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    Guide to doing business in Hong Kong
    2014-03-06

    Introduction Hong Kong At a Glance Population: 7 million Languages:  English, Cantonese and Mandarin Time zones:  8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time Climate: Subtropical with long, hot summers and pleasant temperate winters Political System

    Filed under:
    Hong Kong, Arbitration & ADR, Company & Commercial, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Mayer Brown, Terrorism financing
    Location:
    Hong Kong
    Firm:
    Mayer Brown JSM
    New Government legislation programme: industry & sector specific breakdown- Spring/Summer 2015
    2015-01-16

    NEW GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION PROGRAMME: INDUSTRY & SECTOR SPECIFIC BREAKDOWN 19 JANUARY 2015 The Irish Government has published its legislation programme for the Spring/Summer 2015 parliamentary session. There are 32 Bills which are currently before the Oireachtas. In addition, there are 137 proposed Bills set out in the Programme, 41 of which the Government intends publishing during the Spring/Summer Session.

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    Ireland, Arbitration & ADR, Company & Commercial, Construction, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Leisure & Tourism, Litigation, Private Client & Offshore Services, Public, Real Estate, Shipping & Transport, Tax, William Fry, Retail
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    William Fry
    Intellectual property and liquidation
    2010-12-22

    The intellectual property (IP) rights that protect key software, brands and technical processes can be amongst the most valuable assets of a company. But what happens to IP rights when a company becomes insolvent? What happens to the insolvent company's licences, and to its licensees who may have invested significant amounts of time and money in setting up manufacturing facilities to exploit the licensed technology or in advertising under a particular trade mark?

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Matheson LLP, Domain name, Brand, Interest, Liquidation, Due diligence, Common law, Liquidator (law)
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    Matheson LLP
    Middle East and Turkey update - March 2012
    2012-03-14

    This Update is produced on a monthly basis. It provides an update on new legislation in certain Middle East countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates) where SNR Denton has offices. We also include Turkey and Lebanon updates from our affiliate and associate firms in Istanbul and Beirut respectively.

    Filed under:
    Middle East, Turkey, Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax, Dentons, Real estate investment trust, Mutual fund
    Location:
    Middle East, Turkey
    Firm:
    Dentons
    Licensees slightly better off in bankruptcy of Dutch licensor–but not out of the woods
    2014-07-17

    The Dutch Supreme Court on 11 July 2014 handed down a decision that improves the position of licensees in case of bankruptcy of a Dutch licensor, and of other parties deriving a right of use from a Dutch counterparty that goes bankrupt.

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Litigation, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Bankruptcy
    Authors:
    Reinout Vriesendorp , Ruud Hermans , Jan Pieter Hustinx , Rob van den Sigtenhorst , Berto Winters
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
    IP licence agreements and insolvency
    2014-03-04

    What happens to a license agreement on insolvency of one of the parties? The answer depends not only on the terms of the license agreement and the law that governs that agreement, but also on the laws of the place where the insolvent party is located.

    Filed under:
    Switzerland, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, MLL Legal Ltd, Bankruptcy
    Authors:
    Nicola Benz
    Location:
    Switzerland
    Firm:
    MLL Legal Ltd
    Conducting Business in Ukraine 2017
    2017-04-19

    Conducting Business in Ukraine 2017 All of the information included in this document is for informational purposes only, and may not reflect the most current legal developments, judgments, or settlements. This information is not offered as legal or any other advice on any particular matter.

    Filed under:
    Ukraine, Arbitration & ADR, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax, White Collar Crime, Baker McKenzie
    Location:
    Ukraine
    Firm:
    Baker McKenzie
    Conducting Business in Ukraine 2016
    2016-05-11

    Conducting Business in Ukraine 2016 Conducting Business in Ukraine 2016 Conducting Business in Ukraine 2016 Baker & McKenzie Renaissance Business Center 24 Bulvarno-Kudriavska (Vorovskoho) St.

    Filed under:
    Ukraine, Arbitration & ADR, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Internet & Social Media, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Product Regulation & Liability, Real Estate, Tax, Trade & Customs, White Collar Crime, Baker McKenzie
    Location:
    Ukraine
    Firm:
    Baker McKenzie
    Court of Appeal holds that anti-deprivation principle does not apply to provisions relating to the termination of an IP licence on insolvency
    2010-03-02

    The anti-deprivation principle provides that “there cannot be a valid contract that a man’s property shall remain his until his bankruptcy, and, on the happening of that event, go over to someone else, and be taken away from his creditors”.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Share (finance), Bankruptcy, Breach of contract, Interest, Joint venture, Court of Appeal of England & Wales
    Authors:
    Joel Smith , Laura Deacon
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Court of Appeal reverses earlier decision and holds that anti-deprivation principle does not apply to provisions relating to the termination of an IP licence on insolvency
    2010-01-26

    In September 2009 we reported on the first instance decision in Butters and ors v BBC Worldwide Ltd and ors, accessible here in which the Court held that contractual provisions in a joint venture agreement taken together with termination provisions in a licence of IP rights were void since the effect of those provisions on insolvency was to deprive creditors' access to assets and therefore contrary

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Share (finance), Joint venture, Subsidiary, Court of Appeal of England & Wales
    Authors:
    Joel Smith , Laura Deacon
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

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