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Navigating the Patchwork: When Is European Data Privacy Law Applicable to US Companies?

Are social media companies based in the United States subject to European data privacy laws? Two recent judicial decisions – one in France and the other in Germany – arrived at different answers. The Civil Court of Paris held...more

ZVertriebsR - Zeitschrift für Vertriebsrecht - Christoph Kocks und Uta Bröckerhoff "Die Anwendung des Gesetzes über...

RA Christoph Kocks und RÄin Uta Bröckerhoff Die Anwendung des Gesetzes über vorvertragliche Informationen auf Franchiseverträge in Belgien Einleitung Das Gesetz vom 19. Dezember 2005 über vorvertragliche Information im...more

Investments Slovakia Belgium Slovak Law Nederlandstalige advocaat slowakije

The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Belgium in cooperation with the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency SARIO and EsPartners would like to invite you to SEMINAR „INVEST IN SLOVAKIA“ Get to Know Slovakia as...more

11th Circuit Case Signals Split on Law vs. Regulation vs. … Contract?

On February 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the smuggling and conspiracy convictions of two importers of allegedly tainted cheese products in the case of United States of America v. Yuri...more

INTERPOL and Religion

INTERPOL is dedicated to providing global cooperation between the law enforcement agencies for all of its member countries. Obviously, the primary goal of an organization such as INTERPOL is enforcement of the laws of its...more

New York's Highest Court Affirms Contractual Right to Select New York Law to Govern Transactions Without Nexus to the State

In a case of first impression, the New York Court of Appeals has held that a court need not undertake a conflicts-of-laws analysis when there is an express choice of New York law in a contract pursuant to New York General...more

Court of Appeals Affirms Validity of New York Choice-of-Law Provisions

The New York Court of Appeals has held that where a contract contains a New York choice-of-law provision and is otherwise subject to New York General Obligations Law Section 5-1401, New York substantive law will apply and the...more

Norwegian Saleform 1993 – Seller Beware!

Until 13th December last year, the English courts had never specifically considered the relationship between Norwegian Saleform and the English Sale of Goods Act. The point has now been considered by Mr Justice Flaux in...more

Sitzverlegung in der EU - Gesellschafts- und steuerliche Aspekte aus belgischer Perspektive

Sitzverlegung in der EU - Gesellschafts- und steuerliche Aspekte aus belgischer Perspektive Gegenstand ist die Freiheit der Sitzverlegung von Unternehmen aus europäischer bzw. belgischer Perspektive sowie um die...more

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Divided Circuit Case Regarding Creditability of Foreign Taxes

In PPL Corporation v. Commissioner, the Supreme Court will likely set forth the test of how U.S. taxpayers should determine whether a foreign tax is creditable for U.S. income tax purposes. This decision may have...more

Die Scheinselbstständigkeit von Handelsvertretern in Belgien

Die Scheinselbstständigkeit von Handelsvertretern in Belgien Bei in Belgien selbstständig tätigen Handelsvertretern („agent de commerce indépendant / zelfstandige handelsagent“), die ihre Tätigkeit zumeist in Form einer...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Who's to Blame for the Hostess Liquidation? [Video]

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- What did the Hostess Brands Inc. labor unions and management know about the company's imminent failure and when did they know it? That's the first topic for discussion on this week's Bloomberg...more

Weekly Brief: Google Antitrust Suit?; Legal Weed; Law Firm Mega-Merger Mania [Video]

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the week's most important legal news. Big changes may be in store for Google. The tech giant was given an ultimatum by FTC Chairman Jonathan Leibowitz to...more

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments - The Usual Rules Apply (no exception for insolvency)

This an important case from the English Supreme Court relating to the enforcement of foreign judgments in England. In the judgment, Lord Collins posed the following question, “Should there be a more liberal rule for...more

Registered Share Capital System in Non-Publicly Traded Joint Stock Companies under the Turkish Commercial Code

This article highlights the legal framework introduced by the new Turkish Commercial Code No 6102 on registered share capital system in non-publicly traded joint stock companies....more

General Assembly of Partners Meeting and Decision Quorum in Limited Liability Partnerships under the Turkish Commercial Code

This note outlines General Assembly of Partners Decision and Meeting Quorums, as amended by the new Turkish Commercial Code No 6102, which entered into force on 1 July 2012....more

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in England

This article gives an overview of the methods of enforcing foreign judgments in England....more

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF...

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS. The attached communication -- "Towards a comprehensive European framework for...more

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in South Korea

This article generally demonstrates under what requirements the Korean courts recognize and enforce the foreign judgments....more

King & Spalding's Intellectual Property Newsletter - October 2012

In This Issue: - News From the Bench - .. The en banc Court Speaks On Divided Infringement, But Not With One Voice. .. Can Recent Conflicting Decision On The Patent Eligibility of Business Methods Be...more

Enforcement of foreign decisions (NON EU) in Italy 2012 update

The article describes the requirements and the procedure for obtaining the judicial enforceability in Italy of a foreign decision issued by a court of a country not belonging to the European Union. ...more

Facts are chiels that winna ding*

I. Introduction - This essay reflects on how facts are established for purposes of European competition cases, how these facts are tested when they are inconsistent or disputed, and what improvements might be made. After...more

Vertriebsrecht Kündigung Vertriebsvertrag - Neuausrichtung der Vertriebsstrategie als schwerwiegender Kündigungsgrund eines...

Die grundsätzlich verschiedenen Ergebnisse in zwei Streitfällen nach niederländischem und belgischem Recht hinsichtlich der quasi identischen Sachlage (der Prinzipal beabsichtigt, sein Verkaufsnetzwerk umzugestalten), finden...more

PPL Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Brief For Southeastern Legal Foundation, CATO Institute, And Goldwater Institute As Amici Curiae In Support Of The Petition For...

An American energy company called PPL bought one of many state-owned British utilities privatized in the 1980s. In 1997, PPL thus became subject to the U.K.'s new "windfall tax," which was based in part on "profit-making...more

TUPE: Service Provision Change - Do we need this provision?

Under the previous 1981 Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (TUPE) and the EU Acquired Rights Directive (ARD) it was not clear whether the definition of a relevant transfer caught...more