This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to employment and labor laws and regulations around the world.
Topics covered include terms and conditions of employment, employee representation and industrial relations, discrimination, maternity and family leave rights, and business sales.
The European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) in November 2024 published two sets of guidelines which set out common EU standards on the governance arrangements, and policies, procedures and controls of financial institutions. This article provides some key takeaways for financial institutions.
Subscription contracts, common in digital markets, have faced criticism as many consumers forget to cancel their free trials and end up paying for unwanted subscriptions.
Although both the US and UK are making significant efforts to shield consumers from the downsides of subscription contracts, their approaches differ markedly. Businesses operating in both regions must adapt to these stricter regulations to avoid substantial fines.
Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 ("AI Regulation") entered into force in February 2025, establishing a further obligation for companies in connection with the use of artificial intelligence ("AI"): Ensuring AI literacy.
This article discusses what AI literacy actually means, what extent are companies subject to this obligation, and what are the consequences of non-compliance.
This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to digital health laws and regulations around the world.
This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to insurance and reinsurance laws and regulations around the world.
Federal antitrust laws safeguard competition by prohibiting anti-competitive practices that harm consumers, restrict market access, or stifle innovation. Ensuring compliance is crucial to avoiding substantial legal, financial, and reputational risks.
This tip sheet outlines best practices to help your organization navigate antitrust regulations and promote fair and ethical business conduct.
On January 15, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that imposes new controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (Advanced ICs) and certain artificial intelligence (AI) model weights.
These new controls build upon and expand BIS’ existing suite of export controls on Advanced ICs and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and are intended to prevent adversaries and malicious actors from accessing the most advanced US AI models and the large clusters of Advanced ICs necessary to train such models.
This article highlights the key aspects of minimum wages in Switzerland.
When, how, where, and why have legal minimum wages been introduced? What are the exceptions? What sanctions do employers face in case of non-compliance with mandatory minimum wages?
This multi-jurisdictional guide is designed to provide insight into the practicalities of mergers and acquisitions, highlighting market trends and legal developments as well as practical and strategic considerations.
Topics covered include relevant authorities and legislation, target defenses, bidder protection, and mechanics of acquisition – in 36 jurisdictions.