On August 24, 2017 an ordinance was published which created a Working Group with the purpose of preparing the Portuguese legislation for the application of the new General Data Protection Regulation.
The UK Serious Fraud Office obtained a declaration that certain documents prepared during investigations by solicitors and forensic accountants into the activities of a UK-incorporated multinational corporation were not subject to legal professional privilege.
Information obtained via a keylogger software secretly installed on an employee’s computer cannot be used as evidence in court – some exceptions apply.
In a recent judgment, the ECJ held that where there is a lack of scientific consensus, proving that a vaccine is defective may be established by “serious, specific and consistent” evidence, so long as national courts ensure that the burden of proof is not being disregarded.
The Swedish Parliament has passed a new law concerning registration of beneficial owners, an implementation of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which will enter into force on 1 August 2017.
After two-and-a-half-years of parliamentary debate, on 2 August 2017, the Italian Parliament has (finally) approved the Annual Market and Competition Law.
The Brexit Competition Law Working Group has published its conclusions and recommendations on the implications of Brexit for UK competition law and policy.
The Portuguese Government established a new regime respecting the appropriation of the assets / rights pledged through a commercial pledge.
The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is delivering on its commitment to step up its enforcement of competition law.
On 26 July 2017 the German Constitutional Court ordered a restraint on the use of law firm seizures. The Court held that Munich Prosecutors could – for the time being – not assess the material they had seized in the course of a dawn raid at a law firm’s office.