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Termination of employment
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There was a milestone event in Saint-Petersburg in the beginning of 2012. A school offering general education for 285 students was opened in the city on the river Neva. It is the first public facility to be constructed by investors under a public-private partnership (PPP). The key feature of using a PPP to build social infrastructure is that the investor is responsible for construction and the subsequent operation of the facility for the period laid down in the agreement. However, this type of cooperation in Russia is still quite rare.
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Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros
& cons of retrospective tax legislation
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In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496
the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making
changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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The Department of Merchant Shipping has issued two new notifications under the Tonnage Tax Law (44(I)/2010).
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Seeking to improve the efficiency of its Competition authority, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg adopted last 23 October 2011 a new competition law.
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Legal Update No. 343
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The island now has the most modern
and favourable trust regime in Europe
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After years of falling behind, Cyprus has recently updated its law
on international trusts to reflect changes in global investment
practice. The following article examines the revisions involved
from a tax perspective.
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Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This
culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report
included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at
selected Libraries.
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As from 2 May 2012, leading Antwerp-based law firm Astrea has significantly
expanded its Brussels office with the recruitment of new Partner Steven De
Schrijver and team including Senior Associates Thomas Daenens, Jeroen Mues
and Pieter Paepe.
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Delphi is advising OK-Q8 AB on the formation of a new Scandinavian group through OKQ8 AB’S acquisition of shares in Q8 Danmark A/S from Kuwait Petroleum Europe BV. Kromann Reumert in Copenhagen advised on the legal due diligence in Denmark.
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Investment UK- Francophone Africa
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Kyiv, 15May 2012 – Avellum Partners is proud to inform that it has won the Chambers Europe Award for Excellence 2012 for Ukraine and was recognized as Ukraine Law Firm of the Year. The award ceremony was held in Amsterdam on 10 May 2012.
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Sayenko Kharenko acted as legal counsel to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) in connection with USD 50 million loan to JSC “The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine” (“Ukreximbank”).
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Our Client MM Makronissos Marina has successfully completed the execution of the BOT contract with the Government concerning the construction and operation of a Marina and a Real Estate development in Ayia Napa.
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In 1948, Scots Guardsmen shot dead 24 unarmed Chinese labourers in the rubber tapping village of Batang Kali, part of what was then colonial Malaya.
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In a judgment rendered on 30 April 2012 (4A_763/2011), the Swiss Federal
Supreme Court dismissed an application of Çukurova Holding against Sonera
Holding (a subsidiary of TeliaSonera, and at the same time Turkcell's biggest
shareholder) for judicial review of an ICC award between the parties.
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On 27th of March 2012, the Second Kazakh-British Forum on partnership development among suppliers in the oil and gas industry service sector was held in Astana. About 80 Kazakhstan and British companies attended the event.
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Gabrielle Nater-Bass and Melissa Magliana of Homburger's Litigation | Arbitration practice team recently obtained a Partial Award ordering Respondents who refused to pay their share of the advance on costs in an ICC arbitration to make immediate payment to the ICC.