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  • Romania unveils state aid scheme to boost private investments

    Romania 14.05.2024
    The Romanian government has introduced a EUR 450 m state aid scheme to incentivise investments across key sectors of the Romanian economy.The core objective of this initiative is to provide non-repayable...
  • EU introduces criminal offences and penalties for sanctions violations

    Hungary 14.05.2024
    Criminal offencesUnder the Directive, the following conduct constitutes a criminal offence when committed intentionally and in violation of restrictive measures or a national provision implementing restrictive...
  • Ukraine improves corporate governance in SOEs

    Ukraine 14.05.2024
    On 8 March 2024, the long-awaited law on improvement of corporate governance in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) (Law) came into force. The Law was developed as part of a general state sector reform with...
  • Update on Business rates

    England and Wales 14.05.2024
    Summary  This Law-Now1 summarises some recent developments in relation to business rates following the Spring Budget 2024 and the Government’s summary of responses to the Business Rates Avoidance...
  • Upheld: ASA rules against ProgressPlay betting ad

    United Kingdom 13.05.2024
    On 8 May 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority (the “ASA”) issued a ruling against ProgressPlay Ltd t/a JeffBet for featuring a misleading promotional offer on their website that implied...
  • UK's Accession to the 2019 Hague Convention to ensure enforcement of UK court judgments

    Hungary 13.05.2024
    In January 2024, the UK acceded to the 2019 Hague Convention, which unequivocally permits the enforcement of UK court judgments, regardless of whether a jurisdiction clause is exclusive/symmetrical.The...
  • An overview of the proposed JSE Market Segmentation Project

    South Africa 13.05.2024
    IntroductionThe Johannesburg Stock Exchange (the "JSE") has seen an uptick in delisting transactions across various sectors in recent years. Various reasons have been cited as driving this trend, including...
  • Avoidance rights in Sweden

    Sweden 10.05.2024
    Through the proposed EU Directive on the harmonisation of certain aspects of insolvency law (COM/2022/702), the Commission aims to harmonise member states’ abilities to take avoidance actions for...
  • Postcode Lottery Ad featuring Emma Willis Wins ASA's Approval

    England and Wales 10.05.2024
    Introduction:On 1 October 2022, the Advertising Standards Authority (the “ASA”) introduced a new gambling advertising rule (a summary of which can be read here) which strengthened the obligations...
  • Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

    United Kingdom 09.05.2024
    In May 2017, the Manchester Arena was subject to a terrorist attack which killed 22 people and injured 1,017 others. Martyn Hett, who was 29 at the time, was amongst those killed. Since 2017, there have...