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Divorce in the United Arab Emirates

Contact: Hassan Elhais For Muslims in the UAE, divorce is the cancelling of the valid contract of marriage between the parties. The divorce can be commenced by the husband, or by the wife if her husband gave her th ...

Don’t tell me the party’s over: the FWC considers the physical and temporal limitations to managerial intervention into the office Christmas party

Contact: Piper Alderman (New South Wales, Australia) In the lead up to end-of-year festivities, Associate, Emily Haar reviews a recent decision where it was found to be unfair to rely upon multiple instances of mis ...

Groundbreaking, Multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Talks Conclude – Enactment Pending Lawmakers Assessment of the Deal

After nearly a decade of talks, the United States and eleven other negotiating partners announced on October 5, 2015 the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, marking an important milestone t ...

UK VAT refunds for non-EU businesses require action by 31 December 2015

Executive Summary  Many multinational enterprises (MNEs) incur VAT in countries where they are not established or VAT registered. A business may, for example, incur foreign VAT on trade fairs and conferences, meals ...

Austrailian government sets its sights on superannuation loopholes

The Australian Government has revealed it plans to close certain loopholes in the super tax system. In particular, it has set its sights on transition to retirement pensions and anti detriment payments.  We discuss ...

Chevron Corp. v. Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42 - Supreme Court of Canada Weighs in on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada recently reviewed the law of recognition and enforcement in Canada of foreign judgments in a decision called Chevron Corp. v. Yaiguaje. The decision has implications for large multi-national c ...

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