On 1 April 2021, Decree-Law No. 4/20201 has been published in the Italian Official Gazette whose Section 4 introduces the compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 for healthcare professionals and operators and provides a detailed procedure for its operation and sanctions in case of non-compliance.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the largest trading blocs in the world with the majority of African countries now operating under its preferential trade framework. Pomy Ketema, Counsel at Baker McKenzie in New York, discusses the agreement’s latest developments, and how businesses in Africa can benefit from AfCFTA, noting that the profitability of any endeavor depends on many factors, commercial and otherwise.
The North America Antitrust & Competition Group has launched a podcast series called “Beating the Competition”. This is also available on Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
On 30 October 2020, the Swiss Federal Council announced that the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) concluded between the states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Ecuador enters into force on 1 November. To that end, on 18 September, the Federal Council adopted the necessary amendments to the ordinances implementing the customs…
Safe Harbour Reforms: What a Director Wanting to Enter the Safe Harbour Must Do What a director wanting to enter the safe harbour must do Directors in Australia have long had a statutory duty to prevent insolvent trading. The duty is engaged where: a person is a director at the…
Read publication Welcome to the January 2020 issue of our Francophone Africa newsletter. The aim is to give you a regular, brief practical overview of news and developments that may affect your business operations in the region. In this issue: Algeria 2020 Finance Law The Algerian finance law for 2020…