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Bolt Burdon Kemp | Vatican City State | 19 Feb 2016
Vatican training guide advises Catholic bishops that it is not their duty to report accusations of clerical child abuse
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
Vatican, United States sign agreement to combat tax evasion
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
Pope Francis will travel to Cuba in September ahead of his visit to the US
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
Hogan Lovells global payments newsletter - 22 October 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
Vatican Bank to step up internal monitoring
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
Second Circuit is not the place to judge claims of fraud, negligence, breach of contract, unjust enrichment and conversion against the Holy See
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
European Union pending legislation requiring additional transparency from extractive industries
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…
Gowling WLG | European Union, Vatican City State | 16 May 2013
Protecting consumers from the rising cost of food: the European Commission continues to scrutinise the food sector within the European Union
Against the backdrop of the financial crisis, Mr. Almunia's speech highlighted the growing number of EU citizens which have experienced, and are…
Foley Hoag LLP | European Union, Myanmar, Vatican City State | 1 May 2013
The European Union lifts sanctions on Burma
On April 22, the European Union lifted all sanctions on Burma except an arms embargo. The sanctions had already been eased in April 2012, which left…
RPC | European Union, Ireland, Vatican City State | 25 Apr 2013
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rules in European Commission v Ireland
The CJEU has rejected the European Commission's contention that Ireland's VAT grouping provisions contravened EU law by allowing "non-taxable…
