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A recent rise of digital economy incentivised many countries to join the race of making their jurisdictions attractive for entrepreneurs and businesses operating in this field. A notable example is the United Arab Emirates, where the Emirate of Dubai recently adopted a new law to promote the Emirate as a regional and international hub for […]

Due to the practice of the National Agency of Public Registry of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (the Public Registry), the unilateral right of the landlord to terminate registration of the lease agreement upon early termination of the agreement, cannot be enforced. A lease agreement with more than one-year term in Georgia requires registration with

According to the latest practice of LEPL National Agency of the Public Registry (Public Registry), documents issued and apostilled abroad are subject to additional verification procedure. In particular, Public Registry tends to submit relevant documents for the review of either the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (MOFA) or relevant embassies/consulates and suspends registration process

After a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic governments around the world are allowing businesses to reopen within a new framework of health and safety regulations. In Georgia it is now mandatory for businesses to perform temperature screenings at all public venues, including entertainment and hospitality sector. In this sense, businesses are trying to adapt

The release of the COVID-19 vaccine has been topping the list of the most anticipated events this year. Considering the global damage that the pandemic has inflicted, international community agrees on the urgency of the vaccine. As of December 2020, more than 190 vaccines have been reported at various stages of clinical evaluations. Out of

MG LAW OFFICE, THROUGH THE CONTRIBUTION OF PARTNERS ARCHIL GIORGADZE AND NICOLA MARIANI, JOINED BY SENIOR ASSOCIATES ANA KOCHIASHVILI, TAMAR JIKIA, ASSOCIATE MARIAM KALANDADZE, JUNIOR ASSOCIATES ANA JIKIA, LASHA MACHAVARIANI AND NINO SAKVARELIDZE IS PARTNERING WITH BUSINESS MEDIA GEORGIA WHICH WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING SIGNIFICANT LEGAL CHANGES AND ISSUES. IN PARTICULAR, WE WILL HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT

Georgia fights back against the pandemic and introduces a state program for Foreign Direct Investment Grant. This program grants investors who qualify to receive cashback of up to GEL 1 million on their investments. Yesterday, the Government of Georgia approved a program that will be implemented through the reputable agency Enterprise Georgia which has a

Luxembourg has continuously been an attractive hub within the EU for its financial services activities. Today, Luxembourg is emerging as a hub for FinTech and RegTech. Its pragmatic approach to laws and regulations was already demonstrated in 2013-2014 when the country’s financial sector regulator took an early stance on the regulation of virtual currencies and

Switzerland has been leading the efforts in the global adoption of tokenized digital assets and has recently amended its Code of Obligations to welcome crypto currencies and blockchain technology into mainstream adoption. While Switzerland is not the first country to enact extensive blockchain legislation it became one of the the first major financial centers with