The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued guidelines to regulate payment aggregators (PA) and payment gateways (PG) that act as intermediaries facilitating online payments. The guidelines go into effect from April 1, 2020. Who is Covered? The guidelines define PAs as entities that facilitate e-commerce sites and merchants to accept various payment instruments from […]
ABU DHABI, 15th February, 2020 (WAM) — Abu Dhabi will welcome government leaders, global CEOs and other investment stakeholders for the 7th biennial UNCTAD World Investment Forum and the Asian E-Commerce Week 2020 on December 6-10, 2020. The forum’s mission is to promote investment for sustainable development and align international investment with the UN’s Sustainable […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Armando Ambrosio of De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani. Armando has joined IR as our exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions Member in Russia. Armando Ambrosio is the resident partner of the Moscow office and Head of the Russia and CIS Desk. Prior to joining the […]
QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? When advising companies dealing with significant business activities in a foreign jurisdiction, we find it helpful to assess risk in […]
What is Mediation? Overview and explanation of mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in which the parties agree to work out their differences in a less confrontational manner than litigation. What Cases are Eligible for Mediation? Mediation is not always the right way to resolve a dispute, so this article provides a general […]
Astrea corporate and technology partner Steven De Schrijver has contributed an article entitled “Quantum Computing: the Certainty of the Uncertain” to the features section of the Who’s Who Legal website (http://whoswholegal.com), published by Law Business Research Limited. In this article, Steven discusses some of the implications of quantum technology for data protection, privacy, competition and […]
The UAE will extend maternity and paternity leave to encourage more women to stay in work after having children, a top government official said on Sunday. Mona Al Marri, vice president of the UAE Gender Balance Council, told The National that policies to allow flexible working hours and part-time work are also being drawn up. […]
ABU DHABI, 16th February, 2020 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi government accelerator programme, Ghadan 21, has transformed the emirate’s economy, knowledge ecosystem and community, said H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, marking a year since the launch […]
“Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, please stand and raise your right hand to be sworn. Do you solemnly swear to be fair and impartial to uphold the Constitution and laws of The Commonwealth of Virginia to the best of your ability?” And with a resounding chorus of “I do’s,” we — the chosen few! […]
QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? There are 3 major types of China risk: (i) Jurisdictional Risk, (ii) Organisational Risk and (iii) Operational Risk. The latter […]
DUBAI, 5th February, 2020 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, approved a decision to waive fees on various government services offered in Dubai, aimed at lowering the cost of living, facilitating the ease of doing business, and supporting investors. The […]
QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? Non-Mexican clients with operations in Mexico face a series of risks related to several factors. The first factor is assuming […]
