Allen & Overy, in partnership with Clearstream and Euroclear, has advised on the drafting and implementation of bondholder tax certification procedures in the Czech Republic.

The Law No. 7416 on Amendment of the Law on Regulation of Electronic Commerce (“Amendment Law”), published in the Official Gazette of July 7, 2022[, introduces new obligations for e-commerce intermediary service providers and e-commerce service providers. Most of the provisions of the Amendment Law will enter into force on January 1, 2023 but the Amendment Law also stipulates different effective dates and transition periods for certain obligations. Amendment Law’s liability regime is tiered in line with the criteria of net transaction volumes and order numbers in a calendar year. E-commerce intermediary service providers and e-commerce service providers under this regime should follow certain compliance steps in due time.

Sorainen has provided pro bono legal assistance to the Papardes Zieds association on launching its new website.

Zivkovic Samardzic has advised Serbia’s commercial broadcasters Prva, B92, and Play Radio on obtaining national broadcasting licenses from Serbia’s regulatory authority for electronic media.

CMS has successfully advised Shell Energy Europe on obtaining a license for trading natural gas in Bulgaria.

ESG is undoubtedly one of the hottest topics not only in the compliance community but also in the legal one.