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The Government of the Republic of Croatia, by adopting the Law on Investment Promotion and Improving the Investment Environment (OG nr 111/12, 28/13), increases its competitiveness in the investment market. The Croatian legal framework governing foreign corporate investment is designed in a way that makes no difference between domestic and foreign investors. All possibilities in relations between ...

The disorder and turmoil that the coronavirus pandemic has created across the globe has visited nearly every aspect of normal life and has an exceptional impact on family life. In a not inconsiderable number of cases families have been tragically fractured by loss to the coronavirus or the effects of exceptional stress. A number of parents are in the position of being unable to care for the childr...

With nearly 8,000 successful applicants (not counting their families), 2019 was the best year for Greece’s Golden Visa Program since it was first launched in 2014. In contrast, this year’s statistics are looking rather grim. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a substantial drop in the number of Golden Visas awarded to foreign nationals, with Chinese applicants being hit particularly hard. An Underw...

Additive manufacturing has the potential to dramatically facilitate manufacturing processes and facilitate the copying of innovative products. The following article analyses the different challenges caused by 3D printing for the IP strategy for business models based on additive manufacturing as well as traditional business models. A classic product contains many parts which are manufactured by dif...

The 2019 Hague Convention is supposed to greatly facilitate the cross-border enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters. A ruling by a foreign court cannot necessarily be enforced in Germany, and the same is true of enforcing a ruling by a German court in a foreign country. While the rules governing the recognition and enforcement of court judgments among the member states of...

Ship funds have long been considered a safe capital investment. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, many investment companies were forced to file for insolvency and investors lost a lot of the money they had invested. Ship funds have long been considered a safe capital investment that maintains a stable value over time and are popular among investors as a result. However, in recent years man...

In today’s world of global citizenship, one of the key factors is to have a second passport. As the saying goes, although you have no choice where you were born, you certainly can choose where you will live. This is especially the case for high net worth individuals. For such individuals, the premier destination of choice has always been Cyprus, for many reasons including: great climate, strong ec...

Upon Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule, the legislature passed a Foreign Judgment Reciprocal Enforcement Act (“the Act”) with a commencement date of 1st February 1961 (“the commencement date”). Section 3 of the Act provides that upon the satisfaction of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (“the AGF”) that other Countries have reciprocal treatment of Judgments wit...