The Government of India recently notified new rules to regulate medical devices in India. These rules, which come into effect on January 1, 2018, have been framed with the objectives of encouraging both foreign investment into India’s growing medical devices sector (where 100% foreign investment is allowed, without prior government approval), and the manufacture of […]
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Smeets Law (Cayman) announce that the name of the firm has been changed- FrancisGrey.
The principals of Smeets Law (Cayman) announce that the name of the firm has been changed and the practice of the firm will continue under the name FrancisGrey. Our physical and mailing address, telephone and fax numbers will remain the same. Our email addresses will change to reflect the firm’s adoption of its new name […]
In the interests of transparency and flexibility, the Ministry of Labor has introduced important changes in labor law for private companies registered in the United Arab Emirates, by issuing three Ministerial Orders nr. 764, 765, 766. The Federal Law n. 8/1980, which regulates labor law in the UAE, has not been amended and therefore remains applicable. Moreover, these new […]
IPO Pang’s Principal Ralph Winnie discusses China’s global job market.
In many Western countries, written employee handbooks have been standard practice for most employers for decades. These handbooks provide a uniform set of guidelines that the employer follows in terms of employee dress codes, vacation policies, procedures and grounds regarding discipline and termination of employees, and a whole host of other issues that may arise […]
In a ruling of 30 January 2017, the Rotterdam District Court confirms the liability of a private equity firm for anticompetitive conduct by one of its portfolio companies. On 30 January 2017, the administrative division of the Rotterdam district court upheld a decision by the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to impose fines […]
Public Ethics Law: Regime for presents made to Public Officers
On November 18, 2016 the Executive Branch issued Decree No. 1179/2017 (the “Decree”) (published on the Official Gazette on November 21, 2016), which implements article 18 of the Public Ethics Law – Law No. 25,188 (the “Law”). This article establishes that “Public Officers cannot receive presents, gifts or donations, assets or services as a result of […]
Public Ethics Law: Regime for presents made to Public Officers
On November 18, 2016 the Executive Branch issued Decree No. 1179/2017 (the “Decree”) (published on the Official Gazette on November 21, 2016), which implements article 18 of the Public Ethics Law – Law No. 25,188 (the “Law”). This article establishes that “Public Officers cannot receive presents, gifts or donations, assets or services as a result of […]
Myanmar Economic Holdings to sell Mandalay Brewery to Kirin The Myanmar-military linked Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited and Japan’s Kirin Holdings Company Limited (Kirin) have entered into an agreement in respect to the sale and purchase of Myanmar’s oldest brewery the ‘Mandalay Brewery of Myanmar’. Kirin is expected to establish a local subsidiary to acquire and […]
By Ann-Marie Ahern You may have heard that with the enactment of Ohio House Bill 523, marijuana is now legal in Ohio for the treatment of certain medical conditions. And, you may be wondering how the law affects your employer’s drug free workplace policy found in your employee handbook. Under Ohio law, your employer’s drug free […]
Big Pharma is challenging a final rule that affects the off-label promotion of drugs and devices. The Food and Drug Administration in the final rule revised the definition of “intended use” to include a new “totality of the evidence” standard that wasn’t in the proposed rule. Because stakeholders weren’t given fair notice of the revision […]
Although it may seem sheer lunacy to some due to the rapid growth of the Chinese economy in recent decades, particularly with its status as the world’s second largest economy, some iconic Western brands have found themselves unable to achieve any success in the Chinese market. This has led some Western brands to pull out of […]