Mondaq Business Briefing articles from January 2002

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from January 2002

Structured Finance In The Cayman Islands.
January 10, 2002... Article by Ian Ashman and Julian Black Introduction - Overview of the Jurisdiction The Cayman Islands are one of the world's leading financial centres and are a major provider of services for the purposes of structured finance...

The Cayman Islands SPV.
January 10, 2002... Article by Ian Ashman, Walkers and Antonia Hardy, Walkers (Europe) The role of the Cayman Islands in finance transactions has developed apace with the increased size and sophistication of the world's financial markets. From its beginnings...

Playing to Win.(broadcasting major sporting events)
January 16, 2002... Germany has been soundly thrashed, Albania defeated and, David Beckham having famously found the Greeks' Achilles heel, England are on their way to the World Cup Finals in Japan and South Korea making Sven Goran Eriksson a candidate for...

Planning Green Paper: Delivering a Fundamental Change.(local, regional planning issues)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2002... The long-awaited Green Paper was published in December. Four "daughter" papers covering compulsory purchase orders, planning fees, planning obligations and major infrastructure projects have also been produced. The overall aim of the Green...

Enron: It[acute accent]s Time to Smoke-Out the Den of Thieves & Bring Them to Justice.
January 28, 2002... New legal rules and regulations will not prevent another Enron-like fiasco. A corporation's directors and officers, outside legal counsel, outside auditors/consultants, and investment bankers/stock analysts will feel morally, if not legally,...

Wives[acute accent] Guarantee in the United Kingdom.(Royal Bank of Scotland court cases ruling)(Brief Article)
January 29, 2002... The House of Lords recently handed down its much anticipated judgment in Royal Bank of Scotland v Etridge (No. 2) [2001] UKHL44, clarifying the English law regarding lending bank's duty towards a wife putting up surety for her husband. The...

Indexed Loan Agreements.(housing laws changed, Venezuelan Central Bank authorized to regulate mortgage interest rates )
January 30, 2002... On Wednesday, January 23, 2002, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Justice Tribunal (TSJ) ruled on the claim filed for diffuse or collective rights by Asociacion Civil de Deudores Hiopotecarios de Vivienda Principal et al against the...