Kokila Alagh: Founder of KARM Legal, Member of MENA Fintech Board, Discusses Role of Emerging Tech in Streamlining Middle Eastern Businesses Karm Legal Advisers, our UAE associate firm, has been nominated for Middle East Law Firm of the Year by the International Financial Law Review. Karm specialises in technology and emerging markets law and has...Read More
The End of Privacy Shield Key Contact: Rem Noormohamed Author: Lowri Morgan-Macdonald On 16 July 2020, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield) is no longer a valid mechanism for lawfully transferring personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) under the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR)....Read More
Directors’ Responsibilities When Tying Companies Into Future Payment Obligations Key Contact: Rachelle Sellek Author: Charlotte Waite With all the uncertainty going on in the world at the moment, many businesses are negotiating new trading and credit arrangements. Customers are requesting more favourable payment terms spread out over a much greater time period, and suppliers can be more...Read More
Coronavirus: The Legal Implications for Commercial Contracts Please note – you can listen to this update as a podcast episode by clicking on the podcast image at the bottom of this article. We’re seeing a number of business affected by the Coronavirus as it continues to spread across the world. Supply chains are being affected...Read More
Environmentally conscious drafting – The Chancery Lane Project On 26 February 2020, The Chancery Lane Project (“TCLP”) released the first edition of its Climate Contract Playbook (“the Playbook”). TCLP brings together legal professionals from across the country, including Acuity Law, who seek to facilitate change through environmentally conscious drafting. On their website, TCLP state: “our...Read More
Blurred Lines – when are private companies not so private? The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (the “EIRs”) have been the subject of intense debate and scrutiny in recent weeks as a result of decisions made by the Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”). In February 2020, the ICO held that both E.ON UK plc (“E.ON”) and...Read More
Coronavirus: a force majeure event? With the number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases soaring globally, businesses are also feeling the effects of the crisis, as travel restrictions and factory closures in China increase and the repercussions of the virus escalate. Both Apple and Jaguar Land Rover have announced the virus could result in supply issues and...Read More
Social Media “Influencers” and the #Law Bloggers, vloggers and social media personalities have increasingly dominated social media platforms over the last decade. With their powerful ability to influence public decision-making, agreements between companies and brand ambassadors (also known as “influencers”) can be extremely lucrative, for both parties involved. From a legal perspective, companies looking to...Read More
What does Brexit mean for GDPR? The UK is all set to leave the EU on Friday 31 January at 11pm. So, does this mean that all your painstaking work getting your internal processes and procedures GDPR compliant, training your staff on data protection and updating your Privacy Policies was all for nothing? The answer,...Read More
Incoterms® 2020: Key Changes Incoterms® are a set of international trade terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce, which provide a standardised set of rules that traders in different countries can incorporate into contracts for the sale of goods. They are intended to be jurisdiction-neutral so that no legal system is favoured over another....Read More
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