On 26 July 2024, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ("FINMA") released its new guidance on stablecoins ("FINMA Guidance 06/2024"). FINMA's Guidance 06/2024 on stablecoins introduces significant regulatory updates for stablecoin issuers and financial...

Implementation of the Electronic Bill of Lading: How Digitalisation Can Create a More Secure Shipping Industry For the reason that international trade transactions implicate various parties, from buyers to sellers, shipowners, charterers, ship’s master or crew,...

New Harmonised EU Patent Rules Tackle Standard Essential Patents, Compulsory Licensing of Patents, and Revision of Supplementary Protection Certificates Regulations  The EU Commission’s proposed Regulations on standard essential patents, compulsory licensing of...

Virtual Registered Office in EU Law and the Impact of the Use of Digital Tools in Company Operations: Challenges and Opportunities in Connection to the Revision of Directive 2019/1151/EU on Digital Tools and Processes Digital transformations, together with other...

European Parliament Endorses the New Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) by adopting the crypto-focused MiCA legislation With the new crypto-focused legal framework MiCA, European policymakers intend to set standard regulations and establish harmonized rules...

The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA) and its Impact on the Due Diligence Requirements in the Pharma Supply Chain In force since January 1, 2023 and initially applicable to all companies with a registered office or subsidiary in Germany having more than...