wealth management

Inheritance and succession – Global Legal Monitor

Syria: Women’s Rights in Light of New Amendments to Syrian Personal Status Law April 8, 2019

(Apr. 8, 2019) On February 5, 2019, the People’s Assembly of Syria approved amendments to more than 60 articles of the Personal Status Law issued by Legislative Decree No. 59 of 1953. (President al-Assad Issues Law Amending Certain Articles of Personal Status Law Issued by Legislative Decree No. 59 of 1953 and Its Amendments, SYRIAN […]

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United Kingdom: Supreme Court Rules on Heterosexual Civil Partnerships September 14, 2018

(Sept. 14, 2018) On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a declaration that “sections 1 and 3 of [the Civil Partnership Act 2004, (CPA)], to the extent that they preclude a different sex couple from entering into a civil partnership, are incompatible with article 14 of [the European Convention for […]

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Germany: Federal Court of Justice Rules Digital Social Media Accounts Inheritable September 7, 2018

(Sept. 7, 2018) On July 12, 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) held that user agreements for digital social media accounts are inheritable. Upon the death of the account holder, the user agreement passes to the heirs by operation of law, and the heirs are subrogated to the rights of the deceased, […]

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International affairs – Global Legal Monitor

Brazil: Decree Eliminates Need for Visiting Visas for Nationals of Australia, Canada, United States and Japan March 26, 2019

(Mar. 26, 2019) On March 16, 2019, Brazil enacted Decree No. 9,731 (Decreto No. 9.731, de 16 de Março de 2019), which unilaterally determines that nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, the United States of America, and Japan who are holders of valid passports no longer need visiting visas. The Decree applies to those […]

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France Holds Online Survey in Move Toward Ending Daylight Saving Time March 15, 2019

(Mar. 15, 2019) Between February 4 and March 3, 2019, the French government held an online survey to determine whether the public preferred maintaining winter time or summer time all year long. The survey was held in the context of a European Union (EU) move toward ending daylight saving time. (Consultation on Time Change: the […]

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United States: Federal Appellate Court Rejects Suit to Hold Bank Liable for Soldier’s Death by Iranian Explosive in Iraq January 2, 2019

(Jan. 2, 2019) The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss plaintiff Rhonda Kemper’s complaint against Deutsche Bank (the Bank) for failure to state a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2333, commonly referred to in judicial opinions as the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). (Kemper v. Deutsche Bank […]

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Israel Becomes a Member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) December 14, 2018

(Dec. 14, 2018) Israel became a full member of the FATF on December 10, 2018, following the publication of the FATF’s mutual evaluation report. (Israel Becomes a Member of the FATF, FATF (Dec. 10, 2018); FATF, Anti-money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Measures, Israel: Mutual Evaluation Report (Dec. 2018).) Congratulating Israel on its membership, FATF President […]

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