Vol.15, No. 60, Summer 2022
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Vol.15, No. 60, Summer 2022
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Contents
Page 7829
How to separate the right way: The Jamaican Perspective

For employers and prospective employers, having a clear understanding of the employment law landscape in Jamaica is essential to successfully operating in Jamaica. This understanding involves knowing what the employer’s...Read more

Emile Leiba
Attorney-at-Law and Managing Partner, DunnCox, Jamaica

Grace Royal Bassaragh
Assistant VP Legal Services, Group Legal, Trust & Corporate Services, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Jamaica
Page 7839
Recent Developments in Austrian Antitrust Regulations The Austrian Merger Clearance Regime in 2022 – an up-to-date overview




On the occasion of the implementation of the ECN+ directive, the Austrian legislator introduced some important changes to the Austrian merger rules last year, which are applicable to Austrian mergers...Read more

Ferdinand Graf
Partner, Graf Isola, Austria

Robert Gulla
General Counsel, Lukoil, Austria

Andreas Edlinger
Attorney at Law, Graf Isola, Austria

Sarah Kasslatter
Associate, Graf Isola, Austria
Page 7847
HELP WANTED: Sensible Immigration Options for U.S. Employers

“Nobody wants to work anymore” as evidenced by the Great Resignation is a sentiment that has been widely publicized, and has seemingly become part of the American psyche following two...Read more

Molly Machold
General Counsel, FacilitySource, LLC dba CBRE Retail & Multi-Site, USA

Colleen DiSanto
Attorney, Disanto & Disanto, USA
Page 7857
Cellular Standards in the IoT: A Brief Practical Guide for Licensing Negotiations

Global cellular standards (e.g., 4G/LTE and 5G/NR) are a key driver of the advancing digital transformation of the economy and society. In recent decades, open standardization in the telecommunications field...Read more

Spyros Makris
IPR Policy Manager, Ericsson GmbH, Germany
Page 7867
Management of Unpaid Debts


The internationalisation of contractual and business relations implies that contractors and subsidiaries are no longer negotiating and doing business solely in their country of origin but that they have bases...Read more

Celine Gasser
Senior European Counsel, Bird & Bird AARPI, France

Anne-Florence Raducault
Partner, Bird & Bird AARPI, France

Emilienne Salmon
Contract In-House Lawyer, GROSFILLEX Group, France
Page 7881
Bankruptcy Code & Once the Vilified Promoter-Averse Approach
The report of the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee Volume I: Rationale and Design dated November 2015 stated that the IBC was construed to resolve the twin problems in Indian business...Read more
Partha Banerjee
Director and Head - Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited, India
Page 7893
Seismic Shift of Luxury Brands in India

With the financial difficulties brought about by the COVID-19 induced pandemic, the fashion and lifestyle industry saw a colossal shift. During Pandemic, we noticed marriage of many acclaimed luxury brands...Read more

Arindam Sarkar
Partner, Khaitan & Co., India

Komal Gadia
Assistant Vice President, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private, India
Page 7901
Enforcement of Competition Rules in the Middle East 

In this piece we address how different the Competition authorities are in the Middle East and highlight those authorities upping their game in enforcement of the competition laws looking at...Read more

Moutaz Abdullat
General Counsel, Fererro, UAE

Omar Obeidat
Partner, Head of IP & Competition, Al Tamimi & Company, UAE
Page 7907
Issues Deriving from Limitation of Liability Clauses From a Data Protection Perspective and Possible Remedies:

The limitation of liability clauses are usually structured as to restrict one of the parties’ legal responsibility to: direct damages; a sum not exceeding a certain cap (generally, consideration paid...Read more

Silvia Gorlani
Data Protection Officer, Mediamarket SpA (Mediaworld), Italy

Simona Di Girolamo
Privacy Officer, Mediamarket SpA (Mediaworld), Italy
Page 7909
The Unsettled Rights of Tenants in Malaysia
This article emphasizes on the call for Landlords and Tenants in Malaysia to be governed under one singular, independent, and all-encompassing legislation instead of having the need to refer or...Read more

Jonathan Paramasivam
Legal Counsel, Mynews Retail Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Page 7917
The Use of Crowdsource Funding and Game Theory in the Decentralized Arbitration Process



The accelerated pace of digitalization has created exponential growth in the number of transactions that are being conducted online and across jurisdictional boundaries. With this surge in e-commerce comes a...Read more

Liz Maag
General Counsel, Aware, USA

Bella Jagielski
Legal Intern, Aware, USA

Zachary Pyers
Attorney and Partner, Reminger Co., L.P.A., USA

Kenton Steele
Attorney, Reminger Co., L.P.A., USA
Page 7929
U.S. Plays Catch-up to Close Long-Standing Gaps in Anti-Money Laundering Laws: Part Two: Focus on Real Estate Transactions

Part One of this Article focused on the U.S. Government’s anti-money laundering/contra terrorist financing (“AML”) efforts, certain deficiencies in the 2001 USA Patriot Act, which was enacted following the terrorist...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
External Advisor, Global Legal and Compliance, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.; Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers University School of Law, n/a, USA
Page 7933
Indian Corporates & the General Counsel

Where do we begin? Do we talk about the various stages through which the evolution of in-house counsel has been? Or, do we first look at the corporates who thought...Read more

Prasanna Mysore
Lawyer, Arbitrator, Mediator., India

Amba Prasad
Head of Legal Services, L&t Construction, Larsen & Toubro, India
Page 7941
Musings on Pay Transparency – What do Practitioners See Happening?



New York State is poised to implement the Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”), a law aimed at “address[ing] systemic pay inequity and discrimination through increased pay transparency by requiring employers...Read more
Maxwell Popkin
Law Clerk, The Boyd Law Group, USA

Valerie Phillips
Associate Partner and Head of Americas Legal Practice, Danos Group, USA

Patrick Boyd
Founding Partner, The Boyd Law Group, USA
Page 7949
Whistleblowing – An International and In-House Perspective on the Legal Landscape in the UK and Australia, and the Practical Steps In-House Counsel Anywhere Can Take to Ensure Their Organisation Gets it Right

It may be interesting to set out an overview and comparison of the private sector whistleblower protections in Australia and Great Britain. Since the British regime had been in place...Read more

Graham Browning
Owner, Browning Coaching, UK
Samantha Mangwana
Employment Law Practice Leader, Shine Lawyers, Australia
Page 7961
The Anti-Corruption Legislation in Brazil, Historical Landmarks, its Influences, Pillars, and Updates Brought by Decree

This study aims to investigate the parameters of the anti-corruption laws and regulations compliance program. Mainly based on historical topics, corruption scandals and corporate frauds Brazil approved the Law n....Read more

Thiago Veloso
Legal Director, Hydro Extrusion Brasil S.A., Brazil

Cristina Leite
Procurement Risk & Compliance Senior Consultant, Hydro, Brazil
Page 7973
The Impact of the New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation in the Fashion and Luxury Sector 

Confronted with major challenges and developments in the retail sector such as the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased importance of the online sales channel, fashion and luxury brands naturally aim...Read more

Francesco Carloni
Partner, K&l Gates, Belgium

Luca Chiama
Group Legal Director, Prada SpA, Italy
Page 7983
The Roads to Freedom of Contract
John Paul Sartre’s philosophical novels that make up the trilogy of “the Roads to Freedom”, first screened by the BBC in the 1970’s, were given a complete re-run recently, all...Read more

Anthony Philpott
Barrister, 10 King's Bench Walk, Temple, UK