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Not Playing By The Rules As An Employer In The Netherlands: The Ryanair Case

Maracel Smit Marcel Smit from  Bos van der Burg Advocaten  on 
In The Netherlands, employers are obliged to act as a ‘good employer’. Since 2015, the legislator has also translated this requirement of being a good employer into the legislation governing the dismissal of the employee.

The Security that Pragma Offers

Filipe Consciência Filipe Consciência from  Caria Mendes Advogados  on 
Since 2015 I work daily with individual international clients, having already a portfolio with several thousand clients from different countries in the world.

Man at the Center of the World for an Integral Economy

Gianluigi Longhi Gianluigi Longhi from  Studio Longhi Associato  on 
Man has always considered himself at the center of the world with a vision of power and has always seen nature as functional to his well-being.

Hacker, Criminal or Whistleblower?

Filipe Consciência Filipe Consciência from  Caria Mendes Advogados  on 
This has been the discussion of the last few days in Portugal. At stake is Rui Pinto, a 30 year old Portuguese hacker, who has been in detention for almost 1 year, awaiting trial, for illegally obtaining information that led to several lawsuits and consequent scandals.

Are Golden Visa in Portugal About to End?

Filipe Consciência Filipe Consciência from  Caria Mendes Advogados  on 
It is well known that Portugal has one of the most attractive Golden Visa programs in Europe. Quite simply, 500 thousand euros are enough to invest in a property in Portugal and guarantee the residence permit in the country.

Let’s Get Innovative!

Melissa Rivers Melissa Rivers from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
There continues to be a lot of discussion throughout the commercial real estate industry about competition from online retailers and the holes created by failing and downsizing businesses that have traditionally focused on brick and mortar stores.

Digital Assets: Are You Prepared to Protect Them?

Kerry Spindler Kerry Spindler from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
A key component of a contemporary estate plan is one that is easy to overlook: a plan for handling your digital assets with financial or personal value in the event of your incapacity or death.

The Sandbagging Conundrum Explained

Allison Sherrier Allison Sherrier from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
There is perhaps no more consistently vexing problem for transactional attorneys on opposite sides than figuring out a fair contractual resolution for “sandbagging” issues. This makes the choice-of-law provision in transactional contracts extremely important.

2019 Holiday Season Retail Sales Wrap-Up

Timothy Watkins Timothy H. Watkins from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
The holidays are a hectic time for a lot of different reasons. This post will feature a summary of some key findings in the analysis of the 2019 holiday season done by Adobe Analytics.

Retail in Asia Conference 2019

Andrea Monni Andrea Monni from  Algebra Private Limited  on 
Organized by Texere Advisors and Algebra, the event brought together brands that have successfully expanded in Asia and experts from the Asian retail landscape, to share experiences, know-how, best practices, and outline the critical success factors of operating in Asia.

New Rules for Intra-EU Sales From 01 January 2020

Federico Rossi Federico Rossi from  Studio Rossi-Gerosa Commercialisti Associati  on 
With effect from January 1, 2020, sales between intra-EU companies will have new rules. In the context of intra-community operations, intra-community transfers are non-taxable transactions as VAT is applied to the system of "destined taxation" in the country of the EU country of destination of goods.

Discussing Family Wealth and Values with Children

Mark Christopher Mark Christopher from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
According to a January 2019 survey, roughly two out of three parents express some reluctance about discussing money and financial topics with their children.

The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Matthew P. Horvitz Matthew P. Horvitz from  Goulston & Storrs  on 
It is a little-known fact that, in 1994, Blockbuster video was the first store to display pre-paid gift cards for sale. Unlike VHS rentals, the gift card industry has only grown in popularity.
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