On March 16, 2020 Finland declared a nationwide state of emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result of this, the Finnish government initiated the use of the Emergency Powers Act. As a result of this, the Finnish government submitted a decree implementing...
The costs that we are paying in terms of human lives and the decrease in GDP are inducing states and supranational organizations to implement somewhat coordinated interventions in order to create conditions for a speedier restart of the economy. All are trying to...
After more than a month from the burst of the Coronavirus in Italy and the increasing restrictive measures that the Italian Government has taken to contain the epidemy, all people who had pending contracts are facing the question of possible or actual breaches of...
The Italian Securities Commission (“CONSOB”) recently adopted Resolution 21304/2020 (the “Resolution”), imposing enhanced transparency obligations regarding significant shareholdings in certain listed issuers. The Resolution and its new restrictive...
Dr. Yakitori is a 33-year old single man. Despite his youth, he quickly built up a fabulous practice doing elective cosmetic procedures. When he visited our offices he was fearful that one of those procedures – his patient was a well-known entertainer –...
On 8 Mach, an Act on special solutions related to the prevention, counteracting and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and emergencies caused by them (the ” COVID-19 Act”) entered into force. The Act was amended on 31 March 2020. Here are the...