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Mayer Brown JSM Document Search Results (387) Show: results per page Sort by:  | Value for Money - the Guiding Principle in Assessing Liquidators' Remuneration on Administration of Trust Assets
Edmund M. S. Ma, Richard M. Tollan; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 29, 2013 Did you know that the court's guiding principle on assessing remuneration for liquidators in respect of their administration of trust assets held by the company is similar to the principle applicable to liquidation work, that is, on a "value for money" basis rather than as an indemnity...
|  | New Amendments to PRC Civil Procedure Law Aimed at Increasing Efficiency, Transparency and Parties' Autonomy
Tom K. M. Fu, Thomas S. T. So, Terence Tung; Johnson Stokes & Master Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 17, 2013 The newly revised Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (Revised CPL) came into effect on 1 January 2013. Approximately 60 amendments made to the existing CPL, amended in April 2008, will bring about further changes and developments over civil litigations in China. The Revised...
| | Recent Updates to AIA and PTO Fee Rules Mark Significant Changes for Post-Grant Framework
Kyle Friesen, Sharon A. Israel, Joseph A. Mahoney; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 28, 2013 Recent legislative and administrative activities have further changed, and improved on, the implementation of the patent laws under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). First, on January 14, 2013, President Obama signed into law a bill to make technical corrections to certain provisions of...
| | PRC Labour Law - Bitesize
Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 23, 2013 Basically any PRC individual can be employed in China except for persons under the age of 16.
| | A Quick Start Guide to EMIR: What You Need To Do and When
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Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 2013 On 19 December 2012 the Commission adopted the majority of the subordinate legislation necessary to implement Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (“EMIR”). The majority...
| | Fifth Circuit Holds That Employer’s Access to Data Stored on Employee’s Personal Cell Phone Not Shielded by Stored Communications Act
Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 24, 2013 The intersection of individual employee privacy and the proliferation of the use of hand-held devices and smart phones for business purposes, including the increasing popularity of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, continues to generate thorny questions for employers. In determining whether...
| | Proposed Revisions to Basel Securitisation Framework
Kevin Hawken; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 18, 2013 In December 2012 the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published a consultation paper (BCBS 236) proposing substantial changes to the methods banks use to calculate risk-based capital requirements related to securitisation exposures. The proposal’s stated objectives are to make...
| | Hong Kong and Macau Sign Arrangement on Arbitration Co-Operation
David J. A. Boyle, Venna Y. W. Cheng; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 25, 2013 In 2007, the Arrangement on Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Made in the Mainland and Macau SAR came into force. However, there has been no special arrangement between the Hong Kong SAR and the Macau SAR for mutual recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards.
| | Employers Take Note: CY Leung's January 2013 Policy Address
Duncan A. W. Abate, Anita W. C. Lam, Hong Tran; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 25, 2013 Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's maiden policy address on 16 January 2013 contained some important employment, benefits and pensions law- and policy-related comments. The key items employers need to be aware of are highlighted below:
| | Malicious Failure to Pay Wages to an Employee: China Issues New Interpretation
Helen H. Liao, Hong Tran; Johnson Stokes & Master Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 24, 2013 On 22 January 2013, the Supreme People's Court in China released a judicial interpretation concerning the crime of maliciously failing to pay wages to an employee (the "Interpretation"). The Interpretation takes effect from 23 January 2013. The Interpretation provides more details on the...
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