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 […]

Barry Lerner

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

International Labor Organization: Convention to Combat Workplace Violence and Harassment Adopted June 28, 2019

(June 28, 2019) On June 21, 2019, the International Labor Organization announced that it had adopted a new convention aimed at combating violence and harassment in the workplace. (New International Labour Standard to Combat Violence, Harassment, at Work Agreed, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) (June 21, 2019).) The groundbreaking treaty was the product of two years of […]

Barry Lerner

New Zealand: Court Orders Minister of Justice to Reconsider Extradition Request from China June 20, 2019

(June 20, 2019) On June 11, 2019, the New Zealand Court of Appeal released its judgment (Kim v Minister of Justice [2019] NZCA 209) on an appeal of a High Court ruling in a consequential extradition case involving a man who is a citizen of the Republic of Korea and a New Zealand permanent resident. The […]

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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: Member and Partner Countries Adopt Policy Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence June 7, 2019

(June 7, 2019) On May 22, 2019, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that its 36 member countries and six additional partner countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Romania) had adopted a set of policy guidelines on Artificial Intelligence (AI) recommended by OECD’s governing Council. (Forty-Two Countries Adopt New OECD […]

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United States: Federal Appellate Court Restores Lawsuit Against French Bank by Victims of Sudanese Regime’s Atrocities June 6, 2019

(June 6, 2019) The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently revived a tort lawsuit brought by victims of the Sudanese regime’s atrocities against BNP Paribas (BNPP), a French bank convicted in 2015 of evading US sanctions on Sudan. (Kashef v. BNP Paribas SA, No. 18-1301 (2d Cir. 2019) (Kashef), US Court of […]

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