Last 10 March 2021 the Spanish Official State Gazette (BOE) published the Royal Decree-Law 4/2021, of 9 March, which transposes into the Spanish law, the Council Directive (EU) 2016/1164 of 12 July 2016, amended by Council Directive (EU) 2017/952 of 29 May 2017 (Directive ATAD II), on hybrid mismatches to prevent tax avoidance in related-party […]
Spy cameras and listening devices are photo, video and audio recorders hidden in homes or corporate settings for capturing audio and visual content. Listening devices are available in the form of GSM bugs, mobile phones, phone tapping and miniature voice recorders. Spy cameras are available in various sizes and with different features such as wide […]
Good News for visa holders outside Hong Kong who are looking to apply for visa renewals, as the Immigration Department recently announced that special arrangements will be made to accommodate the pandemic situation Date: 1 April 2021 The Hong Kong Immigration Department recently made an announcement in relation to special arrangements made for visa holders […]
Socially Distanced Deal Making Goes Viral as Economy Prepares for Pandemic Recovery We are delighted to share with you our spring 2021 quarterly mid-market market update. In this issue, we present the results of our inaugural debt mid-market survey, tracking deals completed by over 50 leading European lenders in H2-2020. We also provide commentary on […]
Do you want to do business in Spain? There are many opportunities and several ways for foreign companies to start doing business in Spain. The most commonly known ways for foreign companies to set up in Spain is as a branch office or as a subsidiary (plc or ltd). However, in this post we are going […]
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 With the upcoming 2021 proxy season fast approaching, both issuers and investors should be aware of changes and developments in several areas of corporate governance and securities law. As in past years, proxy advisory firms Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) and Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) have updated their Canadian proxy […]
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Consultation Paper on the Listing Regime for Overseas Issuers1 published on 31 March 2021 (Consultation Paper) puts forward potentially far-reaching changes to the requirements for listing offshore companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). For an overview of the proposed changes, please see Charltons’ newsletter The HKEX Consultation Paper […]
Vietnam’s economic landscape Pre-COVID-19 Before COVID-19, Vietnam was in a prolonged period of high growth in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) and foreign direct investment (FDI). Vietnam implemented market-oriented reforms in the past three decades, transforming from one of the poorest countries in the world to a position among lower-middle-income countries. Post-COVID-19 However, 2020 has been challenging […]
A Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) is a company incorporated for the purpose of raising capital through an initial public offering (“IPO”). It is a blank-cheque company where the proceeds of the IPO will be used for the purpose of acquiring private companies or assets that are only identified after the IPO. This allows retail […]
Laura Thalacker, a Las Vegas-based management-side labor and employment lawyer, spoke to IR Digital’s podcast host Jennifer Riggins on our most recent, topical podcast…. ‘If you can, should you? Employer choices on requiring the Covid-19 Vaccine.’ Laura and Jen spoke about whether employers may require, or simply encourage, their employees to get vaccinated against the […]
The Covid-19 health crisis has tightened the control mechanisms for foreign direct investment in Spain by means of various royal decrees law published since last March and April 2020, which have successively amended and included new regulations to the suspension of the liberalisation regime of foreign investments. In summary, the general regime of liberalisation of […]
01 March 2021 Workplaces are sacrosanct to every organisation. The spaces within which a company conducts its business are treated with utmost importance. This is the place where the employees come in every day to perform activities that lead to the growth of the business. It is, therefore, imperative that these spaces are kept safe […]