Mondaq Business Briefing articles from August 2003

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from August 2003

Threats and Opportunities in WTO GM Dispute.(US, Canada, and Argentina appeal EU ban on GM crops)
August 4, 2003... Article by Daniel Moulis and Matthew Coghlan The US, Canada and Argentina are alleging that the European Communities (EC) has applied a 'moratorium' on approvals for the import and marketing of genetically modified (GM), or...

The Migration of Sarbanes-Oxley.(Ontario Securities Commission releases for comment three rules that it believes are needed to restore investor confidence in Canada's capital markets)
August 4, 2003... Article by Mark Spiro and Jonathan Lampe On June 27, 2003, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released for comment three rules that it believes are necessary to restore investor confidence in Canada's capital markets. Following the...

Report on Canadian English-Language Drama Recommends a New Focus on Audience-Building.
August 4, 2003... Article by David B. Zitzerman, Tara Parker and Jennifer Sloszar A May 23, 2003 report prepared by Trina McQueen entitled "Dramatic Choices: A Report on Canadian English-Language Drama" (the "Report") for the Canadian Radio-Television and...

Employers Beware - Pitfalls for the Employer In Reducing Final Salary Pension Costs.
August 4, 2003... Surveys and stories in the press indicate that many employers with final salary pension schemes have recently changed their schemes in an attempt to reduce and/or stabilise their pension costs. Typically employers are changing their pension...

Legal Advice Privilege - Who is the "Client"?(client-solicitor privilege narrowed due to recent court decision)
August 4, 2003... Up till now solicitors and their clients have taken for granted the relatively wide scope of "legal advice privilege" protecting communications between solicitor and client for the purposes of giving and receiving legal advice. However, the...

Effective Enforcement And Commercial Rent Arrears.
August 4, 2003... The Government's Civil Enforcement Review has produced another new proposal. The latest white paper covers the regulation of warrant enforcement agents and the recovery of commercial rent arrears. The review is a comprehensive set of measures...

Impossible To Please.(editorial about law governing offshore financial institutions)(Editorial)
August 4, 2003... Given the high regulatory standards that now exist in recognized OFCs, why does the negative campaigning continue? The OECD claims to seek a level playing field for the financial regulation of all jurisdictions, but it is unlikely to be an...

Freehills Wins in Victorian Supreme Court for Murraylink.
August 4, 2003... A team from Freehills' litigation practice has had an important win in the Victorian Supreme Court on behalf of its client Murraylink Transmission Company (Murraylink). According to lead partner Alan Mitchell, the win was especially significant...

FDA Exemption Limited to Information Gathering Activities for FDA Drug Approval.(Integra Lifesciences Ltd. v. Merck KGaA)
August 4, 2003... By David Gay, Ph.D. and Astrid Spain In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's finding of infringement for drug development activity directed to identifying improved...

Prior Dismissal for Lack of Standing Is Not "Adjudication on the Merits"-No Claim Preclusion.(Media Technologies Licensing L.L.C. v. Upper Deck Co.)
August 4, 2003... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a summary judgment that the suit by Media Technologies Licensing (Media) for patent infringement was barred by claim preclusion (also known as res judicata). Media Technologies...

Federal Circuit Finds the USPTO Has Discretion to Use the Two-Way Unpatentability Test for Interference.(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)(Eli Lilly & Co. v. Board of Regents of The University of Washington)
August 4, 2003... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has confirmed that it is within the discretion of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to apply a two-way unpatentability test as a threshold for declaring an interference. Eli Lilly &...

Federal Circuit Reverses Award of Attorneys' Fees Finding District Court Misapprehended the Law.(Waymark Corp. et al v. Porta Systems Corp.)
August 4, 2003... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court's award of attorneys' fees imposed on plaintiffs for pursuing claims that, according to the district court, presented "no basis for recovery." The Federal Circuit found...

Surrender of Claim Scope by Prosecution Statements Must Be "Clear and Unmistakable".(Omega Engineering Inc. v. Raytek Corp.)
August 4, 2003... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that the doctrine of prosecution disclaimer may not be used to narrow the ordinary meaning of a patent claim based on statements during prosecution, unless the allegedly disavowing...

Breathe Deeply: The Ventilator Doesn't Infringe.(Tehrani v. Hamilton Medical Inc.)
August 4, 2003... In reversing and remanding the district court ruling on summary judgment, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sorted through competing dictionary definitions to find the district court erred in its claim construction. Tehrani v....

Webster Gets a Workout: Dictionary Definitions and the Plain Meaning Rule.(Abbott Laboratories v. Syntron Bioresearch Inc.)
August 4, 2003... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a finding non-infringement based on erroneous district court jury instructions relating to the construction of the claim term "non-diffusively bound." Abbott Laboratories v. Syntron...

IDS Disclosure Not "Effective" to Limit Claim Terms.(Information Disclosure Statement, Abbott Laboratories v. Baxter Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
August 4, 2003... Article by Margaret Duncan and Joy Ann Serauskas The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a finding of non-infringement, finding it based on an improper claim interpretation relating to the construction of the terms...

Tiger Woods Unable to Swing Victory in Trademark/Publicity Case.(ETW Corporation v. Jireh Publishing Inc.)
August 4, 2003... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has now held that artwork depicting an artist's rendition of a high-profile sports figure in action, in this case Tiger Woods' victory at the 1997 Masters, is protected under the First Amendment...

Party Accused of Infringing Common Law Trademark Did Not Waive Objection to Territorial Scope of Injunction.
August 4, 2003... Absent evidence of the scope of a common law trademark holder's use, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a district court's entry of a nationwide injunction. The court also held that failure to plead the affirmative defense...

Designation of Term as "Vulgar" in Dictionaries May Prohibit Trademark Registration.
August 4, 2003... Where the vulgar significance of a mark is clear and unambiguous, an examiner may refuse registration based solely on the designation of the term as "vulgar" in widely referenced dictionaries. In re The Boulevard Entertainment, Inc., Case No....

International Merger Reform Effort's Effect On Multinationals.
August 4, 2003... At present, more than 60 jurisdictions have premerger notification and review statutes on the books, and the number continues to grow. Virtually any significant transaction between companies with international operations is now, therefore,...

Road Blocks In Patent Litigation.
August 4, 2003... The recent case of Grant & Anor v Australian Temporary Fencing Pty Ltd illustrates how inattention to detail in the drafting of a patent assignment and a patent licence agreement almost resulted in the patent owners and the exclusive licensee...

FERC Proposes New Financial Reporting Requirements.
August 4, 2003... Jumping on the bandwagon of corporate accountability, financial transparency, and timeliness of reporting of significant developments, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") on June 25, 2003 proposed sweeping new reporting...

FERC Issues Rule Regulating Utility Inter-Company Financing Transactions.
August 4, 2003... Finalizing financial transparency rules proposed in August 2002, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") adopted on June 25, 2003 requirements for FERC-regulated entities to maintain specified documentation of cash management or...

Captive Review.(Corporate risk managers re-examine internal controls and D&O liability exposure)
August 4, 2003... Market Movement Corporate governance is very much a hot topic of discussion these days in the offshore world, particularly in relation to insurance. Why so? The increase in focus is due to the enhanced scrutiny of onshore regulators and...

Protecting The Offshore Corporate Veil.
August 4, 2003... By Margaret Boswell. The aftermath of the Enron scandal is not the first occasion that attempts have been made to set aside corporate structures, and it will not be the last. But leaving aside instances of outright fraud and willful...

Overdue Credit.(Standards of transparency in offshore inancial centers have been improved)
August 4, 2003... Given the high regulatory standards that now exist in recognized OFCs, why does the negative campaigning continue? After several years of legislative changes to improve standards of transparency in the offshore financial centers-many of...

REITS Arrive in Hong Kong.(Securities and Futures Commission issued code allowing for establishment of REITS)
August 5, 2003...  This article was prepared by lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  Executive Summary  On 30 July the Securities and Futures Commission issued its final code on the establishment and marketing of Real Estate...

Identity Of Carrier Conundrum Finally Resolved.(review of court cases involving shipping industry; House of Lords revises confusing aspect of law)
August 5, 2003... Article by Miranda Karali and Charles Smith The House of Lords in Homburg Houtimport -v- Agrosin Private Limited & Ors "The Starsin" [2003] 2 WLR 711 overruled the Court of Appeal decision and in so doing, finally resolved a confused area...

Letters of Comfort Readdressed.(Singapore's High Court examined HSBC v. Jurong Engineering Ltd.)
August 5, 2003... In HSBC v Jurong Engineering Ltd1, the High Court of Singapore examined the expectation that legal consequences should attach to assurances given by a parent company in support of its subsidiary's obligations. The case concerned the issue...

The New International Hulls Clauses.(Marine policies issued in London now governed by the 2002 Hulls Clause; shipping insurance)
August 5, 2003... New International Hulls Clauses have been in effect since 1 November 2002, for use with marine policies issued in London. The clauses replaced those adopted in November 1995. In many respects the 2002 Clauses are similar to their predecessor,...

A New Presumption Regarding Anticipatory Prior-Art Patents.(reprint from IP Litigator July/August 2003; patent law)
August 5, 2003... Reprinted with permission from the IP Litigator, July/August 2003 Published by Aspen Law & Business Generally, a patent claim will not survive a challenge to its validity under 35 U.S.C. s. 102 if a single prior-art reference discloses...

SEC Adopts Safe Harbor for Research and Development.(includes summary of Rule 3a-8; some biotech companies deemed to be investment companies)
August 5, 2003... The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a new rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act) to provide a nonexclusive safe harbor from the definition of investment company for certain research and development...

Financial Services in Liechtenstein.
August 5, 2003... A) General Looking back on successful economic results during the last decades, Liechtenstein, as a small sovereign country, has managed to discard its impoverished agrarian past by its readiness to innovate. The willingness of the...

The Tango Effect: More Flexibility for Restructuring Debts.(Two laws were passed to amend Argentine Receivership Proceedings and Bankruptcy Law nro. 24.552 (hereinafter "RPBL"))
August 5, 2003... Introduction As part of the Argentine economic crisis that ended with the default of its public debt, the Argentine government enacted several laws. Among them, two laws were passed in order to amend the Argentine Receivership Proceedings...

The Future of the Branch.
August 5, 2003... Banks that wish to retain their profitability into the future have two options - close all the branches and become a telephone/Internet bank or make some dramatic changes to the branch. Introduction ATMs and Telephone Banking have been...

What Makes a Mobile Customer Loyal?
August 5, 2003... Mobile operators are suffering from one of the largest customer churn rates in any industry to date. At anything from 15% to 30% customer losses per year, the cost of maintaining let alone growing the customer base is huge. Why stay with...

In Short...Intellectual Property.
August 5, 2003... By Charters Macdonald Brown, Simon Chalkley, John Reddington gossIP US Senate Ratifies Madrid Protocol In October 2002, the United States Senate ratified the Madrid Protocol. This is a system administered by the World...

IRS Rules Favorably on Various Website Links.
August 5, 2003... Earlier this year the IRS issued an important private letter ruling relating to an exempt organization's various Internet activities. Priv. Ltr. Rul. 03-03-062. Specifically, the IRS held that links from an exempt organization's website to the...

Urgent Notice on Significant Delays for Visa Processing at U.S. Consulates.
August 5, 2003... Article by Jeffrey W. Goldman, John J. Gallini, Elisa T. Deener-Agus Clients should expect significant delays in the processing and issuance of nonimmigrant visas ("NIVs") at U.S. Embassies and Consulates abroad. National security concerns...

Analysis of Final Regulations Under Code Section 457.
August 5, 2003... In 2002, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code section 457, providing comprehensive guidance for Code section 457(b) plans ("eligible plans") and addressing statutory changes made by the Economic...

The Uniform Securities Act of 2002.
August 5, 2003... By Philip A. Feigin* [*Disclaimer: I worked on the drafting of the Uniform Securities Act of 2002 both as Executive Director of the North American Securities Administrators Association and as counsel to the Association. Even so, for...

Legal Alert: Recent Investor Control Revenue Rulings.
August 5, 2003... The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued two revenue rulings dealing with the investor control restrictions, i.e., the IRS's long-standing position, as articulated in Rev. Rul. 81- 225, 1981-2 C.B. 13, and elsewhere, that the owner of a...

OCC (1) Issues Georgia Law Preemption Order and (2) Proposes Regulation Clarifying Types of State Laws Not Applicable to National Banks.(Office of the Comptroller of the Currency )
August 6, 2003... The OCC issued an order (the "Order") holding that the Georgia Fair Lending Act (the "GFLA") is inapplicable to national banks. In addressing applicability of the GFLA to national banks, the OCC responded to National City Bank of Indiana and...

Option Negotiations By Publicly-Held Companies.
August 6, 2003... By Walter Douglas Stuber1 Current legislation expressly allows publicly-held companies to negotiate put and call options referenced on their own shares, for cancellation, maintenance in treasury or disposal. That kind of transaction is...

Analysis of the SAFETY Act and DHS Proposed Rules (Comments Due August 11).(Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act, Department of Homeland Security)
August 6, 2003... By Steve Phillips, Jim Halpert and Kevin Mullen I. Introduction and Summary Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the innovative SAFETY (Support...

Recent Initiatives Targeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
August 6, 2003... By Elise N. Zoli and Erin E. Buzuvis For more than a decade now, federal lawmakers have been struggling to reach consensus on a national policy concerning climate change. In that time, the focus of the debate has shifted from scientific...

President Bush Signs Bill Strengthening U.S. Economic and Trade Sanctions Against the Government of Burma.
August 6, 2003... By Andrea Fekkes Dynes and Jason Alejandro-Monahan On July 28, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (H.R. 2330) and issued an Executive Order (Exec. Order No. 13,310) substantially...

New PRC Provisions For Well-Known Trademarks.(China)
August 6, 2003... Effective 1 June 2003, China has new provisions for the protection of well-known trademarks. The "Provisions for the Recognition and Protection of Well-known Trademarks" ("Provisions") were issued in conformity with the PRC Trademark Law and...

United against taboo.(Benetton ad campaigns)
August 6, 2003... by Dr. Henning Hartwig, The permitted usages of trademarks and logos in branding are in a process of transition, and this extends, above all, to global advertising campaigns. Over a period of years, Italian fashion retailer, Benetton,...

Cayman Islands Summary.(Financial services)
August 7, 2003... By James Bagnall, Partner and Matthew Bode, Associate Introduction The Cayman Islands, which this year celebrate the 500th anniversary of their discovery by Christopher Columbus, are one of the world's most sophisticated financial...

VOICE is Just Another Channel of Communication.(Achieving Governments targets for electronic service delivery may not necessarily make significant improvements in actual service delivery )
August 7, 2003... In this article David Kidd suggests that achieving the Governments targets for electronic service delivery will not necessarily make significant improvements in actual service delivery particularly to help the most needy in society, and...

Portfolio Management for e-Government.
August 7, 2003... The possibilities are infinite but it's winners that Government needs now. How do Government organisations ensure they are picking the winners? And once picked, how do they ensure they stay the course? Background The benefits from...

Raising the Standard: Cayman's Shipping Register Set to Gain.
August 8, 2003... By Bruce Putterill, Senior Partner Recent developments at the international level should mean fair seas and a prosperous voyage for top-quality registries such as the Cayman Islands, but those that do not pass muster could be in for...

IRS Estate Tax Victories Require Action By Family Limited Partnerships, LLCs And Corporations.
August 8, 2003... In a series of recent Tax Court cases involving bad facts, the IRS has successfully argued that family-owned limited partnerships engaged primarily in investment activities should be disregarded for federal estate tax purposes and that all...

Legislation Permits Sales And Use Taxpayers To Self-Audit Under California's.
August 8, 2003... On July 22, 2003, the Governor signed Assembly Bill No. 1043 that allows taxpayers to audit themselves in connection with sales and use taxes under the supervision of the State Board of Equalization ("Board"). The bill re-establishes the...

Recent New Jersey Employment Law Decisions.
August 8, 2003... In the following three cases, New Jersey courts have rendered decisions addressing the enforceability of arbitration clauses in employment contracts, the use of sexual harassment policies as defense to hostile work environment claims, and...

Hot Topics - The Technology Transfer Block Exemption - Revisions.
August 8, 2003... The publication by the European Commission of the proposed revamped Transfer Technology Block Exemption in September of this year draws closer. The timetable for consultation and adoption of the draft Block Exemption will be tight, as it...

Hot Topic - Advocate General gives Article 5(2) Trade Mark Directive a run for its money in Adidas.
August 8, 2003... On 10 July 2003, Advocate General Jacobs delivered his Opinion in the case of Adidas-Salomon AG and Adidas Benelux BV -v- Fitnessworld Trading Ltd. Facts Adidas is the owner of the triple strip trade mark which is registered as a...

Tax Aspects Of Selling And Licensing Intellectual Property.
August 8, 2003... Article by David Blum The sale or license of a patent, copyright, trademark, trade name, and other similar intellectual property right (collectively, "Intellectual Property" or "IP"), whether by agreement or as a result of litigation, has...

Are You Being Pestered By "Vexatious" Claimants? Hapless Defendants Can Bite Back.
August 11, 2003... Many organisations of all shapes and sizes have at one time been on the receiving end of a totally unmeritorious complaint. When such complaints turn litigious, and the claimant refuses to accept that his claim is devoid of merit, the burden on...

Car Trouble - Vehicle Manufacturers and Pedestrian Safety.
August 11, 2003... Car manufacturers set great store by the annual results for occupant safety produced by the Euro New Car Assessment Programme (ENCAP), which rates vehicles for occupant safety in the event of a crash, with each vehicle being scored out of a...

US Product Liability and Criminal Sanctions.
August 11, 2003... The recent Ford/Firestone litigation in the US, relating to the alleged defectiveness of certain of Firestone's tyres, coupled with the corporate shock waves still reverberating within the US as a result of Enron's collapse, has resulted in the...

Sale of Goods - The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002.
August 11, 2003... On 31 March 2003, The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 (''The Regulations'') came into force. The Regulations bring about significant changes to the principal sale of goods and supply of services legislation, with a number...

Full Federal Court Rules That Playstation 'Mod-Chipping' Infringes Copyright Law.
August 11, 2003... Article by Sue Gilchrist and Sarah Strasser In a recent decision, the Full Federal Court has overturned a first instance ruling, holding that 'mod-chipping' PlayStation consoles infringes copyright law. On 30 July 2003, the Full...

Encouraging Private Sector Investment In Sustainable Water Resource Management.
August 11, 2003... Article by Alan Rosengarten and Jo Draper Australia has experienced some of its driest weather conditions for more than 100 years. As water storage levels continue to fall, public and government attention has started to focus on how best to...

Recommendations of the Dawson Committee.
August 11, 2003... Article by Chris Jose and Lawrence Baker On 16 April 2003, the Federal Government released the Dawson Committee's (Committee) report on the competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (Act). The report can be accessed here....

Finance Act 2003 Makes Significant Changes to Tax Treatment of Employee Share Acquisitions.
August 11, 2003... The Finance Act 2003 received Royal Assent on 10 July and has made a number of significant changes to the tax treatment of employee share acquisitions. The most important change is the introduction of the concept of "restricted ...

The BVCA Agrees With the Inland Revenue That Carried Interests are to Remain Exempt From Income Tax.
August 11, 2003... There has recently been considerable concern within the venture capital and private equity industries that new provisions relating to "employment related restricted securities" introduced by Finance Act 2003 with effect from 16 April this year...

The Case For The Defence -Theory And Practice.
August 12, 2003... Article by Andrew Horrocks and Jo Whyld In February this year the Law Society issued new guidance on claims handling for solicitors faced with claims. Andrew Horrocks and Jo Whyld look at its professional conduct implications, and some...

Abacus Trust - Counting The Cost.
August 12, 2003... Article by Matthew Lawson and Emma Trinick Matthew Lawson and Emma Trinick consider the implications for professional advisors and professional indemnity insurers of the recent decision in Abacus Trust & Another v Barr & Others (2003). This...

Trust Claims - The Hidden Risks.
August 12, 2003... Article by Tim Strong and Bob Beauchamp According to a recent report by Alexander Forbes Claims Services, claims arising out of trust and probate related advice are currently the second highest cause of negligence actions against solicitors...

Three Steps To Limiting Liability.
August 12, 2003... How can solicitors before starting a client assignment take steps to limit the risk, or consequences, of being found in breach of duty? Richard Dedman focuses on three important approaches. LIMITING THE SCOPE OF WHAT THE SOLICITOR AGREES TO...

Sanctioning Non-Compliance?
August 12, 2003... Richard Harrison and Ashleigh Williamson Are the Courts taking the right approach to penalising parties for failing to comply with Pre-action Protocols? Richard Harrison and Ashleigh Williamson take stock. It might be expected that a...

F.T.C. Heightens Scrutiny of Privacy and Data Security Policies.(Federal Trade Commission settles case with Guess? Inc., Guess.com Inc.)
August 12, 2003... Article by Deborah J. Peckham and Deborah S. Birnbach On June 18, 2003, Guess?, Inc. and Guess.com, Inc., the designer clothing and accessory companies, agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") charges that the Guess.com website...

Does the Human Rights Act Have Retrospective Effect?
August 12, 2003... Introduction Can the Human Rights Act 1998 (the HRA) be relied upon in respect of events or transactions which took place before it came into force? The recent judgment of the House of Lords in Wilson and Others v Secretary of State for...

Chequebook Journalism: Is Press Self Regulation Working?
August 13, 2003... By Julia Schopflin and Julian Darrall Self regulation by the press is again under scrutiny, in particular the ability to regulate chequebook journalism the practice of paying for stories, information and photographs when the recipients of...

SEC Proposes Disclosure Requirements Regarding Director Nomination Process and Shareholder Communications.
August 13, 2003... As recommended in the SEC Division of Corporation Finance's recent review of the director nomination and election process, the SEC proposed rules enhancing existing disclosure requirements regarding board nominating committees and requiring new...

Doctrine Of Foreign Equivalents And Foreign Language Marks In Trademark Cases.
August 13, 2003... A recent court decision in a trademark dispute quoted the familiar line from Shakespeare, "What's in a name? . . . That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."1 So began the analysis of a decision by the U.S. District...

Plews Shadley Racher & Braun Announces Formation of Insurance and Risk Management Services, LLC.
August 13, 2003... Plews Shadley Racher & Braun is pleased to announce the formation of Insurance and Risk Management Services, LLC (IRMS), a new consulting firm. This new firm, headed by Kevin Thompson, of counsel to Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, will provide...

Creditors Back in the Driving Seat Over Liquidators' Remuneration: U.K. Insolvency Rules Apply.
August 14, 2003... By Sarah Dobbyn, Senior Associate An attempt by the Grand Court sitting 'en banc' to impose a schedule of rates on insolvency professionals and prescribed guidelines for the approval of remuneration of Official Liquidators and their staff...

U.S. Supreme Court Reins-In Punitive Damages Awards.
August 14, 2003... By Charles E. Dorkey III and Ian M. Goldrich The United States Supreme Court has given corporate America a powerful shield against excessive court awards by effectively limiting punitive damages awards to a single-digit multiple of...

Exemptions From Canadian Continuous Disclosure.
August 14, 2003... By Robert H. Karp and Jennifer L. Friesen Canadian securities regulators recently republished for comment proposed National Instrument 71-102 - Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers . This rule, first...

Canadian Continuous Disclosure - Earlier Filing Deadlines and Additional Disclosure Are Part of Revamped Proposals.
August 14, 2003... By Robert H. Karp and Jennifer L. Friesen Canadian securities regulators recently republished for comment proposed National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations. This rule, first published for comment in June 2002, will...

Telematics - A Risky Business?
August 14, 2003... As consumer demand for safer, more comfortable state-of-the-art vehicles intensifies the telematics industry is gearing itself for unprecedented growth over the next few years. Industry experts predict that telematics will break out of the...