Data protection: obligations companies often overlook
The new personal data protection law removed notification to the Commissioner, but brought obligations that many companies have not yet met.
Data protection (GDPR)
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Analysis and legal updates from the firm.
DORA and Albanian IT suppliers to EU banks
The European Union (EU) Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) does not apply directly to Albanian companies, but through the contract it reaches every information technology (IT) supplier that serves banks, insurers and investment firms in the EU.
DORA & digital resilience in financeHow to prepare for an inspection by the Information and Data Protection Commissioner
With the new data protection law, the Commissioner has moved from advice to inspections and fines. What inspectors ask for, what they find most often and how to be ready.
Data protection (GDPR)A payment you did not authorise: when your bank must refund your money
When a payment you did not make leaves your account or card, the law on payment services protects you. When the provider bears the loss and when the client does.
Financial services & insuranceTraffic fines: when it is worth challenging them
Not every traffic fine is lawful. When an appeal has grounds, when it is not worth it and what to keep from the start.
Traffic fines & driving licencesWhat a compliance table is and why businesses need one
The same method the state uses to show that a law is in line with European Union (EU) law shows a company where it stands on new obligations.
Compliance tables & gap analysisTrademark registration in Albania: the main steps
How a trademark is registered in Albania, how protection is maintained and what to do when someone tries to register a similar mark.
TrademarksThe single permit: what the employer needs to prepare
When a company hires a foreign national, most of the single permit file falls on the employer. What it needs to have ready and where applications most often get stuck.
Residence permits & immigrationCrypto-assets and EU rules: what is coming to Albania
Albania is preparing a new law on crypto-asset markets, aligned with the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). What changes for platforms, issuers and investors.
Financial services & insuranceMarket abuse: what issuers of bonds and shares need to know
The Albanian corporate bond market is growing. With it come obligations on inside information, insider lists and managers' transactions.
Financial services & insuranceHow national courts follow up on CJEU rulings in environmental cases
Summary of the article published in Environmental Law Review (2018) on how British courts applied the answers of the Court of Justice of the European Union in environmental cases.
Environmental lawMitigation and compensatory measures under the Habitats Directive
Summary of the comparative study published in European Energy and Environmental Law Review (2019) on how the courts of six Member States apply Article 6 of the Habitats Directive.
Environmental lawOn a bill that turns the insured victim back into a victim
If until now we have seen the law as an instrument for protecting citizens' rights, today the law itself is being used to abuse the consumer.
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