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  • Employment & Labour - Brazil

    Labour Ministry issues rules on health and safety conditions for offshore workers

    The Labour Ministry recently issued Annex II of Rule 30, introducing specific provisions for activities carried out on oil rigs. Annex II establishes minimum requirements for health and safety conditions for offshore workers and upholds the right of offshore workers to be informed about existing risks in the workplace that may endanger their health or safety.

  • Litigation - United Arab Emirates

    Non-payment of a single commercial debt can be a basis for bankruptcy declaration

    In an unequivocal decision reinforcing the legal grounds for declaration of bankruptcy, the Dubai Supreme Court ruled that a trader's suspension of payment of a single commercial debt is sufficient to declare its bankruptcy, provided that the non-payment indicates the instability of the trader's financial position and the fragility of its creditworthiness.

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