Dear friends, clients and colleagues,

We are delighted to send you the Oh‒Ebashi LPC & Partner’s English Newsletter which has been containing short articles relating to legal developments within Japan.

Japanese laws and legal practice are constantly changing and being updated.
Through this Newsletter, we hope to keep you abreast of important developments within the country and, as necessary, help you make timely and informed decisions.

Should you have any questions about your specific industry or area of law, or wish to know more about our firm’s services, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our latest Issue

2024.06.28 OH-EBASHI English Newsletter 2024 Summer Issue was published.

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Overview of the New Freelance Act and Some Remaining Issues for Freelancers by Asuka Imai
This article provides a summary of the new “Act on Improvement of Transactions between Freelancers and Undertakings” that is scheduled to take effect on November 1, 2024, and discusses some of the remaining issues facing freelancers.

Overview of Responsive Actions to Defamatory Posts by Naoya Kobayashi
This article outlines possible responses to a defamatory post on the Internet, focusing on how to issue a demand to a content provider to delete the post and how to commence litigation against the poster, and taking into account the recent law amending the Provider Liability Limitation Act.

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Oh-Ebashi English Newsletter Editorial Team

Seigo Takehira / Partner
Hajime Taniuchi / Partner
Takashi Hirose / Partner
Yuichi Urata / Partner
Hisako Matsuda / Registered Foreign Lawyer
Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira / Counsel
Nicholas Robin Jesson / Registered Foreign Lawyer

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