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Employees in Australia should be aware that breaching laws designed to protect competition and consumers in the Competition and Consumer Act (2010) (CCA) can not only result in penalties and damages claims for their employer, but also for themselves.

The proposal to update the special EU data protection rules which apply to cookies and similar technology, email and phone marketing and which contain additional restrictions on communications providers have taken a step forward in June.

Bird & Bird has advised the management team of Nordic online travel agent, Etraveli, in relation to the recent acquisition of the company by private equity investor CVC Capital Partners.

International law firm Bird & Bird LLP has appointed leading competition & EU specialist Hein Hobbelen as a partner.

Today, the Court of Appeal of The Hague has published a judgment which could have far-reaching consequences for manufacturers of original appliances which use consumables that can be bought on the aftermarket, such as ink cartridges.

The UK government gave two years' notice of withdrawal from the EU on 29 March 2017, under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union ("TEU"). The European Council adopted a decision, on 22 May 2017, authorising the European Commission to open negotiations for a withdrawal agreement, nominating the Commission as the EU negotiator, and adopting negotiating directives to the Commission.

On 8 June 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) confirmed that a number of health claims relating to glucose could not be authorised, even after having been found scientifically substantiated by the European Food Safety Authority (“EFSA”) [Case C-296/16 P].

Recent developments in the online gambling sector in Czech Republic following the adoption of the Gambling Act.

The Cyber Security Law came into force on 1 June 2017. As reported previously in Update (3), one area under the law that concerns many businesses operating in China

Bird & Bird collected four awards last night at the Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2017, held at the Jumeriah Carlton Tower, London.

Bird & Bird has advised the management team of Nordic online travel agent, Etraveli, in relation to the recent acquisition of the company by private equity investor CVC Capital Partners.

International law firm Bird & Bird LLP has appointed leading competition & EU specialist Hein Hobbelen as a partner.

Bird & Bird collected four awards last night at the Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2017, held at the Jumeriah Carlton Tower, London.

Employees in Australia should be aware that breaching laws designed to protect competition and consumers in the Competition and Consumer Act (2010) (CCA) can not only result in penalties and damages claims for their employer, but also for themselves.

The proposal to update the special EU data protection rules which apply to cookies and similar technology, email and phone marketing and which contain additional restrictions on communications providers have taken a step forward in June.

Today, the Court of Appeal of The Hague has published a judgment which could have far-reaching consequences for manufacturers of original appliances which use consumables that can be bought on the aftermarket, such as ink cartridges.

Bird & Bird is delighted to invite you to a two part series of webinars focusing on legal staffing structures in Asia Pacific. Part One – our case study will focus on hiring local employees and the various staffing structures ...

Our Annual Employment Law update will provide you with an overview of some of the key developments and trends in the employment law world of 2017 to date, as well as looking forward to some of the upcoming changes for the year ahead. Our ...

The business world continues to face a series of challenges on several fronts. Energy price, political and financial fluctuations have resulted in interrupted projects, contract cancellations, debt restructuring and insolvency. Desperation ...