30 April 2019
EU organic logo may not be placed on meat from animals that have been slaughtered in accordance with religious rites if not first stunned
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/eu-organic-logo-may-not-be-placed-on-meat-from-animals-that-have-been-slaughtered

The Court of Justice of the EU confirmed that the EU organic production logo may not be placed on meat products from animals that were slaughtered in accordance with religious rites without first being stunned.

01 August 2017
Non-price competition in selective distribution - the landmark opinion of AG Wahl on online platform bans
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/non-price-competition-in-selective-distribution

On 26 July 2017, Advocate General (“AG”) Wahl delivered to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) a long-awaited opinion on whether preventing distributors from selling products on online platforms (such as ...

19 September 2016
Guidance given on graphical representations of designs
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/global/guidance-given-on-graphical-representations-of-designs

26 May 2020
The end of an era for investor-state disputes in Europe
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-end-of-an-era-for-investor-state-disputes-in-europe

On 5 May 2020, a majority of EU Member States signed a plurilateral agreement, known as the Agreement For The Termination Of Bilateral Investment Treaties Between The Member States Of The European Union (the Treaty) to ...

24 December 2019
Space Alert: Review of the key legal, regulatory and political developments for the space sector in 2019
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From continued growth across the global space industry to key decisions being made on spectrum and European space funding, 2019 has been an important year for stakeholders across the space sector. In 2019 the Satellite ...

07 February 2018
Collaborating with your competitors: six steps to minimise the challenges of competition law in the aerospace, defence and security sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/collaborating-with-your-competitors-the-challenges-of-competition-law-in-the-ads-sector

Under increasing pressure to collaborate with competitors, or feeling they must do so to innovate at the rate needed to compete, the Aerospace, Defence and Security (ADS) industries find themselves faced with a ...

28 September 2020
Responding to the Black Lives Matter movement, and making Black History Month really count
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/responding-to-the-black-lives-matter-movement-and-making-black-history-month-really-count

The Black Lives Matter movement has been around since 2013. It originated with the creation of a hashtag on social media in response to the killing of a Black teenager and the acquittal of the man who shot him; but in ...

25 March 2020
COVID-19 & Your Global Renewables Supply Chain - 10 Step Guide
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19-and-your-global-renewables-supply-chain-10-step-guide

The renewables sector is feeling the impact as COVID-19 begins to cause huge global disruption to supply chains. The renewables sector is heavily reliant on global supply chains for raw materials and components, as ...

09 April 2020
COVID-19: Guidance for employers in Germany
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/multinational-employer-series-tackling-coronavirus-in-germany

The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a worldwide pandemic. The German authorities have ordered far-reaching protective measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Schools and kindergartens are closed ...

23 December 2019
Tech & Comms 2020 Predictions
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For a third consecutive year we have asked our technology & communications specialists from around the world to identify the challenges and opportunities they expect the sector to face in 2020.