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In September 2023, Parliament approved new rules on consumer credits, which aim to update Directive 2008/48/EC. These changes come in response to challenges such as digitalization and consumer over-indebtedness. These ne ...

ANZ Bank, one of Australia’s “big four” banks, which has had a forward thinking posture towards blockchain and crypto-assets, has announced that it has completed a pilot building on lessons learned from a SWIFT blo ...

Introduction The UAE has recently taken a significant step towards improving road safety by implementing amendments to its traffic laws. Effective July 6, 2023, these changes impose penalties for various road safety vio ...

HR executives know all about employer-rating lists like “Best Companies to Work For.” And they know the proliferation of these lists reflects an important point: Organizations want to showcase themselves in the best ...

The Albanese Government’s latest amendments to the Fair Work Act propose important changes in relation to casual employment, independent contracting, labour hire, liability for underpaying workers, and trade union dele ...

Construction contracts are often encyclopaedic, imposing extensive obligations upon contractors. Typically, several indemnity clauses are also included, occasionally with at least one party labouring under a misapprehens ...