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Herbert Smith LLP

CENTRAL PLAZA, RUE DE LOXUM 25, 1000 BRUXELLES, BELGIUM

Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Paris, Moscow, Madrid and 8 more

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Competition

Within Competition, Herbert Smith LLP is a third tier firm,

Craig Pouncey’s competition group at Herbert Smith LLP focuses on cartel work. Working closely with its office in Tokyo, it has been advising a number of global companies and financial institutions on cartel investigations, leniency applications and anti-competitive conduct. In addition to major Article 102 cases, the team has also been active in state aid with Lode Van Den Hende recently representing the British Aggregates association as appellant in an Article 106 case against the EC. Kyriakos Fountoukakos advised BSkyB on the proposed acquisition of NewsCorp.

Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping

Within Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping, Herbert Smith LLP is a third tier firm,

Herbert Smith LLP’s trade practice is particularly well recognised for its WTO expertise. Recent work includes representing BSkyB in an ECJ dispute concerning the customs classification of set-top boxes and on implementation of a WTO panel report. Craig Pouncey heads the team, which includes EU and WTO specialist Lode Van Den Hende.

EU regulatory

Within Energy, Herbert Smith LLP is a first tier firm,

Herbert Smith LLP is highly regarded for its nuclear energy expertise, but has also recently dealt with numerous natural gas matters for Nord Stream.

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Japan

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Projects and energy : International firms and joint ventures

London

Offices in London

Libya

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Tunisia

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Employment Law News Flash APRIL 2012 SOCIAL

SOCIAL ELECTIONS ARE COMING CLOSER

- ALTIUS (in cooperation with Tiberghien)
Social elections 2012: Composition of the polling station...

postal voting, final modifications to candidate lists

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Social elections 2012: do temporary workers count for the distribution of the mandates?

In recent case law, the question was raised whether, with respect to the distribution of the number of mandates per category of employees, one must take into account the temporary workers. At least two contradictory court decisions have been rendered until now.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Accumulating indemnities in the event of the dismissal of an employee representative

The Supreme Court has ruled that the indemnity for protection against dismissal for employee representatives can be cumulated with an indemnity for employment security which is due on the basis of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) concluded at the level of a branch of industry.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Gaming & Gambling Law Newsletter March 2012

Judgment on copyright protection of football league fixture lists (C-604/10) On 1 March 2012, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) delivered its judgment in the Football Data Co case (C-604/10).

- ALTIUS (in cooperation with Tiberghien)
Social Elections 2012: the candidate lists arrive…!

On day X+35 at the latest, the candidate lists must be given to the employer. These lists will have to be posted up by the employer on day X+40 at the latest. Thereafter, the employer has some time to dispute the lists if he wishes.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Social elections 2012: are the temporary workers taken into account for...

the determination of the number of mandates?

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Favourable decision for Veuve Cliquot orange bubbles up

Companies often use colours to promote their products, applying them to goods and packaging and using them in advertisements and point of sale displays. Colours may become a powerful corporate tool, especially when they are registered as trademarks in relation to the company's goods.

- ALTIUS (in cooperation with Tiberghien)
New act on lease of movable property?

In November 2007, Bertil Bengtsson was appointed to make an examination concerning the Consumer Services Act. In the memorandum he presented in conjunction with that examination, he concluded that the Consumer Services Act should not contain any rules on lease of movable property since lease of movable property does not legally constitute a service.

- Delphi
Social elections 2012: Day X (between 7 and 20 February)

Between the 7th and the 20th of February 2012 lots of information needs to be dispersed. This implies that you are exactly 90 days away from the date of the election.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris