On 13 June 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted Draft bill No. 7885 establishing a national screening mechanism for foreign direct investments likely to affect security or public order for the purposes of implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019, establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments in the EU, as amended (“Law“).
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled EU extends scope of Russia sanctions designated person categories on 14 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World, the Spanish Perspective on 14 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
The EAT has confirmed that a decision to dismiss based on “tainted information” given by another individual to the decision-maker would not make the dismissal discriminatory unless the decision-maker themselves were motivated by the protected characteristic in question.
This publication features the latest Employment developments in Italy.
At first sight, the case of Webb v London Underground is a typical first instance unfair dismissal and race discrimination case. What is more interesting from an employment and privacy perspective is the employment tribunal’s findings in relation to Ms. Webb’s private Facebook posts.
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World, the Polish Perspective on 8 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
Following pressure from parliament, the Swiss Federal Council last year launched a consultation process on new legislation for the review of foreign investments. In May 2023, the Swiss Federal Council has taken note of the results of the consultation on the proposed investment control law. A majority of the participants in the consultation argued that the proposed investment control law would weaken Switzerland’s attractiveness as a business location, while a significant minority sees a clear need for action and is in favor of introducing foreign investment screening also in Switzerland.
On 25 May 2023, the Senate approved in final form the Law converting Law Decree 34/2023, which provides a 52% discount with respect to the payback amounts requested by the Regions and Autonomous Provinces to those medical device companies which have not started litigation on the matter or which waive any ongoing litigation.
On 3 May 2023, the European Medicines Agency launched a public consultation in order to review the rules on the publication of clinical trial information submitted through the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS). The CTIS is the dedicated web portal for the submission of authorizations relating to clinical trials and their management in Europe, aimed at streamlining clinical trial applications and the supervision of clinical trials.