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Cuong Manh Nguyen, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Mai Phuong Nguyen; Mayer Brown JSM Vietnam Limited;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2012, previously published on May 24, 2012 On 4 May 2012, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Circular No. 14/TT-NHNN (Circular 14) regulating the maximum VND short-term lending interest rate offered by credit institutions and foreign bank branches (collectively "credit institutions") to borrowers in four economic sectors.
| | FCC Proposes New Do Not Call Rules Barring Automated Dialing of Emergency Response Facilities
Kevin S. Ranlett, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 On May 22, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement certain provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act). The Tax Relief Act requires the FCC to create a Do Not Call registry for telephone...
|  | The WTO Appellate Body Finds US Dolphin-Safe Label Rules Discriminatory
Duane W. Layton, Margaret-Rose Sales, Paulette Vander Schueren; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 23, 2012 For the second time this year, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has issued a decision that prioritizes the competitive relationship between products subject to a technical regulation in its review of a panel’s decision. According to the Appellate Body, US labeling measures...
| | Short-term Lending in Foreign Currency Now Allowed to Resident Borrowers
Cuong Manh Nguyen, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Mai Phuong Nguyen; Mayer Brown JSM Vietnam Limited;
Legal Alert/Article May 23, 2012, previously published on May 23, 2012 On 2 May 2012, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Decision 857/QD-NHNN (Decision 857) regulating short-term lending in foreign currency by credit institutions and foreign bank branches (collectively "credit institutions") to resident borrowers.
| | Two Days Left To Comply. Deadline for Cookie Compliance Approaches
Mark A. Prinsley, Oliver Yaros; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 23, 2012, previously published on May 2012 Almost a year ago today, new rules came into force concerning the use of cookies on websites by website operators. In the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office gave website operators a one year grace period from enforcement action, during which website operators were expected to audit and...
| | Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Ponzi Scheme Allegations Against JPMorgan
Bronwyn F. Pollock, Steven E. Rich; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 In the wake of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, the US Congress enacted the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), to give the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) power to take all actions necessary to resolve the problems posed by a...
| | Recent Reforms of the Mining Code and Model Mining Convention in Mauritania
Alban Dorin, Rachel Speight, Matthieu de Varax; Mayer Brown;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 18, 2012 The mining income contributes to more than a quarter of Mauritania’s gross domestic product and mining is generally seen as a strategic asset in the country’s long-term growth strategy. While Mauritania remains attractive for mining investors, recent reforms have had a significant...
| | Resolving the Conflict: A Pragmatic Approach to the Appointment of Receivers as Provisional Liquidator
Justine T. K. Lau, Richard M. Tollan; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 18, 2012 Did you know... that the court may, in special circumstances, exercise its discretion to appoint pre-existing receivers as a company’s provisional liquidators.
| | EU State Aid Modernisation - A Trojan Horse in Commissioner
Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 2012 Last week the European Commission adopted a Communication where it announced its plans to modernise State aid control. The Communication on State Aid Modernisation (also referred to as “SAM”) sets out the long-awaited reform package of the State aid rules in the European Union (EU). The...
| | Seventh Circuit Holds that Companies Are Liable Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act for Placing Automated Calls to Reassigned Numbers
Archis A. Parasharami, Kevin S. Ranlett, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 In a case with potentially wide-ranging implications for compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that an entity that places an automated call to a reassigned number without the prior express consent of the new recipient...
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