm
July 20, 2017
The article is devoted to most important changes brought by the novelization of the Czech Insolvency Act, i.e. the Act No. 64/2017 Coll., by which the Act No. 182/2008 Coll., the Insolvency Act („the IA“), is amended, which became effective as of 1st July 2017. In part two we bring ... Read More »
July 20, 2017
Water damage at the Erasmus Medical Centre, which occurred after the 2004 refurbishment, was only covered under buildings insurance and not under CAR insurance because the contract documents did not include a maintenance obligation for the main contractor. What was agreed in the dealings between the main contractor and the ... Read More »
July 19, 2017
This article is focused on main changes introduced by the last novelization of the Czech Insolvency Act, i.e. the Act No. 64/2017 Coll., by which the Act No. 182/2008 Coll., the Insolvency Act („the IA“), is amended, which became effective as of 1st July 2017. The aim of this rather ... Read More »
July 19, 2017
The German legislator has opened up new possibilities for corporations to continue to use tax losses in the event of a qualified change of shareholders. The intention is to eliminate obstacles to the capitalization of companies. Background An important downside to the acquisition of shares in a corporation (e.g. a ... Read More »
by: Buse Heberer Fromm
July 18, 2017
The reflexive and reckless exclusion of the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) from contracts of sale of goods is often a mistake. Here are nine reasons for the inclusion of the CISG. Almost reflexively choice of law clauses in international supply contracts exclude the CISG. The ... Read More »
by: Buse Heberer Fromm
July 17, 2017
If a bidder does not take into account that quantities have been amended in the summary of additional information and changes, then the tender submission is invalid. This is an omission that is not open to rectification. For the renovation of the N359, the Province of Friesland held a European ... Read More »
July 13, 2017
Tenders must be assessed on the basis of the method set out in the tender documents. External sources, the BVP tendering manual for example, may not be used here. This all the more so now that there is no consensus in literature on BVP tenders on the correct method of ... Read More »
July 11, 2017
Rights to domain names not provided for by law. In the event of disputes, it is the court that decides whether the registration or use of a certain domain name constitutes an infringement. Having said that, not only the court, but the person or body settling the disputes is also ... Read More »
July 10, 2017
Building houses near an industrial estate is not straightforward. On the one hand, it must be guaranteed that the homes to be built offer a proper quality of life, but, on the other, this may not impede the nearby businesses in their operations. On 14 June 2017, the Administrative Jurisdiction ... Read More »
July 6, 2017
The Court of Justice has now ruled on the question whether or not a relaunch on the basis of a pre-pack constitutes a transfer of an undertaking. These proceedings were commenced by trade union FNV and the employees of childcare organisation Estro. On the same day Estro was declared insolvent, ... Read More »
July 4, 2017
Over 3 years ago, the European Court of Justice gave the famous Costeja ruling. Since then, it has been clear that search engines are also bound by privacy law and can (therefore) receive correction and removal requests. Privacy law also puts additional strict rules on the processing of so-called special ... Read More »
July 3, 2017
Over 3 years ago, the government launched a bill to strengthen the position of the receiver. I previously wrote a blog on this bill and the consequences it has for IT suppliers. The bill has in the meantime reached the finishing line virtually unscathed and will come into force on ... Read More »
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