 | IP Legal Alert
September 2008 - Challenging Opportunistic Company Names Read >>
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| EU and UK Antitrust/Competition Group London : Daily Bulletin
5 September 2008 - EU - Phase I merger notifications published in the Official Journal; EU - Mergers Cleared; UK Competition; European Courts; Energy Read >>
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 | Ministry of Interior Updates - Land Officials’ Investigation Procedures
3 September 2008 - The Ministry of Interior ("MOI") recently issued a new Notification No. Mor.Thor. 0515/Wor. 2227 dated 21 July 2008 ("Notification 2008") setting out the investigation procedures additional to those previously provided in Notification No. Mor.Thor. 0515/Wor.2430 dated 21 July 2006 ("Notification 2006"), concerning investigations into Thai shareholders of Thai entities which have foreign shareholders or directors and which intend to acquire land. Read >>
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| How much Shelf Life does Your Registration Statement Still Have?
29 August 2008 - Prior to its 2005 Securities Offering Reform initiative, the SEC’s rules limited the amount of securities that could be registered under certain shelf registration statements to an amount that, at the time the registration statement became effective, was reasonably expected to be offered and sold within two years from the initial effective date of the registration statement. Read >>
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| DOJ Revises Corporate Charging Guidelines as Appeals Court Repudiates Prior Practice
29 August 2008 - As expected, on August 28, 2008, the Department of Justice (DOJ) modified its policy regarding the prosecution of corporations in response to criticism from Congress and the legal and business communities. Read >>
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| SEC Signs First Mutual Recognition Agreement With Australian Authorities
28 August 2008 - On August 25, 2008, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) entered into a mutual recognition arrangement with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law. Read >>
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| New Criteria and Procedures for Business Operations in Industrial Estates
28 August 2008 - The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (the "IEAT") has recently issued a new regulation regarding the criteria, procedures and conditions regarding business operations in industrial estates in Thailand. Read >>
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| Claim Under the New Consumer Case Procedure Act
28 August 2008 - The Consumer Case Procedure Act 2551 (2008) was approved by the National Legislative Assembly and will become effective on 23 August 2008 (the "Act"). Read >>
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| The Companies Act 2006: What's happening on 1 October 2008?
August 2008 - The Companies Act 2006 is coming into force in stages with the remaining two implementation dates set for 1 October 2008 and 1 October 2009. This alert summarises the Companies Act 2006 provisions that will apply from 1 October 2008. Read >>
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| The Companies Act 2006: the final implementation timetable
August 2008 - This timetable shows the dates on which all provisions of the Companies Act 2006 have or will come into force. It was first issued in March 2007 but has been updated to reflect various changes to the implementation timetable. Read >>
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| The International Lawyer Summer 2008 Volume 42 Number 2
The 2007 Year-in-Review of the Europe Committee of the ABA Section of International Law was coordinated and co-edited by Violeta I. Balan, associate at Mayer Brown, LLP, in Chicago. The contribution on England and Wales was provided by professional support lawyers at Mayer Brown LLP in London with assistance from Gillian Sproul, Clare Brown, Sangeeta Puran, Sandy Bhogal, Sharon Gerbi, and Jonathan Nugent. The contribution on Germany was provided by Dr. Mark C. Hilgard, Partner, Dr. Jan Kraayvanger, Associate, and Dr. Martin Lorenz, Associate, all with Mayer Brown LLP in Frankfurt,Germany. Read >>
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| Reinforcing the Anti-Money Laundering Act
26 August 2008 - The Anti-Money Laundering Act (No. 2) B.E. 2551 (2008) ("AMLA No. 2") was published in the Government Gazette on 1 March 2008 and came into force on 2 March 2008. This Act, which amends the Anti-Money Laundering Act B.E. 2542 (1999), adds illegal gambling as a predicate offence, establishes the Anti-Money Laundering Fund and modifies the duties of the agencies responsible for controlling anti-money laundering. Read >>
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| DOJ Again Clarifies FCPA Due Diligence Expected in Business Combinations
25 August 2008 - On June 13, 2008, the Department of Justice (the ‘‘Justice Department’’) issued Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (‘‘FCPA’’) Opinion Release No. 08-02, which opined that no enforcement action would be brought against Halliburton Company... Read >>
Reproduced with permission from Securities Regulation & Law Report, Vol. 40, No. 34, 08/25/2008. Copyright 2008 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com
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| The Screws Tighten — FTC Proposes Rule That Would Impose Severe Penalties for Fraud in Petroleum Markets
21 August 2008 - Some blame the recent increases in the price of oil and gasoline on “market manipulation” by oil companies, or investors who trade in petroleum futures. (Additional publication by Law360, 2 September 2008) Read >>
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| Germany: Improved Enforcement of Intellectual property Rights
20 August 2008 - On 1 September 2008, the Enforcement Act (“Act”) will enter into force in Germany. The most important innovations introduced by the Act are an extended right of information, a right to obtain disclosure of i.a. documents in the control of the alleged
infringer of an intellectual property right, a right to recall infringing products from the channels of commerce and aright to publication of judicial decisions. Read >>
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| EU and UK Antitrust/Competition Group London : Daily Bulletin
20 August 2008 - EU Competition; EU - Phase I merger notifications published in the Official Journal; EU - Mergers Cleared; UK Competition; Competition: Member States; Chemicals; Aviation Read >>
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| EU and UK Antitrust/Competition Group London : Daily Bulletin
19 August 2008 - EU - Phase I merger notifications published in the Official Journal; EU - Mergers Cleared; European Courts; Energy Read >>
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| The Rapid Rise of Mediation - Ignore it at your Peril!
19 August 2008 - A recent decision of the Court of Appeal has fired a warning shot across the bows of litigants with regard to the use of mediation. Read >>
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| Client Alert: US Adopts Significant Changes to Consumer Product Safety Laws
15 August 2008 - President Bush has signed legislation significantly overhauling the laws governing the safety of consumer products sold in the United States. The legislation substantially increases funding and staffing for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is charged with administering and enforcing the new requirements. Read >>
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| Organisation and Operation of Micro-Finance Institutions
18 August 2008 - The Government provided for the organisation and operation of Micro-Finance Institutions ("MFIs") in Vietnam by issuing Decree No.28/2005/ND-CP ("Decree 28") in 2005 (later amended, supplemented and repealed in part by Decree No.165/2007/ND-CP ("Decree 165") of 2007). Read >>
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