09 Sep
Member News

Doing retail in Europe: Some recent legal challenges in the market

The retail industry is subject to constant change. Rapidly increasing customer demands, changes in production, supply chains, product placement and distribution channels as well as the pressure of worldwide competitors represent major challenges for companies. Challenges aside, the retail industry in Europe is very much alive, with e-commerce and digital advertising taking a significant part in its evolution. As there are many legal uncertainties that come along when retail companies decide to try new ways of advertising, distributing or...

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09 Sep
Member News

Vulcan Insight – Prime Minister Johnson Visits Dublin

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar held their first meeting as heads of government this morning in Dublin. A chilly morning set the scene for what was, at times, a tense meeting which comes at a critical period in Anglo-Irish relations. Building on a speech delivered last Thursday at a meeting of the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce, Varadkar was clear that in the event of a No Deal outcome, there would be no discussions on a future UK-EU...

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09 Sep
Member News

USTR Formally Increases Tranche/List 4 Tariffs from 10 to 15 Percent

By Thompson Hine The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) formally announced on August 30th that an additional duty rate of 15 percent – not 10 percent as originally announced – began on Sept. 1, 2019, on products imported from China and covered under Annex A of the August 20, 2019 Federal Register notice concerning tariffs on imported Chinese products valued at approximately $300 billion (see also Trump and Trade Update of August 13, 2019). Products identified under Annex C will also be subject...

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06 Sep
Brexit News, Member News, News, Uncategorized

Vulcan Insight: Analysis of the latest EU Developments 2 – 6 September

Another tumultuous week in Westminster In case there was any doubt, the resumption of business in the House of Commons this week was anything but normal. Boris Johnson’s debut as Prime Minister was marked with defeat in all three Brexit votes, leading to the rapid loss of his working majority. Keep reading Dublin braces for Brexit damage Events in Westminster this week have dominated the political agenda in Dublin as the government ramps up its preparations for a No Deal Brexit. The Irish...

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06 Sep
Member News, News

Matheson Tax Client Update: Ireland Announces Updates to Transfer Pricing Rules

On 2 September 2019, the Irish Department of Finance issued a feedback statement outlining changes that will be made to the Irish transfer pricing rules with effect from 1 January 2020.  Irish transfer pricing rules apply to certain transactions entered into by associated parties.  The key changes to the Irish rules are: ●the transfer pricing rules will apply to non-trading transactions, save for certain Irish-to-Irish non-trading transactions; grandfathering that existed for transactions agreed before 1 July 2010 will be removed; ●the transfer...

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06 Sep
Brexit News, Member News, News

Mason Hayes Curran In the News: Brexit Could Lead to a Legal Quagmire, Warns Top Lawyer

Below is an article featured in the Sunday Independent by Fearghal O'Connor on 25 August 2019 A no-deal Brexit will only be the start of the pain from Brexit, as a major legal quagmire lies ahead for the EU and the UK, the head of one of Ireland's law firms has said. Declan Black, the managing partner of Mason Hayes Curran, said that although legal firms and other professional services firms have experienced a bounce due to Brexit-related relocations to Ireland, he...

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05 Sep
Chapter News, News

A Role for Financial and Monetary Policies in Climate Change Mitigation

  By William Oman July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on earth, with countries across the world experiencing record-breaking temperatures. A prolonged drought is affecting millions of people in East Africa, and in August 2019 Greenland lost 12.5 billion tons of ice in one day. A review of the literature by IMF staff aims to spur discussion of what policies to mitigate climate change could or should include. The review suggests that, while fiscal tools are first in line, they...

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04 Sep
Member News, News

Employment-Related Compliance Considerations for the Financial Services and Insurance Industries

Financial services and insurance companies of all sizes require innovative immigration strategies and support to remain competitive in the global marketplace. From moving business leaders around the world to on-boarding talent with cutting-edge data analytics capabilities, understanding key visa processes and compliance is essential. This primer provides an overview of several employment and immigration compliance topics affecting the financial services and insurance industries operating in the U.S. Hiring in the U.S. Companies of all sizes in the financial services and insurance industries...

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04 Sep
Member News, News

Houthoff Appoints New Representative in Houston

It is my pleasure to inform you that as of September Leonie Hamersma will be the firm's new representative in Houston. We are proud to have Leonie represent Houthoff in Houston. She started her career as a corporate lawyer more than 10 years ago, working in the international M&A field and various others, such as energy, healthcare and finance. As a representative, Leonie will be responsible for further developing close ties with clients and firms to create new alliances and...

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04 Sep
Member News, News

The Only Guarantee in Life Is Change

Excerpted from Dr. Joanna Massey’s upcoming book “You Raised Them, Now You Have to Live with Them in the Workplace: How Millennials and Gen Z Are Changing the Way We Work.” Benjamin Franklin famously said that there are only two things that are certain in life—death and taxes. Well, I would argue that the one thing death and taxes have in common is that they both create a change in your life. So, in my personal philosophy, the one guarantee...

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