The globalized world thrives on international trade, but navigating the complex web of export controls can feel like hitting a moving target. Governments constantly update regulations to address national security concerns, technological advancements, and shifting geopolitical landscapes. This constant flux creates significant challenges for businesses engaged in international trade.

Over the decades, the legislative approach to children’s arrangements set out in the Family Law Act 1975 has been a heavily debated, vexed area of family law in the political and public domain. Family lawyers have always needed to be very careful when setting client expectations.

In another key decision regarding legal professional privilege the Federal Court has ruled that a company waived privilege by disclosing a report to ASIC, despite a voluntary disclosure agreement (VDA) aiming to restrict its use.

On January 1 of this year, the agreement to avoid double taxation (CDT) between Chile and the United States came into force. Below are some of its more relevant aspects.

The Patent and Trademark Office in the United States has been around in one incarnation or another since July 4, 1836. For most of that time, the office was situated in Washington, D.C.

Victorian builders entering into major domestic building contracts must ensure the building work performed is adequately covered by domestic building insurance (DBI) or face strict new penalties.

This article aims to assist the readers to understand how foreign companies can invest in Taiwan, by establishing a subsidiary, a branch office, or a representative office.

The market for non-alcoholic or low alcohol alternative drinks has exploded in recent years. With consumers becoming more health conscious than ever, coupled with demographic shifts away from alcohol consumption, it is no surprise that people have been drawn to the possibility of avoiding a hangover.

Royal Decree 1007/2023, was published in the Official State Gazette, which approves the Regulation that establishes the requirements that computer or electronic systems and programs that must support the billing processes of businessmen and professionals, and the standardization of billing record formats, colloquially known as “Verifactu”.

The United Arab Emirates authorities have recently received significant recognition from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as they have been removed from the so-called “Grey List” for combating money laundering and terrorism financing.

You’ve got to hand it to litigation funders. They continue to explore novel ways to ameliorate the significant cost of class action litigation. In Hunt Leather Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (No 4), the NSW Supreme Court determined that the litigation funding arrangement in that case did not constitute a recoverable head of damage for class members.

Did you know that the Chilean passport is considered one of the most powerful passports in Latin America, according to the ranking carried out by the firm Henley & Partners, since it is ranked 16th worldwide and number 1 in Latin America.

The Ministry of Finance has recently approved three new information statements in relation to virtual currencies. These are models 172, 173 and 721.

The informative statements, forms 172 and 173, refer to the balances and operations carried out with virtual currencies (commonly called cryptocurrencies) by natural and legal persons.