Lexology PRO | Belarus, Belgium, Canada, etc. | 7 Jun 2021
New EU and US sanctions on Belarus and ISIS, tighter UK and US measures to tackle cyberattacks and fraud, and new legislation to strengthen AML and CTF regimes in China, Canada and Germany – plus other key compliance management updates.
Bolt Burdon Kemp | Vatican City State | 19 Feb 2016
Recently released documents suggest that the Catholic Church is training bishops that it is "not necessarily" their duty to report accusations of…
Steptoe & Johnson LLP | USA, Vatican City State | 10 Jun 2015
Today, the Holy See and the United States signed an agreement under the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). According to a statement…
Duane Morris LLP | Vatican City State | 24 Apr 2015
The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis had accepted an invitation to visit Cuba. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said…
Hogan Lovells | European Union, Germany, Poland, etc. | 22 Oct 2013
The Commission has published a consultation on crowd funding in the European Union ("EU"). The consultation explores how EU action can promote crowd…
Winston & Strawn LLP | Vatican City State | 12 Aug 2013
Pope Francis has given an internal Vatican watchdog, the Financial Information Authority, more supervisory power over the Vatican Bank and other…
McDermott Will & Emery | USA, Vatican City State | 31 May 2013
Addressing the district court’s dismissal of claims of fraud, negligence, breach of contract, unjust enrichment and conversion against the Holy See…
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP | European Union, Vatican City State | 20 May 2013
On April 9, 2013, the European Union agreed to a preliminary deal requiring oil, gas, mining and forestry companies to report in greater detail any…
King & Spalding LLP | European Union, Global, Vatican City State | 17 May 2013
A World Trade Organisation compliance panel recently heard arguments from the United States that the European Union had failed to comply with the ruling against its support of the large civil aircraft sector. In EC – Large Civil Aircraft the original panel found that the European Union's support of Airbus projects must be brought into line with the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing......
Gowling WLG | European Union, Vatican City State | 16 May 2013
Against the backdrop of the financial crisis, Mr. Almunia's speech highlighted the growing number of EU citizens which have experienced, and are…