The French National Financial Prosecutor's Office ( Parquet National Financier (PNF) published new guidelines in February 16, 2023 relating to the Public Interest Judicial Agreement ( Convention Judiciaire d’Intérêt Public ) (CJIP). Guidelines updated In 2019, the PNF published guidelines with the French Anti-Corruption Agency ( Agence Française Anticorruption )...

Until recently, Belgium did not have a screening mechanism for foreign direct investment (FDI) in place at the federal level. As of 1 July, a new FDI screening mechanism will apply to transactions and agreements entered into in Belgium. FDI agreed prior to 1 July 2023 but completed afterwards will...

The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 , which comes into force on 20 September 2023, allows the possession of electronic trade documents and establishes an important new principle that an electronic trade document has the same legal effect as an equivalent paper form if the circumstances under the legislation are...

In part as a response to the cost-of-living crisis, 46% consumers spent more in the 2022 Black Friday sales as compared to 2021 (according to consumer intelligence company, Nielson ) and that trend is set to continue. As inflation continues to rage, predictions are for a record Black Friday this...

Focus Group, one of the UK’s leading providers of essential business technology to SMEs, has secured a significant investment from Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses. This partnership will support Focus Group's continued growth in the UK. International legal practice Osborne Clarke advised Focus...