Recent developments in fintech-related banking regulations in Japan | Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune

Traditional banks have been the key players of the finance industry in Japan. In recent years, however, fintech companies, on the back of venture capitalists and lighter licensing burdens, have been increasingly active in certain aspects of finance in Japan. This has resulted in pressure on traditional banks to provide fintech services, whether by themselves …

Continue reading “Recent developments in fintech-related banking regulations in Japan”

The boom in NFTs and potential legal issues in Japan | Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune

Recently, digital art and digital trading cards represented by Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which are non-replaceable digital tokens issued on a blockchain, have been traded for tens, hundreds or even billions of yen. As a result, NFTs have been rapidly gaining attention in Japan.

Doing business in Paraguay | Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown

Paraguay’s political and constitutional context is a proper introduction to Paraguay’s legal and business framework. Paraguay’s current constitution came into effect only 29 years ago in 1992. Except from 2008-13, the government has been in the hands of the same political party (including the military dictatorship period from 1954 to 1989) for the last 67 …

Continue reading “Doing business in Paraguay”

Doing business in Colombia | Holland & Knight

Colombia continues to be one of the preferred countries for investment in Latin America due to the stability of the country, its location, its numerous trade agreements with several markets, its tax incentives and favourable conditions for starting a business which benefits investors.

Changes in the Irish business interruption insurance market | ByrneWallace

It is a time of significant change for the Irish insurance market. Business interruption insurance has, in particular, become a focal point of the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. On 5 February 2021, Justice Denis McDonald of the Irish High Court held that the pub owners were entitled to be compensated by FBD Insurance …

Continue reading “Changes in the Irish business interruption insurance market”

Litigation funding for claims – a growing investment market | Brodies

Would you invest your own money in the outcome of someone else’s court battle? It intuitively sounds risky, but the market for litigation funding across the globe is booming. In the UK alone, the top 15 funders reportedly have almost £2bn of assets under their control, and with the growth of potentially lucrative class action …

Continue reading “Litigation funding for claims – a growing investment market”