Publications
It is an integral part of our business to alert our clients to new legislation and case law that may affect their business. As part of this service, we provide a range of legal publications and updates across practice, industry and geographical areas.
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Briefings
Here you can find briefings, guides and information cards on a range of topics of interest to our clients.
Newsletters
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Recent publications in English
| Date | Title | Group | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/11/2008 | Final regulations governing US national security reviews issued | Antitrust, competition and trade | English |
On November 14, 2008, the US Department of the Treasury released final revised regulations governing the national security review of transactions undertaken by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States under the Exon-Florio Act. | |||
| 20/11/2008 | Implementing the shareholders' rights directive in the UK | Corporate | English |
Companies whose shares are traded on a regulated European Economic Area (EEA) market will have to consider making further changes to their articles of association and the way they run shareholder meetings as a result of the government’s proposals on implementing the EU Shareholder Rights Directive (the Directive) next August. (November 2008) | |||
| 13/11/2008 | Employment, pensions and benefits bulletin: 13 November 2008 | General | English |
DWP consultation on changes to the employer debt regime; New pensions briefing on listed companies giving information to pension schemes trustees or the Pensions Regulator; DWP statement on personal accounts and the PPF levy; TPR publishes corporate strategy for 2008-2012; PPF publishes 2007/2008 annual report; European Court of Human Rights - UK policy of not indexing state pension for certain expatriates; SELECTION OF RECENT PENSIONS OMBUDSMAN CASES: Pension promise to employee can amount to an occupational pension scheme; Employer’s failure to supply information may be maladministration; Pensions Ombudsman finds trustees personally liable for breach of trust relating to investment decisions | |||
| 13/11/2008 | Public Private Partnerships in Russia: an overview | Infrastructure and transport | English |
Russia’s need to improve its infrastructure has led to a concerted move to embrace Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). For investors looking for established methods of entering emerging markets to shelter from the credit crunch, PPPs present an attractive option. | |||
| 12/11/2008 | Duties and liabilities of a director of a Japanese company | Corporate | English |
This guide summarises the duties and liabilities of a director of a Japanese joint stock corporation under the Companies Act of Japan. (November 2008) | |||
| 12/11/2008 | Financial sector acquisitions in the EEA | Financial institutions | English |
The Acquisitions Directive was adopted in September 2007 and is due to be implemented in member states by 21 March 2009. This briefing examines key aspects of the Directive and its likely effects on the UK regulatory regime. (November 2008) | |||
| 11/11/2008 | Amendments to administrative fines under the FIEL | Financial institutions | English |
Amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (FIEL) enacted in June 2008 are due to be implemented by 12 December 2008. This briefing summaries how these amendments relate to administrative fines. (November 2008) | |||
| 7/11/2008 | Employment, pensions and benefits bulletin: 7 November 2008 | General | English |
New client publications; Pension Sharing on divorce: CETV methodology to be retained; Counterparties to benefit from greater certainty when dealing with Local Authority pension schemes; Court of Appeal upholds High Court’s decision in Allied Domecq; High Court permits trustees to set “applicable time” after partial buy-out for calculating section 75 debt; ECJ determines that principle of non-discrimination for fixed term contracts has direct effect and applies to pay and pensions; Managing the downturn pages on our website | |||
| 6/11/2008 | Treatment of infrastructure improvements under FIRPTA | Real Estate; Tax; Infrastructure and transport | English |
On October 30, 2008, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service gave notice that it proposes issuing regulations treating a governmental permit to lease, own or use a toll road, toll bridge or other infrastructure project (such as a concession agreement) as an interest in U.S. real property subject to U.S. tax under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act. The notice itself and the regulations if proposed will significantly affect non-U.S. investors’ approach to U.S. infrastructure projects. Comments on the proposed rulemaking are due by January 29. (November 2008) | |||
| 5/11/2008 | European insurance securitisation vehicle: where do we stand, what are the issues? | Finance; Financial institutions - External publication | English |
Directive 2005/68/CE on reinsurance (the Directive) came into force on December 10, 2005. However, as is always the case for European directives, Members States were given time to implement it.The corresponding deadline for implementation was December 10, 2007.The main objective of the Directive was to introduce a minimum level of harmonised prudential supervision of reinsurers across the European Union, in advance of Solvency 2 which will apply to all insurers. Before the Directive, there was no European regulation addressing the prudential supervision of reinsurance business and the corresponding legal frameworks (if any) of the Member States were inconsistent and therefore inefficient from a single market perspective. This article first appeared in the International Reinsurance Review 2008/09, published in July 2008. (November 2008) | |||