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European ruling on VAT goes against reinsurers

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • November 12 2009

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently released its judgment in the case of Swiss Re Germany Holding GmbH v Finanzamt München für Körperschaften, confirming that a transfer of a portfolio of life reinsurance contracts, outside of a business transfer, will be subject to value-added tax (VAT) at the standard rate

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Regulations 2009 (SI 20093131) will bring the new Lugano Convention into force in the UK on 1 January 2010

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • December 21 2009

The new Lugano Convention enters into force in the European Union and Norway on 1 January 2010

European Advocate General opinion concludes no privilege for in-house lawyers

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 17 2010

On 29 April 2010, European Advocate General Kokott gave her opinion in the case of Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd & Akcros Chemicals Ltd v European Commission

Italian government and EU are named as defendants in Eternit asbestos proceeding

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • February 4 2010

The criminal proceedings in Turin against the former heads of asbestos giant Eternit have taken a new turn