GA_P advises Aquiline Capital Partners on its investment in Marosa

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in response to the Supreme Court that imposing a heavier tax burden on U.S. regulated investment companies than on resident collective investment schemes constitutes a restriction on the free movement of capital. Although such a restriction may be neutralised by the applicable double taxation treaty, that neutralisation must not be a merely theoretical possibility but must actually and fully be implemented, including with respect to the unitholders.

The creation of the capacity market will ensure availability of power in the mainland electricity system by paying providers that undertake to make capacity available during periods of stress, thereby ensuring the security of electricity supply.

Inasmuch as functioning as meta-clauses, non-binding and entire agreement clauses are paradoxical in a number of ways.

Employees who are deregistered over the weekend or on a non-working day and re-registered on the following working day do not engage in any conduct classified as a violation under employment penalty rules, although the employer’s conduct may, where applicable, be subject to liability of a different nature.

The newsletter covers the main developments in Pharma & Healthcare legislation and case law.

Emails sent by a company to its staff during a negotiation process do not, in and of themselves, constitute anti-union interference or unlawful pressure, provided they fall within the scope of the company’s freedom of expression and the legitimate defence of its business interests.

Summary of legislative and jurisprudential developments relating to the automotive sector.

The Court (Grand Chamber) defines the scope of derogations from the principle of supervision in the home Member State for information society services on grounds of public policy, security and safety, clarifying the distinction between general prohibitions and individualized measures directed at specific providers. It also provides important criteria regarding the liability of digital platforms, holding that control exercised by means of algorithms may preclude the application of the exemption from liability provided for data hosting services.