by admin | Nov 29, 2022 | Consumer Rights, MCCAA
An Act to provide for representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumer, and to carry out other consequential amendments On the 24th November 2020, the European Parliament adopted the Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions...
by admin | Nov 24, 2022 | Anti Money Laundering, Beneficial Owners, Data Protection
EU Court of Justice held that the EU’s anti-money laundering obligation on Member States giving public access to the beneficial ownership register is invalid and a serious breach of the fundamental right to privacy and data protection The EU’s 5th Anti-Money...
by admin | Nov 21, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Sustainability
In the year 2000, the UN Global Compact (UNGC) was launched with the aim of setting principles-based policy and a practical framework for companies committed to sustainability and responsible business practices. The principles covered human rights, labour, the...
by admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Intellectual Property, IP Seminar, Trademark
IURIS attended two webinars organized by the EUIPO and the IPRD within the Malta Commerce Department on the EUIPO’s SME programme and other IP initiatives. During Covid, the EU Commission set up an SME Fund as a grant scheme aimed to provide financial support to EU...
by admin | Nov 14, 2022 | Russia-Ukraine, Sanctions
On the 7th October 2022, the Sanctions Monitoring Board (the ‘SMB’) published a Guidance Note on the Imposition of EU Sanctions concerning Restrictive Measures in Respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of...
