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Mark G. Hanchet, Christopher J. Houpt; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 18, 2013 A recent opinion from the Southern District of New York provides a reminder that the Edge Act (12 U.S.C. § 632) permits federally chartered banks to remove many cases to federal court. In Dexia SA/NV v. Bear Stearns, Judge Rakoff held that the Edge Act established federal jurisdiction over a...
| | App Developers Need To Obtain Free and Informed Consent to Collect Personal Data from End Users via Apps
Mark A. Prinsley, Oliver Yaros; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 2013 The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (the "Working Party") has warned that many app developers are failing to comply with European data protection law by collecting personal data on end users from apps on their mobile devices without obtaining sufficient consent to do so.
| | US Appellate Courts Begin Dissecting Criminal Customs Violations
Kelly B. Kramer, Sydney H. Mintzer; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 There has been an increasing trend toward the criminalization of customs violations in the United States, with a greater number of cases being referred to the US Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. However, as some of these cases have reached the US appellate courts, questions are being...
| | Implementation of HKFRS 10/IFRS 10 Results in New Compliance Implications
Juliana Lee, Patrick C. K. Wong; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 15, 2013 Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standard (HKFRS) 10/International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 10, entitled "Consolidated Financial Statements", became effective for annual periods commencing on or after 1 January 2013.
| | Myanmar Agrees to Become a Signatory to the New York Convention
Kevin R. Owen; Mayer Brown JSM (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 On 6 March 2013, Myanmar's Parliament voted in favour of Myanmar becoming a signatory to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958 ("the New York Convention").
| | Can I Include A Probationary Period In The Labour Contract?
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Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 Yes. The maximum length of the probationary period you can impose on an employee will depend on the term of the labour contract. Where the term of a labour contract is more than three months but less than one year, the probationary period must not exceed one month. Where the term of a labour...
| | Can I Require An Employee To Pay Liquidated Damages Should The Employee Breach The Labour Contract?
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Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 Yes you can, but you must include the relevant clause in the labour contract beforehand and the agreed liquidated damages will only apply in the following two scenarios:
|  | Cap on Bonus Payments of Bankers
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Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 2013 After lengthy negotiations, the European Parliament, the European Commission and representatives of the EU member states agreed at the end of February to cap bonus payments of bankers. In future, their bonus payments may generally not be higher than their base salary. By way of exception to this...
| | Buying a Vineyard in France? Some Considerations...
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Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 In the last few years there has been a marked increase in the number of wine-loving overseas investors seeking to purchase vineyards in France.
| | Conclusion of Employment Contract (cont'd)
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Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 Can I include a probationary period in the labour contract?
Yes. The maximum length of the probationary period you can impose on an employee will depend on the term of the labour contract. Where the term of a labour contract is more than three months but less than one year, the probationary period...
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