The Getting the Deal Through guide to Arbitration in Brazil is presented in a Q&A format, updated annually. Current issue May 2019. 1. Is your jurisdiction a contracting state to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards? Since when has the Convention been in force? Were any declarations or notifications made under articles I, X and XI of the Convention? What other multilateral conventions relating to international commercial and investment arbitration is your country a party to? Brazil is a contracting state to the New York Convention, having acceded to it through the issuance of Federal Decree No. 4,311/2002, on 23 July 2002. No declarations or notifications under articles I, X and XI of the Convention were made by the Brazilian government. Brazil has also agreed to the following multilateral conventions regarding international commercial arbitration: • Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses (1923); • Panama Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (1975); • Montevideo Inter-American Convention on the Extraterritorial Enforcement of Foreign Court Decisions and Arbitral Awards (1979); • Las Leñas

This Checklist is intended for in-house lawyers taking up a new role. It is designed to help you get the most out of the basic induction meetings that you should be provided with in your first few weeks after joining your organisation. If your organisation has a set programme of induction meetings, you can use this Checklist to ensure that everything has been covered. If there is no established programme of induction meetings within your organisation, you should seek out the relevant managers and this Checklist can serve to indicate the issues that you need to discuss with them. HR Area to be covered in your induction Further details Comment/action ☐ Information and documents HR needs from you You are likely to need to provide to HR the following information and documents:—national insurance details—proof of address—P45 form—driving licence—passport / visa / proof of right to work—bank account details [Insert comment or action] ☐ The office geography You should be given a tour of the location of:—kitchen and washrooms—main

Dispute Resolution analysis: In a rare judgment on this complex topic, the court has clarified the operation of the post-Brexit gateways for service out of the jurisdiction under CPR 6.33(2B). In this case, the parties had negotiated a contract with an English law and jurisdiction clause but never signed it. The court gave guidance on the applicable test to establish that the contract containing the jurisdiction clause existed, and that the claims fell within it. It also clarified that a quantum meruit claim will not fall within CPR 6.33(2B)(b) (the claim in contract gateway) but that it would fall within CPR 6.33(2B)(c), (the claim 'in respect of a contract' gateway). Finally, the court confirmed that where a claim includes multiple causes of action, some but not all falling within a contractual jurisdiction clause gateway, the court will consider the requirement for permission of each cause of action in isolation. The need for permission in one cause of action will have no impact on the cause of action not requiring permission, and vice versa. Written by Harriet Campbell, senior knowledge lawyer at Stephenson Harwood LLP.

MLex: Getty Images dropped on 25 June 2025 the direct copyright infringement allegations against image generator Stability AI in the first day of closing at the landmark three-week High Court trial in London. It continues to argue its case on trademark infringement, passing off, secondary copyright infringement and licensing issues, but the decision represents a setback for the UK’s creative sector, which had hoped for clear case law to offer a blanket of copyright protection in the UK from AI models' web scraping.

CASE HUB ARCHIVED—this case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 15 May 2026; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline. Case facts Outline UK merger investigation into the anticipated acquisition by Getty Images Holding, Inc. of Shutterstock, Inc. The transaction involves horizontal overlaps in the supply of digital content, including photos, illustrations, videos, and music. Latest developments On 7 July 2026, the CMA formally cancelled its phase 2 investigation after Getty Images Holding, Inc. decided to abandon the propose transaction. Parties • Getty Images Holding, Inc. (Getty Images): Getty Images operates as a holding company. The company, through its subsidiaries, supplies stock images, editorial photography, video, and music for business and consumers worldwide. Getty Images also offers custom photo services for corporate clients. • Shutterstock, Inc (Shutterstock): Shutterstock operates a global marketplace for commercial digital imagery. It provides stock photography, footage, music, and editorial tools. Shutterstock serves customers worldwide. Background Transaction On 7 January 2025, the parties announced that they had entered into a merger agreement

Law360, London: Getty Images convinced a London court 4 November 2025 that artificial intelligence giant Stability AI generated a handful of images that infringe the stock image giant's trade marks, but failed to prove that the model itself infringed the photo giant's intellectual property in the landmark case.

Law360, London: Getty Images voluntarily dropped a copyright infringement claim in Delaware against an artificial intelligence startup it claims used millions of photos without permission, but refiled in California where the startup contends the case can be heard.

Law360, London: Intellectual property experts have called on the UK government to give direct answers about whether training artificial intelligence systems on copyrighted works constitutes infringement, after a landmark ruling on 4 November 2025 skirted the issue.

Law360, London: Getty Images Inc on 16 December 2025 won its application to revive part of its copyright infringement claim against Stability AI Ltd, with a London court concluding the case raised an important question about generative models that should be considered by the Court of Appeal.

NOTE—to see whether notification thresholds in Ghana and throughout the world are met, see further: Where to Notify. 1. Have there been any recent developments regarding the Ghana merger control regime and are any updates/developments expected in the coming year? Are there any other ‘hot’ merger control issues in Ghana? There is currently no generally applicable merger control regime in Ghana. There is also no general antitrust or competition law in Ghana. Various sectorial laws and regulators are responsible for the promotion of fair competition and, in certain sectors, merger control as well. Before the 2024 Ghanaian general elections, a draft Competition Bill was receiving further review by the Ministry of Trade and Industry for submission to the previous government’s Cabinet for approval. Since 2019, policy think tanks have urged Government to prioritise the passage of the Competition Bill into law since competition legislation is a necessary condition for the implementation of phase 2 of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

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1. Have there been any recent developments regarding the Gibraltar merger control regime and are any updates/developments expected in the coming year? Are there any other ‘hot’ merger control issues in Gibraltar? The Competition Act 2020 (the Act) was introduced into Gibraltar law effective 1 January 2021 and is the primary legislation governing Gibraltar merger control. The Act establishes the Gibraltar Competition and Markets Authority (the GCMA) for the purposes of certain mergers and affords it various functions and powers. Additionally, it makes provision about competition law and the abuse of dominant market positions in Gibraltar. The Act introduces a novel merger control regime in Gibraltar (which is largely modelled after the Enterprise Act 2002 in the United Kingdom). The Act establishes the GCMA (appointing the Gibraltar Regulatory authority (GRA) as the designated competent authority to carry out the functions, duties and obligations of the GCMA). Under the terms of the Act, the GCMA has wide powers of investigation, monitoring