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New ‘Getting Ready for the GDPR’ Guide

10 February 2017 The General Data Protection Regulation (“GPDR”) comes into force on 25 May 2018, and many businesses are beginning to prepare for its introduction. While the GDPR builds on familiar concepts and rules, it also brings about many changes. To help prepare for these changes, we have launched our "Getting Ready for the GDPR" Guide. The Guide will serve as a helpful resource for those looking to get to grips with the GDPR in the coming months. Does the GDPR...

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The attractiveness of the UK as a place for foreign investors to locate may be waning slightly, according to our latest report, launched today.

By  Mark Gregory | UK Chief Economist | EY The attractiveness of the UK as a place for foreign investors to locate may be waning slightly, according to our latest report, launched today. View the full report.  Our recent UK Attractiveness survey of 440 foreign investors, shows positive sentiment towards the UK hasn’t dramatically collapsed, as some commentators feared, but there are early signs that inbound flows are slowing and beyond the three year horizon, the outlook appears significantly more challenging. The report, Inward...

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Study Abroad Matters: Linking Higher Education to the Contemporary Workforce through International Experience

By IIE In today’s competitive economy, it takes more than a college degree to convince employers that graduates are ready for the workforce. Study Abroad Matters: Linking Higher Education to the Contemporary Workforce through International Experience, from IIE and the AIFS Foundation, synthesizes leading-edge research to demonstrate that in this globalized era, study abroad has become one of the most powerful ways to prove to employers that graduates have in-demand skills for the contemporary workplace. This paper outlines best practices for high education institutions, industry,...

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Canada announces new international tax measures

By Kevin Fritz | DLA PIPER The recently released Canadian federal budget ("Budget 2018") includes certain international income tax measures that will impact both Canadians investing or carrying on business outside of Canada and foreigners investing or carrying on business in Canada. In this legal update we will summarize these proposals and their significance for key issues including: reporting requirements, reassessments, foreign accrual property income and in the case of foreign investment into Canada, anti-surplus stripping rules. Measures impacting foreign affiliates of...

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GDPR—Collective Actions Under the Privacy Banner

By Patrick Kane | WSGR As application of the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)1quickly approaches, the enforcement authority of the European data protection authorities (DPAs) is rightfully on everyone’s mind. The power to issue monetary fines against non-compliant entities of up to four percent of the entity’s past year worldwide turnover is one of the GDPR’s most striking provisions.2 But, the GDPR also includes a provision that may prove to be equally important: giving individuals the right to bring...

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Ogletree Deakins Expands in Paris and Welcomes Cécile Martin as Partner

By Ogletree Deakins Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Cécile Martin as the third partner in the firm’s Paris office just one year after its opening. Martin joins the firm from Proskauer, where she was Special international labor and employment counsel. Martin has practiced law in Paris for nearly 18 years and began her career as in-house counsel for the French Data Protection Regulator (CNIL). In this role, Martin advised on...

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DS-Concept Appoints William C. Avedon as Vice president of Sales

By DS-Concept DS-Concept today announced that William C. Avedon has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Avedon will be responsible for new business origination and structuring. Avedon has an impressive track record of developing global distribution networks in over 60 countries, including China, where he was based for twelve years building major consumer brands from the ground up. Prior to joining DS-Concept, Avedon oversaw the development of international wholesale and distributor partnerships at Lifetime Brands and launched Burton Snowboards into the...

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U.S. Companies with Foreign Ownership Face Reporting Deadline

By Barbara Müller | Cozen O'Connor The survey requires extensive financial and operational information, making it imperative for companies to quickly determine if they are required to report and, if so, begin preparing their response. Background The BEA conducts a number of surveys to collect data on foreign direct investment in the United States. Reporting to the BEA is mandatory. Any data collected is confidential, and the reporting entity’s prior permission is required before the BEA can release it in any form that would...

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Update on Property Tax Issues: March 2018

The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes both in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together a selection of brief reports from articles contained in IPTI Xtracts which can be found on its website (www.ipti.org). As far as Europe is concerned, this month’s report includes articles on Cyprus, France, Greece, Ireland and the United Kingdom. There is a separate IPTI report on...

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Restrictions to Online Luxury Sales in Europe

By AEM Carnelutti Big luxury brands have ignored e-commerce sales strategies for many years, while other commercial industries have commonly resorted to e-commerce stores as sale channels. The luxury brands’ view of e-commerce has radically changed in the last two years. Some luxury companies launched their own online platforms to sell their products directly to customers. A recent EU Supreme Court decision may however stall the involvement of mass e-commerce giants, such as Amazon, in the European online luxury shopping. On December 6,...

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