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  • Landmark decision by the ECJ on GDPR fines | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    Landmark decision by the ECJ on GDPR fines | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    In a long-awaited decision, the ECJ made two important clarifications regarding the conditions under which companies can be sanctioned under the GDPR.

  • EU agrees on framework of AI Act | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    EU agrees on framework of AI Act | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    Last Friday, the European Union reached a provisional agreement on the adoption of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). With this achievement, the EU has the potential to become a pioneer as the AI Act will be the first comprehensive statutory framework that regulates artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT or Llama.

  • ECJ on the discrimination of part-time employees | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    ECJ on the discrimination of part-time employees | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    A payment scheme, which provides for extra payments above a certain number of normal working hours discriminates against part-time employees pursuant to recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling.
    Based on the applicable collective bargaining agreement, German Lufthansa paid its employees additional remuneration once they had reached a certain number of flight service hours during their normal working hours.

  • Jody Wood on the Judicial Sale of Ships

    Jody Wood on the Judicial Sale of Ships

    The Beijing Convention provides a framework for the rights and obligations of stakeholders following judicial sale of ships, whether that be by judicial auction or by way of private treaty. The framework increases protection for prospective purchasers of those ships, usually being sold in the context of enforcement of maritime claim proceedings. The clearly stated aim of the Convention is to realise better value for ships sold in distressed circumstances, on the basis that higher prices benefit debtors and creditors alike.

    In this update, we take a look at the main provisions of the Beijing Convention and what they mean for stakeholders in judicial sales of vessels.

    Read the full article here.

  • Reimbursement of expenses for home office | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    Reimbursement of expenses for home office | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    In a landmark decision the Austrian Supreme Court for the first time approved an employee’s claim for reimbursement of expenses when working from home.

  • The Globe Danae | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    The Globe Danae | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    Pursuant to a charterparty dated 9 June 2021 on an amended NYPE form (the “Charterparty”), Langlois Enterprises Ltd (“Owners”) agreed to let, and Smart Gain Shipping Co Ltd (“Charterers”) agreed to hire, the MV Globe Danae (“Vessel”) for a time charter trip of about 40 to 50 days via the east coast of India to Brazil.