On 16 September 2020, the Italian Medicine Agency (AIFA) launched a public consultation on the new “Guidelines for the preparation of Dossiers supporting reimbursement and pricing applications”, in order to implement the Decree of the Ministry of Health dated 24 July 2020, establishing “Criteria and methods by which the Italian Medicine Agency establishes, through negotiation, the prices of medicines reimbursed by the National Health System”.
Navigating the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly – growing and evolving financial markets for environmental, social…
Many companies conduct audits of suppliers for compliance with applicable laws, including laws regulating forced labor, trafficking, underage…
Keketso Kgomosotho, Candidate Attorney in Johannesburg, writes about gender responsive budgeting and how it can be used to make meaningful improvements to gender inequality in the workplace.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published guidance and an open letter for businesses operating within the nursery and early years sector. This comes as a result of the CMA’s COVID-19 taskforce receiving a significant amount of complaints since March 2020 from consumers (parents and carers) in relation to the practices of nurseries and early years providers.
Johan Botes, Partner and Head of the Employment and Compensation Practice at Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg explains how the long-term effects of the pandemic are having a significant impact on women, with severe implications for gender equality that must be urgently addressed. He notes, however, that, as was evident after World War II, elements of the global labor force could be forever changed for the better by COVID-19.
The Draft Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (Draft Code) was recently published for public comment in South Africa. Tiisetso Rabolao, Associate and Kirsty Gibson, Candidate Attorney, in the Employment and Compensation Practice in Johannesburg, outline the details of the new Draft Code.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published guidance and an open letter for businesses operating within the nursery and early years sector. This comes as a result of the CMA’s COVID-19 taskforce receiving a significant amount of complaints since March 2020 from consumers (parents and carers) in relation to the practices of nurseries and early years providers.
Businesses have to be adaptable when navigating the business and legal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Resilience,…
The Doing Business in China guide provides an introduction to selected aspects relating to investment and business operations in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) under current Chinese laws and policy. China is a vast country, where national laws, local regulations and implementing procedures provide a complex…