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Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2025 #2

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US Digital Asset Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives, TradFi Integrations - On Nov. 5, Ripple, a U.S. fintech and digital asset infrastructure provider, announced its newly established collaboration with a...more

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The Cyber Resilience Act is Rewriting the Rules of Digital Products Safety

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The EU Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847) ("CRA") establishes mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements, encompassing both hardware and software products that connect to networks or...more

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AI News Roundup – US maintains export ban on Nvidia’s advanced AI chips, new research measures scope of AI-induced “brain rot,” EU...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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SGX RegCo issues its response on its proposals for a more disclosure based regime

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With effect from October 29, 2025, Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has put into place measures in response to comments on its consultation paper on “A Shift to a More Disclosure-Based Regime” (issued on May 15,...more

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VAT treatment of certain factoring commissions confirmed

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A Finnish company was providing factoring services that consisted in "invoice factoring", which took the form of a credit granted that corresponded to the factored debts, but limited to an amount determined on the basis of...more

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Mine your language, the literal meaning of the words prevail

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In Westfield v Harworth, the Court of Appeal affirmed well-known principles of contractual interpretation. A holiday park with a Zone of Interest - The dispute arose out of a deferred consideration clause in an...more

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Spanish Supreme Court reinforces the principle of full regularisation in VAT matters

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The Spanish Supreme Court (judgment of 29 September 2025) reiterates its doctrine regarding the principle of full regularisation (“regularización íntegra”) in VAT matters. The Supreme Court states that Tax Authorities must...more

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Belgium - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Belgium? The offense of bribery and corruption in Belgium is currently dealt with in the Belgian Criminal Code (BCC), and notably by the articles 246-252 (public bribery)...more

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Austria - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in the UK? Sections 304 to 309 of the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) are the key pieces of the Austrian legislation governing bribery. What constitutes a bribe? A bribe is...more

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Objection! Use it or lose it? Court of Appeal examines when a late jurisdictional objection may still be permitted

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Under ss. 31 & 73 of the Arbitration Act, late jurisdictional objections may nonetheless be permissible if a counterparty does not object to the lateness and a tribunal goes on to decide the objection in an award. If a party...more

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Bahrain - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Bahrain? In Bahrain, there is no standalone bribery law. Articles 186-193 and 417-427 of the Bahrain Penal Code, which was published by Decree Law No. 15/1976, as amended...more

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UK PRA near-final rules on a simplified capital regime for SDDTs

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published near-final policy statement PS20/25, marking the second and final phase of its "strong and simple" framework. This introduces a simplified capital regime for smaller,...more

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Angola - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What constitutes a bribe? A bribe is any undue advantage, whether monetary or otherwise, that is offered, promised, given, requested, or accepted with the intent to influence the actions or decisions of a public official...more

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Czech Republic - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in the Czech Republic? The Czech Act No. 40/2009 Coll., the Criminal Code, as amended (Criminal Code) and the Act No. 418/2011 Coll., on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities...more

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Standard Essential Patents: Life Cycle Overview

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Technologies such as Wi-Fi, 5G and 4G LTE, and high-fidelity video streaming are ubiquitous in modern products. In fact, a huge portion of everyday technologies is based on technical standards like these, and that portion is...more

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Germany’s New Housing Acceleration Act – Will the “Building Turbo” ignite?

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11 Germany’s shortage of affordable housing in urban centers remains one of the country’s biggest challenges. After successive federal governments set ambitious nationwide construction targets – culminating in pledges of up...more

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Colombia - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What constitutes a bribe? Bribes in Colombia have different definitions depending on the applicable law; however, generally speaking they all revolve around the same idea: the offering, promising, giving or receiving of...more

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Denmark - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Denmark? In Denmark, bribery, as with other types of misconduct such as embezzlement and fraud, are considered acts of corruption. The Danish Criminal Code does not use the...more

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EC adopts Delegated Regulation amending RTS under Benchmark Regulation

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The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the regulatory technical standards (RTS) under Delegated Regulations (EU) 2018/1645 and 2018/1646, pursuant to the Benchmark Regulation (EU) 2016/1011. These...more

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Burundi - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Burundi? The key legislation governing bribery in Burundi is the Anti-Bribery Act 2006. However, in prosecution of bribery, reference is made to provisions found in other...more

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UK FCA provides guidance for firms offering cETNS

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement outlining guidance for firms intending to offer crypto exchange-traded notes (cETNs) to retail investors, following the lifting of its ban effective from 8...more

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HMT consults and calls for views on enhancing the Bank Referral Scheme

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HM Treasury has published a consultation paper and call for evidence inviting views on a range of proposals aimed at enhancing the UK's Bank Referral Scheme (BRS) to improve its performance. The BRS requires lenders...more

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The Supreme Court’s Tariff Case and Its Ripple Effects for Chemical Regulation

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments on executive tariff authority, a case that promises to have ripple effects far beyond the bounds of pure trade law. Trump v. V.O.S....more

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2025 Federal Budget: Selected Tax Measures

On November 4, 2025 (Budget Day), the Government of Canada released its 2025 federal budget (Budget 2025), which proposes to introduce a number of noteworthy tax measures, including...more

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Brazil - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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AT IS THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING BRIBERY IN BRAZIL? The Brazilian legal framework governing bribery encompasses three major areas of the legal system: criminal, civil, and administrative. It is mainly composed of the...more

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