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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013 2013 is shaping up to be an interesting one from an employment law perspective, particularly as the Government hopes that a number of its proposals for deregulating and modernising employment relations will come to fruition during the year. In this month’s Update, we summarise the key changes...
|  | Hong Kong Takeovers Practice: Do Not Take Chain Principle at Face Value - The Sino-Forest Decision
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 25, 2013 A mandatory bid (or a mandatory general offer obligation) ("GO Obligation") will be triggered if a controlling block in a listed company ("Controlling Block") changes hands.
| | A Global Financial Transaction Tax by Any Other Name?
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 2013 On 14 February 2013, the European Commission published a proposal for a financial transaction tax (“FTT”) to be introduced in a subset of the EU: Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Portugal and Greece. The scope of the proposal is such that it...
| | US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Court Affirms Dismissal of Anti-Terrorism Act Claims Against UBS
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 21, 2013 A federal appellate court in New York has held that under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), a bank cannot be held liable for the acts of terrorist organizations, such as Hamas and Hezbollah, solely because the bank provided financial services or otherwise dealt with a state sponsor of terrorism, such...
| | Major Changes in the Pipeline for EU Rules on Technology Licensing
Sarah Byrt; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 26, 2013, previously published on February 2013 The European Commission has moved a step closer to adopting tougher anti-trust rules on technology licensing and has launched a public consultation on these. Industry has just under three months from now to make its views heard.
| | Breaking News: New Stamp Duty Measures to Curb Surging Property Prices
Alan T. S. Yip; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article February 26, 2013, previously published on February 2013 The Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Mr. John Tsang, announced today (22 February 2013) that further stamp duty measures will be implemented, all effective starting in the mid-night on 23 February 2013. This legal update highlights certain key aspects of those new measures.
| | Rights to Light: Important Reforms Proposed By the Law Commission
Philippa Harris; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 21, 2013, previously published on February 21, 2013 The Law Commission published its eagerly awaited Consultation Paper containing its recommendations for reforming the law on rights to light early this week.
| | PRC Labour Law - Bitesize
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Legal Alert/Article February 21, 2013, previously published on February 20, 2013 Do I have to have a written contract with my PRC employees?
Yes, you must enter into a written contract with your employees in the PRC. The only exception is if your employee works on a part-time basis (i.e., the employee's compensation is calculated by the hour and averages no more than four...
| | New Privacy Laws for Direct Marketing: Are You in Compliance?
Jenny W. Y. Yu; Mayer Brown JSM;
Legal Alert/Article February 20, 2013, previously published on February 19, 2013 Part VIA of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) (PDPO) sets out new direct marketing requirements. Part VIA will tentatively commence on 1 April 2013. In anticipation of its commencement, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has issued a Guidance Note on Direct Marketing...
| | Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement Presents Opportunity for US and EU Businesses
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Legal Alert/Article February 20, 2013, previously published on February 19, 2013 During his State of the Union address, President Obama announced the administration’s decision to launch formal US-EU trade negotiations, based on the recommendation of the US-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth (HLWG). Companies with transatlantic businesses interests should...
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