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While disruption to business is inevitable in the wake of the spread of COVID-19, technological advancements have meant that businesses can still look to operate with a level of normality. From email communication and instant messaging to document...By: Dentons

The Law Decree n. 9/2020 containing "urgent support measures for families, workers and businesses related to the epidemiological emergency from COVID-19" was published in the Official Journal no. 53 of March 2, 2020. The new regulations have been...By: Dentons

The novel coronavirus outbreak was first alerted to the World Health Organisation (WHO) by Chinese authorities on 31 December 2019 and has rapidly spread across the world. New Zealand now has its second confirmed case. COVID-19’s effects are already...By: Dentons

On 23 October 2019, a new directive of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the "Directive") was signed. It requires Member States to adopt laws, among other things, obliging...By: Dentons

On 23 October 2019, a new directive of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the "Directive") was signed. It requires Member States to adopt laws, among other things, obliging...By: Dentons

Impact of Brexit on Competition matters - On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom ("UK") ceased to be a Member State of the European Union. However, under the UK-EU agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the EU (the “Withdrawal Agreement”), virtually...By: Dentons

The EAT upheld an Employment Tribunal (ET) decision that the dismissal of a Probation Service Officer, on the ground that she failed to disclose that her child was subject to a Child Protection Plan, was fair. The EAT noted that, while the Claimant's...By: Dentons

In its recent ruling in the case of Ewart v. The University of Oxford, the Employment Tribunal (ET) found that Oxford University (the University) acted unlawfully in dismissing Professor Paul Ewart under its employer justified retirement age policy...By: Dentons

Carbon capture technology has made great advancements in recent years and Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, is designed to keep the momentum going....By: Dentons

Protection of privacy in employment relationships: the case for Costa Rica - Why Should You Consider A Workplace Privacy Compliance Program? - Have you considered how monitoring tools such as GPS, entrance controls, phone recording, online...By: Dentons