AI Around the Globe: What to Know in 2024
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Amount B Back in the Spotlight
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 21: "Interview with Drago Kos of the OECD Working Group on Bribery"
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Talking Transfer Pricing and the Arm’s Length Principle With Mike McDonald
The Issue Behind 'Almost All' Transfer Pricing Cases: Ex Ante or Ex Post Basis
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: The Future of Transfer Pricing in Australia: Implications of the Glencore Decision
Podcast: Digital Taxation—Implications for EU Technology Companies
Podcast: Credit Funds: Withholding Tax on European Investments
New anti-abuse provisions
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 333, Professor Samuel Buell
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 329, James Koukios
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which came into force on 25 July 2024, represents a significant step by the European Union (EU) to integrate sustainable practices into the core operational...more
This month's 5 need-to-knows in the space of digital transformation, ethics and law: Pact for the Future signed at the United Nations, World Economic Forum white paper on the global governance of generative AI, OECD’s report...more
Background of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was entered force on 25 July 2024. The purpose of this Directive is to promote sustainable and...more
On September 10, 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ or Court) sided with the European Commission (Commission) and ruled that two Irish subsidiaries of Apple Inc. received unlawful state aid from Ireland in the form of a...more
The British Virgin Islands (the BVI), along with most other major offshore jurisdictions, has introduced “economic substance” requirements for entities carrying on certain specified activities. This economic substance regime...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more
On 12 June 2024, Luxembourg published a bill of law amending the law of 22 December 2023 (the Pillar Two Law[1]) implementing EU directive no. 2022/2523, largely known as the “EU Minimum Tax Directive” or “Pillar Two...more
The OECD's AI recommendations encourage Member States to uphold principles of trustworthy AI. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) The OECD's Recommendation of the Council on Artificial...more
As seen in the previous article, whistleblowing cases regularly make the news headlines. And while some of the names of the reporters or the cases are well known, it’s worthwhile to take a closer look at the people behind the...more
The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (2024 Revision) (the “ES Act”) was brought into force to demonstrate the commitment of the Cayman Islands as a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation...more
The latest updates to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct in June 2023 thrust supply chain diligence into the spotlight....more
On May 21, 2024, the European Union finalized the adoption of the groundbreaking EU Artificial Intelligence Act, a comprehensive and sector-agnostic legislation that extends globally. This 420-page Act aims to regulate the...more
On 21 May 2024 the Council of the European Union (EU) announced the final approval of the landmark EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act or Act). As previously highlighted (see our December 2023 alert), the AI Act is a first...more
On 15 March 2024, the European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD” or “Directive”). If approved by the European Parliament and entered into force, the CSDDD will require large EU and...more
This is the seventh in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
Today, 20 March 2024, the European Commission issued an important Communication aimed at boosting biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU. These sectors are identified as key strategic areas with ever-increasing growth...more
On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). It is considered to be the world’s first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for AI. It provides for EU-wide rules on data...more
The highly anticipated EU Artificial Intelligence Act is finally here! With extra-territorial reach and wide-reaching ramifications for providers, deployers, and users of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), the Artificial...more
On March 13, 2024, the EU AI Act received its final assent from the EU Parliament with 523 votes in favor, 46 against and 49 abstentions, bringing it one step closer to adoption. Minor linguistic changes are still to be...more
In a groundbreaking move, the European Union has launched its bid to set the new comprehensive standard for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) with the European Parliament passing the EU AI Act on March 13, 2024....more
The application of the arm's length principle (ALP) is not always easy or free from conflict between taxpayers and tax authorities and this is especially true for countries with low resources and limited reliable sources of...more
The February 2024 issue of Nature Nanotechnology includes an article entitled “How nanoparticles are counted in global regulatory nanomaterial definitions.” Authored by Kirsten Rasmussen, Juan Riego Sintes, and Hubert...more
Bermuda formed the first modern captive in 1962 and remains the leading offshore captive domicile, with approximately 700 licenced captives on its register. Bermuda’s captive industry has remained resilient in the face of...more
On February 2, 2024, representatives from the European Union (EU) member states formally approved the final text of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the Act), which will be subject to final legislative approval in the...more