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Epstein Criticizes ECJ Data Decision
October 14, 2015
Professor Richard Epstein of New York University School of Law argues that the Court of Justice of the EU's ("ECJ") invalidation of the EU-US Safe Harbor data-transfer framework was flawed, as the ECJ did not consider the reliance interests of thousands of companies and pointed to "no evidence of concrete abuse."
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ECJ Decision Complicates Company Employment Policies
October 14, 2015
Attorneys from Littler Mendelson have outlined the complications caused by the Court of Justice of the EU's invalidation of the EU-US "Safe Harbor" data transfer framework to multinational companies that store data on their employees in the US.
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Hollande Acknowledges "Logical" Case for British EU Exit
October 14, 2015
The Telegraph reports that in recent remarks on the creation of powerful new EU institutions and common policies, French President François Hollande argued that if Britain does not wish "to participate in a common state," then it must leave the EU.
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ECJ Official Approves Britain's Benefits Test
October 09, 2015
Advocate-General of the Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") Pedro Cruz Villalón has advised the ECJ to uphold the UK's "right-to-reside" test, which restricts the availability of certain social benefits to migrants from other EU member countries, finding that the test is justified to protect the UK budget.
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EU Countries Agree to Automatic Tax Information Exchange
October 09, 2015
Finance ministers from EU member countries have agreed to a proposal requiring governments to share all of their tax rulings for corporations, including those made up to five years ago, in order to prevent countries from granting favorable tax treatment to certain companies operating within their borders.