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  • Pulse newsletter: August 2010

    (1) Plea of mistake succeeds in the District Court (2) Business methods patentable in US? (3) Latest edition of Primary Rules for Arbitrations conducted at SIAC (4)
    - ATMD Bird & Bird LLP

  • Restructuring & Insolvency 2010, Luxembourg chapter

    Marc Kleyr and Pascal Sassel - "Restructuring & Insolvency 2010, Luxembourg chapter", in Getting the Deal Through, London 2009
    - KLEYR GRASSO ASSOCIES

  • Anti-Corruption Regulation 2010, Luxembourg Chapter

    Rosario GRASSO - "Anti-Corruption Regulation 2010, Luxembourg chapter", in Getting the Deal Through, London, 2010
    - KLEYR GRASSO ASSOCIES

  • PROPERTY OWNERSHIP BY NON-INDONESIAN NATIONALS

    Early this year, the State Ministry of Housing Affairs sent the public a message in favor of amending the current rules on property ownership by non-Indonesian nationals for their occupation.
    - Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners

  • Competition Law in Cyprus - 2010

    Competition Law in Cyprus is changing dramatically in order to tackle the fight against cartels, possibly the most serious form of competition law violation. Alterations in Cyprus are incorporating the changes in EC Competition Law.
    - Michael Kyprianou & Co

  • Recordal of Patent Assignment

    As mandated by Article 66 paragraph (3) of Law No. 14 year 2001 concerning Patent, all forms of Patent transfer must be recorded and published, with the payment of a fee. Further, paragraph (4) mentions that any transfer of Patent, which is not in line with the provisions of this Article, shall be invalid and void.
    - Biro Oktroi Roosseno

  • In the Matter of the Ta-Ming Wang Trust, 12 April 2010 (Unreported)

    In this recent case, the Grand Court held that the Hastings Bass principle applied, not just to the actions and decisions of a trustee, but also to the actions and decisions of directors of a company owned by the Ta- Ming Wang Trust (the “Trust”), in declaring dividends, at the instance of the trustee in favour of the trustee; but that, on the available evidence, the decision of the directors could not be impugned.
    - Ogier

  • In the Matter of the AE Settlement [2010] JRC085

    The case concerned an application for directions made by the corporate trustee (the “Trustee”) in relation to the underlying assets of three Jersey trusts: the AE Settlement, the CE Settlement and the IE Settlement (together, the “Trusts”).
    - Ogier

  • DOUBLE PATENTING AT THE EPO

    Considering the remaining gap between the number of applications and granted patents at the European patent office (EPO)(see here), solutions are required in order to reduce burden and enhance examination efficiency for the large number of pending applications.
    - Hertin Anwaltssozietät

  • Franchising Law - Indonesia

    Indonesia’s franchise industry has been significantly developing in recent years. Dominated by small and medium companies, in 2009, Indonesian franchise’s yearly turnover reached US$ 9.5 billion and the number is still increasing to date. Recent research has expected yearly turnover to exceed US$ 10 billion by the end of 2010. The research also records domination of domestic franchise over foreign franchise distribution.
    - DNC

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  • Carey Olsen advises on launch of new Jersey-based expert fund

    Channel Islands law firm Carey Olsen has advised Investment Services UK Limited (ISUL), the London-based fixed income specialist focused on emerging markets, on the establishment of Amrah Global Opportunities Fund Limited.
    – Carey Olsen

  • Theoretical & Practical Approach of the Intellectual Property Law, Analysis of the Community Law

    Our firm joined the Seminar " Theoretical & Practical Approach of the Intellectual Property Law, Analysis of the Community Law", which took Place in Cleopatra Hotel, on the 19th & 20th of July 2010
    – Michael Kyprianou & Co

  • Carey Olsen advises on new infrastructure debt fund’s listing on the LSE

    Channel Islands law firm Carey Olsen has advised a new Jersey fund, GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited, on its listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
    – Carey Olsen

  • Christoph Niederer is appointed Zurich Head of Tax

    On September 1, 2010, Christoph Niederer, lawyer and certified tax expert will join VISCHER Ltd as partner and Head of the Zurich Tax Practice Group. In addition to advising national and international companies, Christoph also advises individuals and family offices on all aspects of inheritance planning and estate structuring. He represents clients before the tax authorities and in legal proceedings. VISCHER Ltd. offers a wide range of services in this sector, with its tax teams in Basel and Zurich cooperating closely.
    – VISCHER

  • 30 August 2010 - Bär & Karrer breaks new ground with the training of its employees

    The Swiss law firm Bär & Karrer AG is significantly expanding the training pro-gram for its employees. In cooperation with the St. Gallen University (HSG), the Bär & Karrer College (BKC) was established. It will start running in Fall 2010. In the training program, associates attend lectures and seminars which aim at a strongly practically oriented in-depth development of existing professional know-ledge. In addition to legal topics the BKC will be offering courses in business ad-ministration, economics and other areas.
    – Bär & Karrer

  • Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii teams up with ICC Paris to host the first events in Romania

    Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii teams up with ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris to organize the first local ICC events to be hosted in Romania. The events focus on discussing the available dispute resolution alternatives to litigation. Various ICC guests, lawyers from Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Dragne & Asociaţii, along with the extraordinary presence of the President of the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania will be part of the speakers.
    – Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii

  • Small Bites not Big Macs

    2010 Outlook for M&A in Germany
    – GSK Gassner Stockmann & Kollegen

  • 25 August 2010 – Novartis AG completes acquisition of 52% stake in Alcon Inc. for USD 28.3 billion

    On 25 August 2010, Novartis AG has completed the purchase of 52 percent of the shares in Alcon Inc. from Nestlé SA for a consideration of USD 28.3 billion, exercising its call option provided for in the agreement, concluded between Novartis AG and Nestlé in April 2008. With the acquisition of the additional stake, Novartis AG now holds a total of 77 percent of the shares in Alcon Inc. Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal adviser to Novartis AG. The team included Rolf Watter, Charlotte Wieser, Urs Kägi and Georg Frey (all M&A/corporate). Allen & Overy New York advised Novartis AG as to US and international competition law.
    – Bär & Karrer

  • Stamford Law advises Kim Eng on ban on sale of structured notes

    Stamford Law Corporation was mentioned in the Straits Times and the Business Times on the lifting of the ban on sale of structured notes for the six brokerages - CIMB Securities, DMG & Partners Securities, Kim Eng Securities, OCBC Securities, Philip Securities and UOB Kay Hian. The ban was issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in July 2009 after the collapse of Lehman Brothers which led to the loss of investments in structured notes for thousand of retail investors.
    – Stamford Law Corporation

  • SarrauThomasCouderc conseille Carlyle Group dans le cadre de la reprise de B&B

    Paris, le 25 août 2010. SarrauThomasCouderc vient de conseiller Carlyle Group dans sa négociation avec le management du groupe hôtelier B&B, dans le cadre d’un LBO ter. Carlyle Group est actuellement en négociation exclusive avec Eurazéo, Montefiore Investissement et Arts et Biens pour reprendre le groupe B&B. Numéro 3 français de l’hôtellerie économique, B&B a généré un chiffre d’affaires de 177 M€ en 2009. Sa valorisation atteint 485 M€.
    – Sarrau Thomas Couderc
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