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Duncan A. W. Abate; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 6, 2013 The new provisions relating to direct marketing and legal assistance for aggrieved individuals introduced by the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (the "Amendment Ordinance") will take effect on 1 April 2013.
|  | Minority Shareholdings Might Become Subject To Mandatory Competition Review
Kiran S. Desai, Nathalie Jalabert Doury, Robert Klotz, Jens Peter Schmidt, Gillian Sproul; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2013, previously published on February 2013 In a speech late last year the EU’s Commissioner for Competition identified that the European Commission is considering a revision to the EU Merger Regulation that would mean acquisition of minority shareholdings require prior authorization by the Commission.
| | So What Does a "Shareholder", "Member" and "Holder" of Shares Really Mean?
Kate Ball-Dodd, Annabel Evans, Justine Usher; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2013, previously published on February 2013 Many English law governed agreements invoke Companies Act 2006 ("CA06") definitions for standard terms such as "shareholder". A recent decision confirms that only those persons whose names appear in a company's share register qualify as a "shareholder",...
| | China Issues New Judicial Interpretation on Non-compete Covenants and Various Employment Issues
Helen H. Liao, Andy S. Yeo; Johnson Stokes & Master Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2013, previously published on February 5, 2013 On 31 January 2013, the PRC Supreme People's Court issued the Judicial Interpretation IV of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Hearing Labour Dispute Cases ("Interpretation IV"), effective as of 1 February 2013.
| | Broadcasting Highly Interesting Football Extracts For Low (Or No) Cost: The European Court Rules
Sarah Byrt, Anne-Marie Chirema; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 31, 2013 The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has upheld the limit imposed by European law on the costs that broadcasters can charge for the use of their exclusive content in short news reports on events of high interest to the public, such as football matches.
| | SEC Approves Compensation Committee Listing Standards
Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 30, 2013 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the compensation committee listing standards contemplated by the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The new listing standards establish independence requirements for compensation committee members and...
| | Managing the Risks & Costs of Electronic Data: “Defensible Deletion”
Therese Craparo, Anthony J. Diana; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 2013 For years, a large company has been effectively retaining the vast majority of all electronic data generated by its systems and employees. However, the company’s records retention policy was originally designed and implemented with an emphasis on hard copy records, so its electronic systems...
| | District of Columbia Circuit Holds NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid, Undermining Numerous NLRB and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Decisions
Marcia E. Goodman, Andrew J. Pincus, Jeffrey P. Taft; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 29, 2013 Ordinarily, senior officials of the federal government take office only after being nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Constitution does, however, grant the President limited power to make “recess appointments” when the Senate is in recess. On January 4, 2012,...
| | UK ICO Imposes a £250,000 Penalty for a Security Breach Which Exposed the Personal Data of Millions of Consumers
Mark A. Prinsley, Oliver Yaros; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 2013 The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) has fined Sony £250,000 for what it describes as “one of the most serious” cases ever reported to it following a breach of security of its PlayStation Network Platform (the “PlayStation Platform”).
| | Extended Copyright Term In Sound Recordings: UK Consults On Draft Regulations
Sarah Byrt, Daniel Gallagher; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 2013 The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) launched a consultation in January on the draft regulations that will implement the European Directive that extends both copyright in sound recordings and performers’ rights from 50 to 70 years. The Directive also harmonises the copyright term for...
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