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    2012 in review: key legal and regulatory developments
    2012-12-20

    This table provides an overview of the key developments in 2012 to date.

    Filed under:
    Singapore, Arbitration & ADR, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Construction, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate, Tax, Allen & Gledhill LLP
    Location:
    Singapore
    Firm:
    Allen & Gledhill LLP
    Applications for leave to appeal dismissed - 30 April 2015
    2015-04-30

    36238 Her Majesty the Queen v. Erin Lee MacDonald (Charter of Rights – Mandatory minimum sentences – Cruel and unusual punishment – Criminal law – Sentencing)

    Filed under:
    Canada, Copyrights, Crime, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Family, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Personal Injury, Public, Tax, Gowling WLG
    Authors:
    Matthew Estabrooks , D. Lynne Watt , Jeff Beedell , Guy Régimbald , Graham S. Ragan , Brian A. Crane, K.C.
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Gowling WLG
    Doing business in Canada
    2014-10-22

    doing business in Canada 2 | doing business in Canada Canada is one of the world’s premier locations for business investment. Boasting an exceptional wealth of natural resources, a sound financial system and world-class infrastructure, Canada is known for innovation in a wide range of sectors. And with generous research and development incentives, low corporate tax rates, and easy access to major U.S. markets, Canada is a top destination for foreign companies seeking a foothold in North America.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Franchising, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection, Media & Entertainment, Product Regulation & Liability, Real Estate, Tax, Trade & Customs, Gowling WLG
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Gowling WLG
    Doing business in Canada
    2012-09-17
    1. Historical Background

    Unlike the United States, Canada was not created by a unilateral declaration of independence from the colonial occupation of England.

     

    Filed under:
    Canada, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Environment & Climate Change, Franchising, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, IT & Data Protection, Media & Entertainment, Patents, Real Estate, Tax, Trade & Customs, Trademarks, Gowling WLG
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Gowling WLG
    Security interest in royalty distributions survives bankruptcy of composer
    2009-06-04

    In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court rejected a bankrupt music composer’s argument that a security interest the composer had granted in royalty based distributions should be ineffective following his bankruptcy.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Dentons, Royalty payment, Wage, Bankruptcy, Accounts receivable, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Dentons
    General Counsel update - February 2014
    2014-02-27

    A SUMMARY OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN KEY AREAS GENERAL COUNSEL UPDATE 27 February 2014 LEGAL GUIDE EDITION 37

    Filed under:
    Global, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Derivatives, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate, Tax, Telecoms, Trade & Customs, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Free trade area, Trans-Pacific Partnership
    Location:
    Global
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Petition to wind-up Dublin Cinema Group Limited
    2013-03-08

    The Ward and Anderson families have been involved in the cinema business in Ireland for over sixty years. Several of the families’ principal cinema assets were operated through a jointly–owned company, Dublin Cinema Group Ltd (DCG). Following a number of disagreements over the years, including the bringing of a derivative action for alleged beach of fiduciary duty against one of the company directors, a petition to wind up the company was brought before the Commercial Court in January 2013.

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Insolvency & Restructuring, Media & Entertainment, William Fry, Liquidation
    Authors:
    Deirdre O'Donovan
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    William Fry
    GRATA Monthly Summary, January-February 2020, Kyrgyzstan
    2020-02-17

    GRATA, - 2020,

    GRATA Monthly Summary, January-February 2020, Kyrgyzstan

    :

    Table of content:

    1 On clarification on the procedure for installing and , using equipment designed to accept payments using bank payment cards or electronic money

    2 , On prohibition of activities related to geological

    exploration for the purpose of prospecting, exploration

    , , and development of uranium and thorium deposits in

    the Kyrgyz Republic

    3 " On adoption of the Law on the national budget of the

    Filed under:
    Kyrgyzstan, Banking, Company & Commercial, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Media & Entertainment, Public, GRATA International, Advertising
    Location:
    Kyrgyzstan
    Firm:
    GRATA International
    Legal speed brief 2015 March
    2015-03-06

    Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens

    The draft amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens (hereinafter – the Law) aim to ensure more effective control of the migration of the aliens that are posing risk, to reduce the threat of their temporary or permanent residency in Lithuania, as well to establish an order for the urgent issuance of residence permits in the Republic of Lithuania.  

    Filed under:
    Lithuania, Company & Commercial, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Media & Entertainment, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, Permanent residency
    Location:
    Lithuania
    Firm:
    Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
    Trumposios teisės žinios 2015 kovas
    2015-03-06

    Įstatymo Dėl užsieniečių teisinės padėties pakeitimai

    Įstatymo Dėl užsieniečių teisinės padėties (toliau tekste – „Įstatymas“) pakeitimo projektu siekiama užtikrinti veiksmingesnę riziką keliančių užsieniečių migracijos kontrolę, mažinti tokių asmenų laikino ar nuolatinio apsigyvenimo Lietuvoje grėsmę, taip pat įtvirtinti leidimų gyventi Lietuvoje išdavimo skubos tvarka institutą.

    Filed under:
    Lithuania, Company & Commercial, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Media & Entertainment, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
    Location:
    Lithuania
    Firm:
    Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

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