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Hong Kong: More foreign firms coming to Hong Kong
According to the Law Society of Hong Kong, the number of foreign law firms establishing themselves in the city has risen slightly this year and the number of individual foreign lawyers is now virtually the same as earlier than in …
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USA: Minneapolis enacts ‘Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance’ on heels of Minnesota’s Wage Theft Legislation
From the 1st of January 2020, employers in Minneapolis must conform with its new “Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance“ … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Law firms “fobbing off clients” with AI claims
Speakers at a Legal Futures conference in London last month highlighted how many law firms had overstressed their commitment to AI when it was not currently deliverable for the tasks most lawyers undertook … Please login to view this content …
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North America: House passes Mexico, Canada trade deal
Although the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal was agreed a year ago, Democrats in the US Congress have insisted on its delay pending the inclusion of more safeguards for labor and the environment … Please login to view this content …
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Canada: A third type of permit related to employment
The governmental department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is currently considering the creation of a third type of permit related to employment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: 1&1 hit with million-euro GDPR fine
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) has imposed a €9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Tax domicile
From next year, the tax domicile of executives working for companies with a head office in France that generate an annual turnover of over one billion euros will automatically be determined as in France … Please login to view this …
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Solomon Islands: Solomons imposes travel restrictions over Pacific measles outbreak
Visitors travelling to Solomon Islands must now present a traveller’s public health declaration card on arrival … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Mandatory face scans for mobile users
It is now a legal requirement for purchasers of SIM cards to have a prior full face scan … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Average income reached 18,331 euros in 2017
The average net taxable income of Belgian workers increased by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: The 2019-2020 Judicial hellholes report on the worst jurisdictions for defendants
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) has published its annual list of jurisdictions that are “hellholes” for defendants … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Economy loses 71,200 jobs in November 2019
Employment numbers fell by a total of 71,200 in November … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Turkey: Amendments to the Tax Law
Employers need to be mindful of recent amendments to the Tax Law, as it not only introduces new tax brackets and income tax rates, but also obliges employees receiving salary over TRY500,000 (US$86,236) to file an income tax return … …
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United Kingdom: With the result now in for the general election, what happens next?
With the result now in for the general election, what happens next? There would appear to be just sufficient time for the Withdrawal Bill to get through the UK Parliament and both committee and plenary sessions before the European Parliament …
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Russian Federation: Putin signs law to label people foreign agents
Companies operating in Russia must take note of a much-strengthened foreign agents law that has just come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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