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Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 On 7 March 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its long-awaited decision in the “Wheels” case, which was about the VAT treatment of investment management services provided to defined benefit (“DB”) occupational pension schemes (and the common investment...
|  | Two Recent New York Decisions Provide Guidance on FCPA’s Reach Over Foreign Nationals
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Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 Two recent decisions from the Southern District of New York provide some guidance on limits to the US government’s ability to prosecute foreign nationals under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The first decision, SEC v. Straub, et al., supports the government’s long-held view that the...
| | Rights in Data - Football Dataco Case Goes to UK Court of Appeal
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 2013 The long-running Football Dataco case, relating to rights in data and infringement on the internet, has now reached the UK Court of Appeal. The judgment is good news, not just for those exploiting information about sports matches (which has given rise to several cases already) but also those with...
| | Record Fines Imposed in Chinese Maotai Liquor RPM Cases
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 5, 2013 On 22 February 2013, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) imposed record penalties under China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) of RMB 449 million on two liquor companies for resale price maintenance (RPM) practices.
| | Software Copyright - New Developments in the UK
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on February 2013 The UK Courts have recently decided a high-profile software copyright case, following clarification on some key issues from the European Court. The SAS Institute case examines whether software programming languages, data file formats and other program elements are protected by copyright.
| | Cornerstone Investors - A Guaranteed Allocation of Shares is All You Can Get
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 7, 2013 It is not uncommon for Hong Kong IPOs, especially in difficult market conditions, to invite cornerstone investors such as well-known institutions, sovereign wealth funds and celebrities to subscribe for shares under the placing tranche so as to enhance popularity and investors' confidence. The...
| | Managing the Risks and Costs of Responding to Third-Party Civil Subpoenas
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on February 28, 2013 A large customer of a manufacturing company is sued by a putative class of shareholders claiming various securities law violations related to an alleged failure to disclose the declining sales of one of their products, for which the manufacturing company provides parts. The manufacturing company...
| | The French Competition Authority Launches a Wide-Ranging Sector Inquiry in the Pharmaceutical Distribution Sector
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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on February 2013 On 25 February 2013, the French Competition Authority announced the launch of a sector inquiry in the pharmaceutical sector. The Authority plans to issue its preliminary findings on or about July 2013 in order to deliver its final report and recommendations before the end of 2013.
| | Multijurisdictional Merger Filings: News and Recent Developments
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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on February 2013 Cross-border mergers frequently trigger pre-closing antitrust reviews. Such reviews are complex and can be fraught with risk. With more than 90 countries now having obligatory premerger filing requirements, different substantive and procedural regimes can make a multijurisdictional transaction an...
| | WTO Dispute Panel Finds China In Violation Of Anti-Dumping Agreement
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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on March 4, 2013 On July 25, 2011, the European Union (EU) requested consultations with China concerning the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties on x-ray security inspection equipment from the EU, pursuant to China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Notice No. 1(2011) (the Notice), including its Annex. The...
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