- Historical Background
Unlike the United States, Canada was not created by a unilateral declaration of independence from the colonial occupation of England.
PRA consults on capital adequacy. The UK Prudential Regulation Authority proposed changes to the PRA’s Pillar 2 framework for the banking sector, including changes to rules and supervisory statements. The proposed policy is intended to ensure that firms have adequate capital to support the relevant risks in their business and that they have appropriate processes to ensure compliance with the Capital Requirements Regulation and Capital Requirements Directive.
UK LEGAL HIGHLIGHTS 2014 AND BEYOND Welcome to our 2014 edition of UK Legal Highlights. This publication is a reminder of some of the most important and significant developments DLA Piper reported in 2014, along with some forthcoming developments to look out for in 2015 and beyond.
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C. TYPES OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................... 2
Except where otherwise noted, this paper is current as of September, 2011 and provides preliminary information on Canadian and British Columbia legal matters to assist you in establishing a business in British Columbia and provides general guidance only.
Yesterday afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee held Part II of its series of hearings entitled “Too Big to Fail – the Role for Bankruptcy and Antitrust Law in Financial Regulation Reform.” Yesterday’s hearing focused on proposed financia
PARLIB01/ZZZPARP/1030762.3 Hogan Lovells French Legal and Regulatory Update – May 2016 The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for May 2016. Please note that French legal concepts are translated into English for information only and not as legal advice. The concepts expressed in English may not exactly reflect or correspond to similar concepts existing under the laws of the jurisdictions of the readers.
Summary of miscellaneous French draft legislation
• Draft law granting amnesty for acts committed in the course of social movements and trade unions' protesting activities – Filed on
November 28, 2012 – Adopted in first reading by the Senate on February 27, 2013 – A vote for a referral to commission was adopted
during the first session on May 16, 2013.
• Draft law relating to social and solidarity-based economy, n°805 – filed on July 24, 2013 – adopted in first reading by the Senate on
November 7, 2013.
On 10 April 2014, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a joint policy statement on the antitrust implications of sharing cybersecurity information to help facilitate the flow of cyberintelligence throughout the private sector. The statement addresses the long-standing concern that sharing cyberintelligence may violate antitrust law under certain circumstances and explains the analytical framework for such arrangements to make it clear that legitimate cyberintelligence exchanges will not raise antitrust issues.
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Introduction1
I.Openness of U.S. markets to foreign investment
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II.Direct or indirect market entry and choice of entity
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III. Commercial contracting
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IV.Labor and employment law considerations
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V.Immigration laws
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VI.Intellectual property laws
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VII. Export control and economic sanction laws
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VIII. U.S. antitrust laws
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