Articles

Is It Profitable to Be a Socially Responsible Company?

Aline Arbesú Aline Arbesú from  Alvarez Valenzuela Abogados  on 
The phrase "Clients do not come first. The employees come first. If you take care of them, they will take care of your customers", is the purest example of what a socially responsible company should reflect.

Is the EU Being Put at Risk by Its Member States?

Mandeep Johal Mandeep Johal from  Manubens Abogados  on 
The European Commission published a Report that highlights the serious risk for Member States and the Union posed by the growing trend in investor citizenship, in exchange for financial investment.

Holding and Managing Investments From the Netherlands

Hans Kruijs Hans de Kruijs from  Bos van der Burg Advocaten  on 
The Netherlands has been tried and tested as an internationally accepted and widely used jurisdiction to establish investment holding platforms.

‘Tis Always the Season for a Pop-up

Matthew E. Epstein Matthew E. Epstein from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
With Tax Day just around the corner, there is a good chance that you find yourself (along with millions of other Americans) scrambling to get your taxes filed at the last minute.

Intrusion or Tool: Consumer Data’s Increasing Role in Retail

Casey Milianta Casey Milianta from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
It’s no secret that retailers have access to more information about their target consumers than ever before. Customers, on the other hand, are increasingly concerned about information about them.

Update: Tip Pooling by Restaurant Owners is Guided by Tip Income Protection Act of 2018

Timothy Watkins Timothy H. Watkins from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
When we last looked at tip pooling at restaurants and who would be permitted to be included, the laws and regulations were in flux.  Since then, the Tip Income Protection Act of 2018 was signed into law.

Unfair Commercial Practices: A New Directive

Nuno Pereira Lopes Nuno Pereira Lopes from  Caria Mendes Advogados  on 
The main objective of this new Directive is to combat the imbalances in the bargaining power between suppliers and buyers of agricultural and food products.

How Crucial Is Nowadays the Role of Risk and Compliance Officers?

Maria Evangelou Maria Evangelou from  The Corpro  on 
It is a fact that global sanction lists are continuously increased, affecting thus the rules for co-operation with some states that are now considered to be of high risk.

Amendments To The Cyprus Investment Program

Maria Evangelou Maria Evangelou from  The Corpro  on 
Cyprus Cabinet approved a series of changes to the Cyprus Investment Program, based on which, non–Cypriot entrepreneurs/ investors and members of their families may submit applications for partaking in the Program.

Technology Shifts the Retail Landscape for Open Air Centers

David Rabinowitz David J. Rabinowitz from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
The OAC is a relationship building and information sharing event, attended largely by high level executives whose companies have properties or stores in open air centers or mixed-use projects. 

Netherlands Commercial Court

Kees van der Burg Kees van der Burg from  Bos van der Burg Advocaten  on 
The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC)) was created on 1 January 2019 to meet the increasing demand of the business world to swiftly and effectively resolve international business disputes.

Recycling the Big Box

Matthew E. Epstein Matthew E. Epstein from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
Retailers shuttered a record amount of brick-and-mortar store space in 2018, shattering the previous record set in 2017, and big box stores were the largest contributors to the empty space.

Can Cross Border Mergers Continue Between Spain And UK After Brexit?

Mandeep Johal Mandeep Johal from  Manubens Abogados  on 
The continuous insecurity of whether there will be a deal or no-deal Brexit puts international companies in a difficult position to understanding what type of Brexit they should be planning for, if at all.
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