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Risk factor trends - Although the UK's merger control regime is voluntary, so merging parties can decide whether to pre-notify a transaction to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the risks of not notifying a transaction before completion...By: Dentons

A reminder of the entitlement - The Working Time Directive (the Directive) provides, as a minimum, that workers and employees are entitled to paid holiday of at least four weeks. This minimum right can be improved upon by member states or...By: Dentons

Diversity and inclusion - Does your organisation pride itself on having a diverse workforce? If so, it is highly likely that you have different religions and cultural backgrounds, a mix of sexes and sexual orientations, and disabilities included in...By: Dentons

The Draft Law on Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Labour Issues has been drawn up and is being reviewed by the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan....By: Dentons

When an M&A transaction needs to be approved by a competition authority, parties are usually prohibited from implementing it before securing clearance (the so-called “standstill obligation”). For many years, European authorities rarely focused on...By: Dentons

In our article last month, we considered the proposed new regulations and amendments to the DIFC Employment Law regarding the implementation of the DIFC Employee Workplace Savings Plan (DEWS Plan)......By: Dentons

How to avoid the gun-jumping fever - When an M&A transaction needs to be approved by a competition authority, parties are usually prohibited from implementing it before securing clearance (the so-called “standstill obligation”). For many years,...By: Dentons

Last week, the US Department of Labor announced a final rule (the New Rule) that updates several regulations regarding what forms of payment employers can exclude in the “time and one-half” calculation for overtime pay. The New Rule clarifies that...By: Dentons

On November 26, 2019, the Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law, commonly known as the whistleblower protection directive (“Directive”), was published in...By: Dentons

On 27 November 2019, the Romanian Parliament approved a Law on Regulation of Alternative Investment Funds (the "New AIF Law”), which will come into force within 30 days as of its publication in the Official Gazette – yet to occur in the following...By: Dentons