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Preparation is key!

Posted November 29, 2023

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Fine for data protection violation.

Posted November 22, 2023

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Posted November 14, 2023

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Employees sick on vacation.

Posted November 7, 2023

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DELSOL Avocats opens an office in Brussels, Belgium

Posted November 2, 2023

For its 50th anniversary, DELSOL Avocats opens an office at 480, avenue Louise, marking a new step in the firm’s development. DELSOL Avocats assists clients daily with their international issues, whether they are French and developing projects abroad, or international with operations in Europe. The… Continue Reading

The Whistleblower Protection Act – The Final Countdown.

Posted October 31, 2023

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Key highlights from the Dutch Tax Plan 2024

Posted October 3, 2023

On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 (Budget Day), the outgoing Dutch Minister of Finance revealed the Tax Plan 2024 in which several tax measures were announced, regarding Corporate and Personal Income Tax, among others. Read more on Dirkzwager's website:    Continue Reading

DELSOL Avocats July 2023 newsletter released

Posted July 25, 2023

This autumn, the Firm will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Founded in the 1970s, the Firm has seen oil crises and then the more prosperous periods of the 1980s and ‘90s. After the fall of the USSR, the world looked set to be led by a… Continue Reading

DELSOL Avocats recognized in the Legal 500 EMEA 2023 rankings

Posted April 13, 2023

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be acknowledged in the EMEA 2023 rankings published by The Legal 500 in : 🏆Construction – Tier 3 🏆Data privacy and data protection – Tier 3 🏆Dispute resolution: White-collar crime – Tier 4 🏆Employment – Tier 4 🏆Healthcare and life sciences –… Continue Reading

DELSOL Avocats strengthens its "Employment law - Social welfare law" practice with the addition of Brice Briel and his team

Posted March 7, 2023

Brice Briel joins DELSOL Avocats’ "Employment Law - Social welfare law" practice as a partner with three associates : Marie-France Thuderoz, Kassia Pichanick, and Mélodie Seror. The "Employment Law - Social welfare law" team, led by Delphine Bretagnolle, Elsa Lederlin and Philippe Pacotte, now includes four… Continue Reading

THE NEW CZECH CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION - part three

Posted January 18, 2023

Contract for the provision of the digital content As of 6th January 2023, the amendment to the Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code (the Act No. 374/2022 Coll.) introducing a new legislation on consumer protection has become effective.  In this connection and in order… Continue Reading

THE NEW CZECH CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION - part two

Posted January 18, 2023

Amendment to the Civil Code As of 6th January 2023, the amendment to the Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code (the Act No. 374/2022 Coll.) introducing a new legislation on consumer protection has become effective. The amendment to the Civil Code (“CC”) primarily extends… Continue Reading

THE NEW CZECH CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION - part one

Posted January 18, 2023

As of 6th January 2023, the new legislation on consumer protection introduced by the Act No. 374/2022 Coll. amending to the Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection, and Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, has become effective. The amendment is intended primarily to… Continue Reading

GWW's Success Stories 2022

Posted January 16, 2023

For the second time, GWW published a selection of projects on which our team has advised throughout the year. A large part of our business is the ongoing service of our long-standing clients. However, this time we are focusing on specific projects that we will… Continue Reading

DELSOL Avocats January 2023 newsletter released

Posted January 11, 2023

Increased international activity At DELSOL Avocats, we assist our clients, whether they are French and have international projects or are foreign and are involved in operations in France. The Firm’s field of action thus extends to all continents, and cases with an international component represent an increasingly… Continue Reading

Private Client Newsletter GWW Poland January-June 2022

Posted July 19, 2022

We have prepared this subjective summary of legal and tax changes and their announcements for you, which primarily affect wealthy individual clients and family businesses. Our newsletter covers the changes taking place in the first half of 2022. The summary can be found at the… Continue Reading

GWW Private Client Team - Chambers Band 1. in Poland.

Posted July 19, 2022

We are happy to share that GWW Private Client Team is again no 1 in Poland!. Aldona Leszczynska and Tomasz Krzywanski were two ranked individuals as well. Continue Reading

TELFA 2022 Conference on new mobilities

Posted June 20, 2022

What an amazing conference we had in Athens! Our host, our exclusive Greek member firm CGF&A has allowed us to have a very interesting conference on new mobilities, but also some incredible museum visits and amazing venues for lunches and dinners.  Continue Reading

CEW & Partners success in court in challenge to Belgian government

Posted May 27, 2022

The Public and Administrative Law Department of CEW & PARTNERS, represented by Jean LAURENT and Charline SERVAIS, has won an important victory against the Belgian Federal Government in the Liège Court of Appeal. CEW represented the Belgian Federation of Real Estate Agents in a legal… Continue Reading

GWW on Forbes list: Poland's Best Law Firms 2022

Posted April 4, 2022

GWW was listed in the list of  "Poland's Best Law Firms 2022" and was recognized as the first choice law firm in the tax category. The list was created by Forbes magazine in cooperation with research company Statista. The list was compiled based on recommendations given… Continue Reading

GWW publishes a guide with the 7 most frequently asked questions – refugees from Ukraine in Poland

Posted April 4, 2022

Here is a guide compiling questions and answers most frequently asked by companies and individuals in Poland in order to support Ukrainian refugees: Continue Reading

Labor Law Group Meeting - 21 March

Posted March 15, 2022

Labor Law Group Meeting Monday, 21 March 03:00 PM Vilnius /  01:00 PM GMT Please note that next Monday, 21 March, the TELFA Labor Law Group will meet. You are welcome to join the meeting. We will discuss how we can help people fleeing the… Continue Reading

Relocation of employees from Ukraine to Lithuania

Posted February 25, 2022

Please share this information with those who may find it relevant: The war in Ukraine is raising questions about how to relocate workers from Ukraine to Lithuania. Unfortunately, there are no simple ways of doing so. There are two alternatives: either postings or employment in… Continue Reading

Labor Law Group meeting and video „The Posting of Workers to Germany“

Posted February 18, 2022

ILAW LEXTAL strengthens the TELFA Labor Law Group and invites you all to participate in the second group meeting. The meeting will take place on Monday, February 21st. 1 pm (GMT), 3 pm (GMT + 2) Zoom link: Meeting ID: 810 5347 9298 Passcode: 015061… Continue Reading

Lexia advised Finnair in its Component Support Services Agreement with Airbus

Posted January 24, 2022

Finnair has entered into a Component Support Services agreement with Airbus for its entire A320 Family fleet (35 aircraft). Under the agreement, Finnair will e.g. benefit from integrated material services including on-site-stock at its main base in Helsinki, and will gain access to Airbus’ spares… Continue Reading

Lexia expands to Northern Finland – Law firm Ferenda’s Oulu office merges with Lexia

Posted January 24, 2022

Lexia Attorneys and law firm Ferenda’s Oulu office will merge. The acquisition supports Lexia’s strategic aim to combine strong local expertise with a broad nationwide and international network of professionals. The merger will provide businesses in the Northern Finland economic area access to a modern,… Continue Reading

Tampere-based Klingendahl Merges with Lexia – Strong Focus on Business-Centric Law Services

Posted January 24, 2022

Lexia Attorneys and Klingendahl Attorneys merge. The merger will bring about a modern and international law practice that focuses on achieving clients’ business goals with rock-hard professionalism and a relaxed service attitude, catering to companies in the Tampere region. Lexia aims to grow with its… Continue Reading

Wedlake Bell and Moon Beever merge

Posted June 21, 2021

LONDON, 15 June 2021  – Wedlake Bell LLP and Moon Beever LLP today announce that the firms  have agreed to merge with effect from 12 July this year. Wedlake Bell is a top 100 City law firm with core strengths across Private Client, Real Estate,… Continue Reading

NEW LEGISLATION REGARDING THE REGISTRATION OF BENEFICIAL OWNERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Posted May 24, 2021

NEW LEGISLATION REGARDING THE REGISTRATION OF BENEFICIAL OWNERS   As of 1st June 2021, the new legislation regarding the registration of beneficial owners (Act No.  37/2021 Coll., on Registration of Beneficial Owners) becomes effective.   The new legislation implements the 5th AML Directive, i.e. Directive… Continue Reading

LEXTAL LEGAL WEBINAR: New era of consumer rights: new challenges for business. Only 1 year to go!

Posted May 19, 2021

  The EU Member States must transpose the Omnibus Directive into national law by November 28, 2021 and must apply said national law as of May 28, 2022.   Businesses that violate consumer laws in the EU could face fines up to 4% of a… Continue Reading

Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Ltd. (MLL) ranked on the Legal 500 directory in a wide array of fields of expertise!

Posted May 12, 2021

MLL has been mentioned in the following disciplines in the Legal 500 2021 ranking: ✅Fintech ✅IP ✅Real Estate and Construction ✅Capital Markets ✅Commercial, Corporate and M&A ✅Data Privacy and Protection ✅Employment ✅Healthcare and life science ✅Private clients ✅TMT ✅Banking & finance ✅Competition ✅Litigation ✅Insolvency MLL… Continue Reading

ILAW LEXTAL high on the rankings!

Posted May 3, 2021

ILAW LEXTAL – Tier 1 in Lithuania for Employment. ILAW LEXTAL Managing Partner Tomas Bagdanskis became a Leading Individual and Partner Vilius Mačiulaitis achieved Next Generation Partner status in the Legal 500 guide (Employment).   Chambers Europe 2021: ILAW LEXTAL ranked in Band 1 for… Continue Reading

Lexia recommended by the Legal 500 for several fields of expertise!

Posted May 3, 2021

The Legal 500 recommends Lexia's following practices: M&A “I see that the key strength of Lexia team is that they have had the same team handling the matters of the company from start-up work through to venture financing rounds all the way to M&A.” Dispute… Continue Reading

DIRKZWAGER IN THE LEGAL 500 in 2021: SEVEN LAWYERS RANKED IN TWO CATEGORIES

Posted April 19, 2021

London/Arnhem/Nijmegen, 15 April 2021 – The annual rankings of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa have been announced. This year Dirkzwager legal & tax is represented by seven lawyers active in two areas of practice. The Legal 500 is generally considered to be… Continue Reading

Draft legislation: taxpayer-status for Dutch partnerships

Posted April 13, 2021

On 4 March 2021, the Dutch government published draft legislation for consultation concerning the implementation of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD2). The proposed legislation is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2022. Hybrid mismatches ATAD2 aims to prevent tax avoidance resulting from… Continue Reading

Dr. Tibor Bihary, managing partner of Bihary Balassa Attorneys At Law, included in the Arbitrator Recommendation List of 2021-2024

Posted February 5, 2021

We are delighted to announce that as of 1 February 2021, the managing partner of our Firm, Dr. Tibor Bihary, has been recognised by the Permanent Arbitration Court of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) on its permanent Arbitrator Recommendation List of 2021-2024. The  is compiled by a prestigious panel of senior academics and… Continue Reading

Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and FRORIEP announce merger

Posted January 12, 2021

Merger creates leading Swiss business law firm with a strong international profile The prominent Swiss law firms Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and FRORIEP plan to merge, creating a new top-tier commercial law firm in Switzerland. A total of 155 lawyers will provide Swiss and international law advice… Continue Reading

NOVELIZATION OF THE CZECH BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT 2021

Posted January 5, 2021

NOVELIZATION OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT   As of 1st January 2021, the major novelization of the Business Corporation Act (Act No. 33/2020 Coll., amending Act No. 90/2012 Coll., on Business Corporations and Cooperatives, and other related laws) becomes effective.   THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES… Continue Reading

PORTUGAL: PAYMENT IN INSTALMENTS OF BOTH PERSONAL AND/OR CORPORATE INCOME TAX

Posted October 7, 2020

Acknowledging the importance of maintaining a strong tax system, this measure was issued in the context of various incentives set out by the Portuguese Government, which, in the present context of the Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic, is essential to the livelihood of families and companies. The Office… Continue Reading

The Dutch Tax Plan 2021, most important measures by Dirkzwager legal & tax

Posted September 17, 2020

The Dutch Tax Plan 2021 was announced on Tuesday 15 September. In the Dirkzwager Tax Flash document, we discuss the most important measures from the Tax Plan 2021 and other expected regulations. check the document here: Continue Reading

Use of virtual execution and e-signature during the coronavirus: position from the UK law society

Posted July 15, 2020

Please find below a very interesting guide written by Edward Craft on the position of the UK Law Society on virtual execution and e-signature: Continue Reading

Read about provisions of the Decree Law nº34 of May 19, 2020 “RILANCIO” (Recovery)

Posted June 15, 2020

Here is newsletter published by Legalitax including the business, tax, labour and corporate issues related to the Italian Decree Law:   Continue Reading

PORTUGAL: The support of StartUps during the Covid 19 Pandemic

Posted May 13, 2020

We at Carvalho, Matias & Associados (PT) would like to share with you a new set of iniciatives taken by the Portuguese Autorities to adapt and support a large number of StartUps in Portugal during this outbreak, with a keen intention of planning and reorganizing their… Continue Reading

Measures of the Portuguese government to support businesses and citizens affected by the COVID 19 pandemic

Posted April 24, 2020

Here is a document prepared by Carvalho I Matias & Asociados explaining all the relevant information regarding specific COVID-19 measures taken in Portugal: Continue Reading

Commission on the taxation of multinationals in the Netherlands publishes report on taxation of multinational companies

Posted April 20, 2020

In 2019, the Dutch Government (Government) has established a commission (Commission) to advise the Government on further measures for ‘fairer’ taxation of multinational companies while it is ensured that the Netherlands maintains to have an attractive tax investment climate for multinational companies. The Commission consists… Continue Reading

Legal resources to face the COVID-19 situation in Switzerland

Posted April 3, 2020

Here is the dedicated page set up and updated by Meyerlustenberger LachenalRechtsanwälte - Attorneys at Law with all the relevant issues related to the pandemia in Switzerland: Continue Reading

Extraordinary measures taken in Italy to fight the COVID-19

Posted March 24, 2020

Here are the links to the 3 specific newsletters written by Legalitax lawyers concerning the measures taken in Italy to fight the COVID-19 crisis:     If you are interested, we are compiling all the relevant information on the dedicated space of our website:  Continue Reading

EU261 COMPENSATION IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19

Posted March 20, 2020

One of the  questions that airlines must now ask themselves is whether the compensation (“EU261 compensation”) provided for in Article 7 of Regulation No 261/2004 (“Regulation EU261”) is due in the event of cancellation or delay of more than 3 hours related to Covid-19. The… Continue Reading

Start-up and Innovation companies

Posted November 5, 2019

This article aims to illustrate the introduction of a tax regime for the Start-up and innovation companies, provided by the Italian Government. The concept of Innovative Start-up consists in companies, also not resident in Italy, which has formal and substantial requirements.   In particular, to… Continue Reading

The Favourable Tax Regime Of New Italian Residents

Posted July 19, 2019

Foreword This brochure aims to illustrate the introduction of the new tax regime for the “new Italian residents” with the debut of a lump-sum taxation called “Flat tax”, granting an exemption of foreign investments from Italian taxation, called “non-domiciled tax resident”. The Italian Finance Bill… Continue Reading

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