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The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and Its Impact Outside the US

28th February 2020
Prohibiting US firms and individuals from paying bribes to foreign officials in furtherance of a business deal, the FCPA’s impact in the CEE/SEE (Central and (south)Eastern European Countries) region continues to grow. We speak to Jitka Logesová who heads the firm-wide Corporate Investigation practice at Wolf Theiss, on what impact the FCPA has and the […]
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How Do You Prove Your Invention Came First?

28th February 2020
What constitutes legal proof of invention? In terms of protectability, one that maintains a higher intellectual “performance”,  than another person skilled in the art, is capable of filing the patent application; this has been the case since the end of the 19th century. With entry via Art. IV No. 4 introduced § 2a Patent Act […]
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Corporate Compliance Issues and How to Avoid Them

28th February 2020
Compliance risks companies face in this era and how to avoid them Based on my experience within the global business environment, the major risks impacting enterprises are antitrust, bribery & corruption, environmental issues, money laundering, cyber crime and trade restrictions. A good method behind tracking and monitoring risks are built from five steps; I see […]
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How Blockchain Will Disrupt Intellectual Property Management

28th February 2020
Traditional tools for protecting Intellectual Property (IP) such as patents and trademarks aren’t always fast enough to secure sensitive assets. Below DEIP’s CEO Alex Shkor discloses real use cases how blockchain revolutionizes the way innovators secure their intellectual property and helps lawyers and legal advisers minimize issues associated with IP management. Raising the question of […]
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Business Across Borders: New Solution for International Business

28th February 2020
When you first sit down to devise a plan for your business, you may consider the idea of becoming a mogul overtaking the international scene, without actually thinking about the process and potential obstacles at hand. In fact, expanding your business to another jurisdiction can take up to ten months, depending on the duration of […]
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Why OLAF Investigations Should Be Subject to Judicial Review

28th February 2020
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is an institution mandated by the EU with the notion of protecting the Union's financial interest. It is an administrative body which investigates fraud against the EU budget, corruption and serious misconduct within the European institutions, and develops anti-fraud policies. But are their investigations thorough and meet legal requirements, or do […]
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Expanding Your Hospitality Business in Italy in 2020

28th February 2020
Italy remains to be a tourist’s haven. With Lake Como being an ideal location for a luxury destination wedding and Rome being the Eternal City travellers yearn to visit, it is not shocking to hear that their hospitality industry has been progressing well. How the hospitality investment market in Italy is progressing in 2020 2019 […]
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Digital Lending: The Possible Impact This May Have for Banking Experts

28th February 2020
Some may remember the days when there were banks and their managers around every other corner: they had considerable discretion in lending to small and medium-size businesses (SMEs). This is in great contrast to the present day when SMEs complain of the inordinate time taken for banks to make a decision about loan applications. This […]
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Ex-pats and Divorce: What Are the Challenges?

28th February 2020
What are the main differences between Scots and English family law? There are some striking differences between Scots and English law relating to financial provision on divorce, for example, in relation to spousal maintenance, the treatment of pre-marriage assets, and the approach to pension sharing.   The grounds for divorce, and the legal procedure, is also […]
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Commercial Real Estate Transactions in Paris

28th February 2020
What steps must you take to ensure that the purchase agreement in commercial real estate transactions is ideal for both parties? There are no standards and it is always a question of our ability to adapt rapidly to the constraints of each transaction which are all different and have their own legal specificities. We are […]
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