Given the exceptional situation caused by the Coronavirus, Privacy Authorities are facing the challenge to find a balance between the need to combat the spread of the virus and the protection of the privacy rights, and to react with effectiveness and flexibility to adapt to a situation evolving day by day. Italian scenario Recently Italian […]
Doing Business in Times of Emergency – The on-going pandemia and the relevant extraordinary restrictive measures are having a disruptive effect on contracts performance, exposing businesses to potential conflicts and significant risks. Contractual remedies and applicable law may exclude liability, but companies should act timely and directors diligently. Here an overview from an Italian law […]
With annual general meetings of listed and non-listed companies approaching, and in the context of sweeping statutory measures to address the Covid-19 emergency (Law Decree No. 18 of 17 March 2020, so-called “Heal Italy”), the Italian Government introduced legislative measures to facilitate the holding of shareholders’ meetings. To ensure that quotaholders (in the case of […]
With the aim to avoid the spreading of Covid-19, the DPCM regulation, issued on March 11, 2020 has provided for the closing of non-essential retail shops. The rule is based on the so-called “factum principis”, well-known principle of private law regarding contractual obligations. Specifically, it refers to the inability to fulfill a debtor’s obligation to […]
Lack of specific regulation cannot prevent the planting of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes There has been a lot of discussion regarding the planting of cannabis in Brazil because the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency – Anvisa published in December last year the RDC No. 327/19 to allow the manufacture, import and commercialization of cannabis-based […]
Solórzano, Carvajal, González y Pérez-Correa, S.C. (SOLCARGO) is a law firm founded in 1995 and currently recognized as one of the leading law firms in Mexico. It is based in Mexico City and has practices focused on corporate, regulatory, financial transactions, litigation and arbitration, intellectual property, administrative and environmental. SOLCARGO continues the expansion of its […]
At the bottom of every UK Google search page, there is a message that few people (save the legally astute) ever take much notice of: Some results may have been removed under data protection law in Europe. Learn more. For those who do choose to learn more and click on the link, Google outlines a […]
Shakespeare had something of a way with words: a talent to amuse, abuse, beguile and bewitch through his unparalleled mastery of language. Any attempt to define such genius is superfluous: much better to study his work instead. Better still, just watch his plays. On the subject of lawyers, the Bard crafted a pithy and oft-repeated […]
English judges are known for choosing their words very carefully: In this context, the recent Commercial Court judgment of Mrs Justice Cockerill in the case of Saab v Dangate, Brown and Leighton makes for particularly interesting reading. Although her language is not injudicious, she certainly does not mince her words. In describing how two former […]
Why young lawyers are turning away from alcohol-related social events. At a recent Sunday lunch party, a middle-aged lawyer reached in front of me to take a swig from her friend’s wine glass. “I’m doing Dry January,” she said with a smile. Somewhat non-plussed, I looked at the large tumbler of orange juice from which […]
Although the Executive Branch has the prerogative to regulate this subject, legal decisions in favor of cannabis cultivation in the national territory are becoming increasingly common to compensate the State’s omission. Finally, the National Health Surveillance Agency – Anvisa enacted the long-awaited regulation for cannabis-based products. After so much speculation, RDC No. 327/2019 was unanimously […]
Ask people to name a famous lawyer in history and they would struggle. After all, the most prominent lawyers in English history – such as Sir Edward Coke and Lord Mansfield – are not exactly household names. In particular, advocacy is generally regarded as an ephemeral art, not least because once spoken, a lawyer’s words […]
