Month: May 2023

The legal industry is going through rapid and systematic change as an economic downturn drives a renewed focus on efficiency.

Providers of electronic transactions and trust services in the UAE will be subject to heightened requirements and obligations as the country’s new trust service provider licencing regime comes into force.

The UK automotive supply chain, including car manufacturers themselves, have been advised to prepare for potential disputes to arise from revised ‘rules of origin’ requirements set to take effect next year.

A recent ruling by the UK Supreme Court provides guidance to businesses engaged in major infrastructure projects on their eligibility for tax reliefs, experts have said.

The vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 began operating in the EE zone on May 7 – the most significant incursion since 2019 – but China claims its activity is ‘legitimate and lawful’.

Senior Chinese officials are likely to be ‘unhappy’ and ‘disappointed’ over Marcos Jnr’s moves to forge closer military ties with the US without regard for China’s sensitivities.

In the five years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect, the data protection legislative landscape in the UK has changed significantly, with further reform on the horizon.

The two nations have long been embroiled in a territorial dispute over a stretch of the South China Sea, through which US$3 trillion of commerce passes annually.

GDP declined an annualised 0.4 per cent in the January-March period from the previous three months.

The EU’s revised European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation (ELTIF 2.0) came into force on 9 April 2023.