Everyone has a “blind spot” while driving – but combined with visual impairments, driving is a daily activity that can put us in danger. As more and more people develop vision problems, driving poses an increasing risk to not only those drivers, but also to everyone else on the road. A study from the Netherlands indicates that impaired visual functions, including limited visual acuity, reduced field of vision, color blindness, reduced contrast sensitivity (depth perception), increased glare sensitivity and night-blindness,...

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The rules and regulations of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) govern the listing and admission of securities to trading on the LuxSE securities market, as well as the conditions for drawing up a prospectus. LuxSe recently published new rules which entered into force on January 1 2016 and replace the previous set of rules (dated January 2015). To learn more about resulting amendments, changes in procedures as well as the concerned parties, please read the full article. Compliments of NautaDutilh - A member of the...

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Much has been written about Bitcoin since its creation in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Indeed, the high volatility of and scandal after scandal involving this new digital currency have been amply documented in the press. In recent months, however, the price of Bitcoin has stabilised at around 40% of its record high and appears to be rising.  One reason for this is the financial sector's interest in the technology underlying Bitcoin, namely the blockchain. This article first explains blockchains in...

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