Author Archive:
Charlie
Charlotte Weeds
bronzeCharlotte is a bronze memberSenior Client Manager, IR Global
The LEGAL Issue
Read more: The LEGAL IssueG&B Legal News March 2023 To read the G&B news for March please click the below link. Newsletter The LEGAL Issue
The Register Of Overseas Entities
Read more: The Register Of Overseas EntitiesDEADLINE 31 JANUARY 2023 Background The core provisions of the UK Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “ECA“) came into force on 1 August 2022, introducing a new Register of Overseas Entities (the “ROE“) administered by Companies House. The landscape for dealings with or by overseas entities holding UK real estate has irreversibly…
An Employer’s Duty to Accommodate When Carrying on Business in Canada
Read more: An Employer’s Duty to Accommodate When Carrying on Business in CanadaTaylor & Blair LLP assists both employers and employees with their workplace legal issues. We have often counseled employers on how to approach termination of the employment relationship with their employees, as well as employees as to their rights when the employment relationship is terminated. While less frequent, we also counsel employers and employees regarding…
Amendments To The Las (Employment Protection Act)
Read more: Amendments To The Las (Employment Protection Act)Amendments to the LAS (Employment Protection Act) Now in the spring of 2022, the bill on new rules regarding employment protection has been adopted by the Swedish Parliament. Most of the amendments to the law will enter into force on 30 June 2022 and will take effect from 1 October 2022. Below, I will highlight…
Navigating the haze of US cannabis TM law
Read more: Navigating the haze of US cannabis TM lawIsmail Amin, Founder/Partner of TALG and IR Global member shares his insight in World IP Review about cannabis-related trademarks in the US. “At the federal level, there are no general trademark rights. So it’s governed by state trademark law, which, using the analogy of an aeroplane, is like being in economy class. You’re still on the aeroplane,…
The battle to boost consumer demand and its impact on M&A
Read more: The battle to boost consumer demand and its impact on M&AIR Global member Donald Densborn, Partner at Densborn Blachly LLP, features on LEVICK discussing M&A activity in the US. Merger and Acquisition activity in the Great Lakes Region of the United States is moderating after a sustained period of robust activity. Rising interest rates have reduced the use of debt capital, impacting adversely deal feasibility and expected returns…
China-ASEAN Expo 2022: Zhang Shuang Presents on Labor Law and Company Tax at BOI Seminar
Read more: China-ASEAN Expo 2022: Zhang Shuang Presents on Labor Law and Company Tax at BOI SeminarZhang Shuang, Head of the China Desk at Blumenthal Richter & Sumet, presented on the topic “Thailand Labor Law and Corporate Tax Overview” at the Thailand Investment Opportunities Seminar at China-ASEAN Expo 2022 (CAEXPO), on 17 September 2022. Shuang provided an overview of the frameworks of Chinese labor law and Thai labor law and made…
Check out our latest publication on how the cannabis industry is creating opportunities for you!
Read more: Check out our latest publication on how the cannabis industry is creating opportunities for you!Cannabis sales have seen phenomenal growth from $21 billion in 2020 to $29 billion in 2021 and are expected to reach $35 billion this year! As a highly regulated industry across the world, the deregulation of the cannabis industry is now offering businesses huge opportunities. The industry is attracting global investors, and a huge spike…
Patriotic Capitalism
Read more: Patriotic CapitalismOlena Levshun, a Senior Partner with EBS and a member firm of IR Global in Kyiv, Ukraine, speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK. While she speaks about some of the accounting issues, she largely discusses what it is like to work and live in Kyiv during the Russian invasion of her country. While many Americans complain about…
Regional Training Course on Facilitating Trade for Food Security organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations: Rabat, Morocco – May 30th to June 3rd 2022
Read more: Regional Training Course on Facilitating Trade for Food Security organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations: Rabat, Morocco – May 30th to June 3rd 2022Saifullah Khan (Managing Partner, S.U.Khan Associates Corporate & Legal Consultants – Pakistan/Partner Bizilance Consultants – Dubai) is a member of FAO’s NENA (Near East and North Africa) Regional Network of Experts on Agriculture Trade (RNE-AT). Course participants were from 15 countries of the NENA Region. Saifullah Khan participated in the above training course as a…
OK at Work: The Legalization of Marijuana and What Employers Need to Consider
Read more: OK at Work: The Legalization of Marijuana and What Employers Need to ConsiderThis week on OK at Work, Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger discuss changing marijuana laws and what businesses need to consider as more states, including Maryland, move toward full legalization. While many states are legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, marijuana use is still illegal at the federal level. As such, employers who are not in highly regulated…
OFAC ALERT
Read more: OFAC ALERTThe U.S. Government Expands Its Russia-Related Sanctions On February 21, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14065 “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Continued Russian Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine.” In it, President Biden imposed (1) a sanctions embargo on the Donetsk People’s…