IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Fei (Charles) Wei of Shanghai Steele Business Information Consulting Co., Ltd. Charles has joined IR as our exclusive Investigative Due Diligence member in China. Charles Wei set up Shanghai Steele in 2005 and is the earliest founder. Before starting Steele he […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Christian Arnbom of Advokaterna Gustafsson, Arnbom & Hedberg KB. Christian has joined IR as our exclusive Environmental Law member in Sweden. Christian is the Partner and co-founder, Lawfirm Gustafsson, Arnbom & Hedberg KB, Sweden. Lawfirm Gustafsson, Arnbom & Hedberg KB is […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Marjorie Hermosa Tanedo of Antonio M. Varvaro Legal Consultants DMCC. Marjorie has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Arbitration member in United Arab Emirates. Marjorie is the Administrative Director of the firm. She is also in charge for Compliance Affairs. In […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Adv. Antonio M. Varvaro FCIArb – CArb of Antonio M. Varvaro Legal Consultants DMCC. Antonio has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Arbitration member in United Arab Emirates. Currently Antonio is a member of Rome BAR Association and is included in […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Dr. Peter Sipka PhD., LLM of Sipka & Simon Association of Lawyers. Peter has joined IR as our exclusive Employment Law (Corporate) member in Hungary. Peter Sipka has been working as an attorney since 2009. His specializations are labour law and […]
The VAT deferral scheme allows some companies and individuals to defer VAT payments on their imports until they present their monthly VAT return and thus set off any import VAT due on the VAT accrued. Read on to learn what requirements need to be met in order to adhere to this scheme. The VAT deferral […]
As we draw closer to the breezy autumn days of another tax year, the Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) season is inevitably upon us. The recent increase to the personal income tax rate, which applies to income earned by individuals earning over $180,000, has also resulted in an increase to the FBT rates. Coupled with the […]
Vietnam’s land use rights can be complicated for first-time business investors. In Vietnam, the land is collectively owned by people and administered by the government on their behalf. Therefore, under such a system, property owners cannot have full and legal ownership of land. Their rights are limited to land use rights permitted within the law. […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union, General Court, recently lowered Chanel’s hopes of having a trademark belonging to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. invalidated. The court found that the trademarks (see below) are not similar, therefore there is no likelihood of confusion and that trademarks must be assessed as registered, regardless of their rotation […]
Author: Steven J. Cernak Hart-Scott-Rodino or HSR, the U.S. premerger notification program, has undergone several major changes since the beginning of the pandemic. Some FTC Commissioners have suggested even more changes. HSR filers, both frequent and infrequent, need to understand these current developments. As this blog has discussed frequently (see here, here, and here), the US was the pioneer among […]
Black Forest ham (Schwarzwälder Schinken) may be referred to as such even if it is not sliced and packaged in the Black Forest. That was the verdict of the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany’s Federal Supreme Court (Az.: I ZB 72/19). Geographical indications of origin can be protected in a similar manner to trademarks, something which can […]
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Consultation Paper on the Listing Regime for Overseas Issuers1 published on 31 March 2021 (HKEX Consultation Paper) proposes potentially far reaching changes to its requirements for secondary and dual primary listings of overseas companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the HKEX). Two of the key proposals, which are the […]
