Global Counsel December/January issue contents page by email

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Articles

Features

BHP Billiton
Coordinating cross-border redundancies
Global Counsel Law Firm Review 2001
Managing legal talent
The future of professional support
The Global Counsel Top 10 Life sciences lawyers
Updating your product recall strategy

Global eye

Americas: moves, mergers and openings
Asia-Pacific: moves, mergers and openings
Europe: moves, mergers and openings
Middle East and Africa: moves, mergers and openings

New Law

Banking

Belgium
Consumer and Mortgage Credit Database
Transactions by instruments for electronic transfers of funds
Brazil
International settlements
Czech Republic
Changes to the system of pledges
Consumer loans
Denmark
Discrimination against cash payments
France
Bank's duty to advise when granting loans
Russia
Money laundering law
Slovakia
Act on Consumer Credits
Amendment to Banking Act
Spain
Banking operations

Commercial law and international trade

Argentina
Argentinean anti-dumping measures
Brazil
Portugal-Brazil Co-operation Treaty
Croatia
Medicine pricing
European Union
European standardization
Public procurement
Sales promotions
US trade barriers
International
Argentinean anti-dumping measures
Restriction on yarn imports
US treatment of export restraints
USA
Restriction on yarn imports
US treatment of export restraints

Commercial property and environmental law

Denmark
New Act on public works contracts
European Union
Heathrow night flights
Russia
New land code comes into force
Slovakia
Independent utilities regulator
United Kingdom
Emissions trading scheme

Company law and M and A

Czech Republic
Amendment to Accounting Act
European Union
Regulation on European Company Statute
France
Forced sale of directors' shares
Limited partnership as intermediary holding company
Prohibition on using privileged information
Portugal
Implementation of article 35 of the Companies Code
Slovakia
Trade Licensing Act
Spain
Adaptation of the bye-laws to current company law
Agreements regarding equal distribution of shares
Directors' liability
Penalty for failure to present the annual accounts
Reductions of capital to zero
Switzerland
A foundation may have a commercial purpose
United Kingdom
Directors' home addresses
Executive remuneration
Material adverse change clause
Proposed revisions to Takeover Code
USA
Controlling shareholders and short form mergers

Competition

Croatia
Acquisition of Zagrebacka Banka
Notification of intra-group transactions
Denmark
Pricing in poultry dressing stations investigated
European Union
Assistance to airlines
Correction to update on modernization of EC competition rules
DaimlerChrysler: fine
Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico/EnBW
Legrand/Schneider
Sodium gluconate cartel
Finland
Discriminatory and excessive pricing
Italy
Advertisements found to be misleading
Autostrade and Edizione Holding
Investigation into the merger of Tele+ and Stream
SNAM: abuse of dominant position
Wind/Enel
Sweden
Fight against cartels
United Kingdom
OFT loses first appeal under Competition Act 1998
OFT: consumer studies
Oftel: mobile market reviews

Dispute resolution and enforcement

Brazil
Third party civil liability cover after terrorist attacks
Hong Kong/PRC
Website for court judgments
Spain
Denial of recognition of a German decision
Fraud in lease contracts
Indemnity for breach
International road transport
Payment by purchase agreement assigned by purchaser

E-Commerce

European Union
Cybercrime Treaty approved
United Kingdom
Nominet
USA
Amazon victory
Contributory copyright infringement

Employment and employee benefits

European Union
Sex discrimination: pregnancy dismissals
Slovakia
New Labor Code
Spain
Assignment of rights after termination
Validity of waiver clause applied by a company
United Kingdom
Collective redundancy consultation
Sex discrimination: burden of proof
Working time
USA
Catholic charity health plan excluding contraceptive drugs
Computer searches did not violate workplace privacy
FAQs on events of 11th September
Final regulations on interaction of FMLA and cafeteria plans
Individual agreement can be ERISA plan
Religious discrimination: extended lunch

Insolvency and corporate recovery

Slovakia
Bank Deposit Protection Fund and bankruptcy proceedings
USA
Enhanced cooperation between courts in cross-border cases

Intellectual property and information technology

European Union
Application for three dimensional CTM
Purely descriptive signs or indications
TRIPS agreement
International
Registration and renewal of trademarks
Ireland
Registration of trademark refused
United Kingdom
Trademark registration
USA
Napster update

Securities and financial instruments

Belgium
Changes to market rules of Euronext Brussels
European Union
Pan-European central counterparty
Finland
Broader definition of securities
Spelling errors in prospectus
France
Authorisation of securities, guaranties and warranties
Reform of the regulations applicable to tender offers
Hong Kong/PRC
Memorandum of Understanding with Australia
Reduction of levy relating to stock futures and futures contracts
Italy
De jure entry in the register of financial salesmen
Distribution of shares or units of collective investment undertakings
Financial salesmen and credit go-betweens
Financial salesmen as professional investors
Price determination of a mandatory tender offer
Solicitation of investors and stock option plans
Switzerland
Equal treatment of market participants
United Kingdom
Guidance on market abuse
USA
EDGAR filing for foreign issuers

Tax and duties

Brazil
Export credit insurance
National cultural support committee
Croatia
New double taxation treaties
Denmark
Capital gains tax
Carrying losses forward
Liability to pay VAT
Taxation of options
European Union
Sixth VAT Directive
Finland
Permanent establishment of an e-commerce company
France
Foreign companies and corporate income tax
Territoriality of French corporate income tax
Hungary
Corporate tax laws
Slovakia
Customs Act
Tax treaty with Finland
Spain
Changes to tax legislation
Software royalties
United Kingdom
VAT partial exemption

Telecommunications

Denmark
3G mobile licenses
Radio and telecommunication terminal equipment
Telecommunication interconnection services
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  • Published: 07-Dec-2001
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