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E-Commerce
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Technology Law Dispatch
EU sets out its eCommerce and privacy stall in WTO negotiations
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, John O'Brien
The EU has published its initial eCommerce proposals (Proposal) to be discussed at the WTO negotiating meeting, which is ongoing at the time of writing. The EU has been a…
The D&O Diary
Recent African e-Commerce IPO Draws Securities Lawsuit
One of the more interesting developments in the financial markets this year has been the number of so-called “unicorns” that have completed their IPOs. Among others, Uber, Lyft and Pinterest…
Inside Government Contracts
Federal Online Shopping Platform Coming Soon — GSA to Issue Prototype RFP Within the Year
In the latest step towards delivering on the long-promised “Procurement Through Commercial e-Commerce Portals” program, the General Services Administration has announced plans to build a proof-of-concept for federal online shopping,…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
E-Commerce in Europe: A Look into Nike’s Recent Antitrust Fine
By Sean-Paul Brankin, Marieke Van Nieuwenborgh
On March 25, the European Commission (EC) fined Nike €12.5 million for restricting cross-border and online sales of branded merchandise by its European licensees. In December last year, the EC…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Online Traders Falling Short of EU Law Standards for Consumer Protection
The EU Consumer Rights Directive (the Directive) came into force in 2011 and was implemented in the UK by the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellations and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. Its…
China Law Blog
China’s New E-Commerce Law and Its Foreign Company Impacts, Part 2
By Sara Xia
About a week ago, in China’s New E-Commerce Law and Its Foreign Company Impacts, I wrote how China’s new e-commerce law will likely impact foreign companies doing business in China or…
China Law Blog
China’s New E-Commerce Law and Its Foreign Company Impacts
By Sara Xia
[caption id="attachment_34493" align="aligncenter" width="388"] AmCham Shanghai Insight Magazine Cover March/April 2019[/caption] AmCham Shanghai recently published an article I wrote on China's new E-Commerce Law, titled,Implications of China's E-Commerce Law, and…
China Law Insight
过去已去、未来正来 | 新政暂缓期结束之际跨境电商企业注册登记合规盘点
By King & Wood
《电子商务法》及国家对跨境电商有关规定将电商平台作为第三方信息审核和登记的制度和工商、税务、海关等政府主管部门的注册登记制度进行了衔接，这有望解决之前普遍担心的电商经营者的注册信息如何确保其真实和有效的问题。
McNees Land Use Blog
Friendly Neighborhood Fulfillment Centers: Not Your Mama’s Fulfillment Centers
Recently, one forward thinking Pennsylvania grocery retailer opened a new Ecommerce hub facility at the site of one of its former, traditional grocery store buildings in a mixed-use neighborhood. Rather…
Technology Law Dispatch
Must online traders provide consumers with a contact telephone number? Advocate General says no…t necessarily
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Katalina Bateman
In a recent request for a preliminary ruling in a case concerning Amazon, the Advocate General Pitruzzella (AG) has given his opinion that the Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) (CRD) requires…