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Trainee profile: Amy Tregunna (Mayer Brown) weblink
“In my first year of university, I travelled to Hong Kong to undertake an internship at a boutique investment firm specialising in IPOs.”...
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UK implementation of amendments to the Prospectus Directive – where are we now? weblink
A look ahead to amendmends to the 2000 Financial Services and Amendments Act and UK prospectus rules in the light of the EU’s Prospectus Directive.
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Proposed revisions to Basel Securitisation Framework weblink
In December 2012 the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published a consultation paper proposing substantial changes to the methods banks use to calculate risk-based capital requirements related to securitisation exposures.
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The IRS issues final FATCA regulations weblink
On January 17, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released 544 pages of final regulations implementing the provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
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When is a software licence transferable even if it says it’s non-transferable? weblink
Software companies cannot prevent the sale of “second-hand” software licences, where those licences are for a one-off fee and an unlimited period.
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Advocate General issues opinion in Football Dataco v Sportradar weblink
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has said that where a website operator displays material on its website that infringes the sui generis database right of a third party, that operator infringes the third party’s rights both in the country in which the server hosting the website is based and in the countries in which the users accessing that information are based.
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Short selling and credit default swaps — new EU rules enter into force on 1 November 2012 weblink
A new EU Regulation focuses on shares admitted to trading on a trading venue in the EU and the sovereign debt of the EU Member States.
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Short selling and credit default swaps — new EU rules enter into force on 1 November 2012 weblink
A new EU Regulation focuses on shares admitted to trading on a trading venue in the EU and the sovereign debt of the EU Member States.
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UK implementation of FATCA weblink
The US government enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) on 18 March 2010. FATCA generally imposes significant due diligence, information reporting and control burdens on a range of non-US financial intermediaries and investment entities.
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UK implementation of FATCA weblink
The US government enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) on 18 March 2010. FATCA generally imposes significant due diligence, information reporting and control burdens on a range of non-US financial intermediaries and investment entities.
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Employment Legal Update - TUPE: When will it apply to outsourcings? weblink
Since the introduction of the TUPE Regulations in 2006, customers and suppliers have generally taken a cautious approach to the new “service provision change” test, applying TUPE to most outsourcing situations.
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The judgment by the European Court of Justice in the glyphosate case: A storm in a glass? weblink
An overview of recent decisions in the European Court of Justice concerning anti-dumping penalties and the legal defrinition of state interference in an enterprise.
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The European Court of Justice rules on how far copyright extends in computer programs
An analysis of the SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd case, and its implications for European copyright law in software.
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UK Supreme Court declines to extend scope of legal advice privilege weblink
In a judgment delivered on 23 January 2013, the UK Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, that legal advice privilege (“LAP”) should not be extended to cover legal advice provided by accountants.
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UK Supreme Court declines to extend scope of legal advice privilege weblink
In a judgment delivered on 23 January 2013, the UK Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, that legal advice privilege (“LAP”) should not be extended to cover legal advice provided by accountants.
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State pension reform — the end of contracting-out weblink
As part of its reform of the state pension system, the Government has announced that contracting-out will be abolished, probably from 2017.
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Sovereign immunity analysis in subscription credit facilities weblink
Subscription credit facilities have become a popular form of financing for private equity and real estate funds.
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SFC consults the market about increased responsibilities for listing sponsors weblink
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published its “Consultation Paper on the regulation of sponsors” on 9 May 2012.
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Employment and pensions legal update — Seldon: the end of the road for compulsory retirement age? weblink
The long awaited decision from the Supreme Court in the case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes has resulted in Mr Seldon (a partner in the law firm, CWJ, forced to retire at 65) losing his appeal.
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Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide to be implemented after 31 December 2012 weblink
An overview of the terms of Hong Kong stock exhange’s new Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide and its ramifications for investors.
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