The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is being phased out and replaced by risk-free rates globally. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently issued a self-assessment tool to help national banks, federal savings associations and federal branches and agencies of foreign banking organisations evaluate their preparedness for LIBOR's expected cessation.
Proudly South African trainer brand Bathu is not only becoming a beloved household name, but also building a legacy that will last. The brand has arguably captured consumers' attention by ticking all of the boxes of a Western trainer brand while simultaneously presenting an African-centric narrative. This article explores how Bathu is successfully protecting its intellectual property and, in doing so, building a sustainable and financially viable business.
Introduction
A violation of public policy is grounds to refuse the enforcement or recognition of an arbitral award (Article V(2)(b) of the New York Convention) and set it aside (Article 1206(2)(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP)). Public policy encompasses the basic principles of both substantive and procedural law. The Polish courts rarely confirm violations of the latter. In two cases before the Gdansk(1) and Warsaw(2) Courts of Appeal, the courts found that procedural errors in arbitration were grave enough to justify setting aside the awards in question.
Warsaw case
Facts
The claimant initiated a case before an arbitration tribunal specialised in internet domain claims. The claimant argued that the respondent s registration of certain domains violated its trademark.
Introduction
On 12 June 2020 the Diet promulgated the Amendment Act of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, which will come into force by June 2022.(1) Many of the act s provisions have been delegated to subordinate regulations, including:
the Cabinet Order to Enforce the Act on the Protection of Personal Information; and
the Personal Information Protection Commission s (PPC s) Enforcement Rule for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
In December 2020 further proposed amendments to these regulations were published.(2) This article outlines the effect that these proposed amendments will have on businesses disclosure requirements when transferring personal data to overseas third parties.(3)
In its recent decision in
AirAsia X Berhad v BOC Aviation Limited (Originating Summons WA-24NCC-467-10/2020), the high court held that a scheme of arrangement under Section 366 of the Companies Act 2016 is an insolvency-related event for the purposes of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (the Cape Town Convention) and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment (Aircraft Protocol).
The Cape Town Convention is an international treaty intended to standardise transactions involving movable property. Malaysia acceded to the convention and the Aircraft Protocol on 2 November 2005 and they both entered into force in Malaysia on 1 March 2006. The International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Aircraft) Act 2006, which was enacted to implement the convention and the Aircraft Protocol, came into force on 19 October 2006.