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To Explain or Not to Explain (the Reason for Termination) – That Is the Question for Hong Kong EmployersThe Court of First Instance in Hong Kong has overturned a decision of the Labour Tribunal which held that an employer who failed adequately to prove that a stated reason for dismissal was "true and valid" had breached the implied duty of mutual trust and confidence.
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Key Legal Considerations for Hong Kong's Booming Mini-storage BusinessThis Legal Update seeks to address these key legal issues and their practical implications to assist market players in making their decisions.
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10Hundred Series
As businesses constantly reevaluate the issues they are facing amid a global pandemic, Mayer Brown has launched the 10Hundred Series, which focuses on the 10 pivotal issues across various topics that businesses need to be mindful of in any rolling 100-day period. The 10Hundred Series portal will showcase a series of Spotlights, which will highlight key issues, historic moments or pivotal change events, such as US post-election developments and fast-approaching turning points in the Brexit transition, on which clients should seek real-time guidance over the next 100 days.
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October 272021Europe Daily News, the latest policy and legal developments in the European Union
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October 272021On October 25, 2021, the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, sanctioned Bill No. 10,887/2018 (converted into Law No. 14,230/2021). The new law substantially changes and loosens some of the provisions included in Law No. 8,429/1992 (“Administrative Improbity Law”), which regulates and sanctions the conduct of public officials who: (i) violate the public administration principles; (ii) cause damages to the public treasury; and (iii) unlawfully increase their wealth by taking advantage of benefits from the position they hold, based on the practice of acts of administrative improbity, according to paragraph four of article 37 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution.
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October 272021Effective November 8, 2021, the Biden administration will rescind the COVID-19 travel restrictions banning most travel from Europe, Brazil, India, China, Iran and South Africa. In its place, the administration will impose new COVID-19 prevention protocols on all international air travelers, including those coming from countries not previously impacted by the COVID-19 travel bans. On October 25, 2021, the White House provided specific operational details describing how the program will be implemented and who will—and will not—be impacted by the new rules, further discussed in this Legal Update.