Key Figure as at 1 January 2022:  €1,603.12 gross: The amount of the gross monthly minimum wage from 1 January 2022 (Decree no.°2021-1741 of 22 December 2021). The Key News to Take Note of for 2022:  Remote Working and Update of the French National Protocol From 3 January 2022, all […]

London – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised the CEO and management team of Leaders Romans Group (LRG) on the acquisition of the business by Platinum Equity from existing investor Bowmark.   London private equity partner James Cross led the K&L Gates team that acted for CEO Peter Kavanagh […]

Seorang pria paruh baya berusia 56 tahun, PPA, dilaporkan tewas diduga diinjak oleh kawanan gajah di Taman Hutan Rakyat Sultan Syarif Hasyim, Desa Rantau bertuah Kecamatan Minas, Kabupaten Siak, Provinsi Riau. Kepala Unit …

Photo: Pixabay/alexstrachan In the history of life on earth there have been sixth mass extinctions of species with the most famous being the disappearance of dinosaurs from the planet. A Sixth Extinction is now upon us and this time the cause isn’t a force of nature but rather us. People […]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a groundbreaking $65 million contribution from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost food security and support livelihoods of the most vulnerable rural communities in Afghanistan. The ADB support represents a significant contribution to FAO’s $200 million crisis response […]

European regulators unofficially announced the major theme of this new year, through the release of several decisions pertaining to cookies and other tracking technologies in the first 10 days of 2022. As the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is approaching the fourth anniversary of its entry into force, the ePrivacy […]

K&L Gates congratulates David K.Y. Tang, Managing Partner, Asia, who, for his fourth year, and Virginia Tam, Hong Kong Corporate Partner, who, for a second year, have been included in China Business Law Journal’s (CBLJ) A-List 2021 as two of China’s Elite 100 Lawyers (Foreign Firms). CBLJ’s A-List identifies the […]

Marine aquaculture, or mariculture, already accounts for a significant amount of the world’s food supply and nearly all of its harvested seaweed. For the last five decades, the industry has grown by 7.5% each year. It’s only expected to grow in the future, so scientists are working out ways to […]