Mondaq Business Briefing articles from January 2007

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from January 2007

Companies Act 2006: Takeovers And Electronic Communications - Update.
January 2, 2007... On 18 December the Minister for Industry and the Regions, Margaret Hodge, made a statement in Parliament setting out when certain provisions of the Companies Act 2006 will be brought into force. As expected, those that relate to the...

NASD Issues Report on Examination of Member Gift Practices and Additional Guidance on NASD Gift Rule.(Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006)
January 2, 2007... Contents: Developments of Note Basel IA Comment Period Established NASD Issues Report on Examination of Member Gift Practices and Additional Guidance on NASD Gift Rule Federal Banking Agencies Issue Policy Statement Regarding...

Doing Business In The USA: Resolving Business Disputes In The U.S. Through Litigation And Alternative Dispute Resolution.
January 2, 2007... Introduction Any successful business relationship depends on the cooperation of the parties to that relationship. One party's compliance with its contractual obligations will provide the other party with the benefits of its contractual...

Doing Business In The USA: Tax Consequences - Part 1.
January 2, 2007... Introduction This article discusses the basic framework of the United States income tax law applicable to corporations and, to some extent, limited liability companies, partnerships and individuals. It introduces many of the significant...

Doing Business In The USA: Tax Consequences - Part 2.
January 2, 2007... IV. U.S. Taxation of Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and Partnerships 4.1 LLCs as Conduits LLCs may be treated as either a partnership or a corporation for U.S. tax purposes depending on various factors. Therefore, special care...

Just In Time For The Holidays - Changes In Health Savings Account Rules Under The New Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act Of 2006.
January 2, 2007... On December 20, 2006 President Bush signed into law H.R. 6408, the new Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. Title III of this new law, which focuses on Health Saving Accounts and makes changes that can be implemented in 2007, has its own...

DOJ Revises Policy On Demanding Waiver Of Attorney-Client Privilege.
January 2, 2007... On December 12, 2006, the Justice Department announced new guidelines for federal prosecutors to follow in charging business organizations. The new guidelines make significant changes to the circumstances under which the government may demand a...

The Corporate Relocation Quarterly, December 2006.
January 3, 2007... Edited by Guidy Mamann Contents About The Corporate Relocation Quarterly[TM] Canadians seeking relocation to US through L-1 transfers by Guidy Mamann, LL.B. and Jennifer Nees, B.A., M. Hr., J.D. Work permits for...

Substantial amendments to the Civil Procedure Law.(Latvia)
January 3, 2007... The Civil Procedure Law has been subject to several substantial amendments in the second half of 2006. Namely, several changes relating to granting of protective measures and enforcement of foreign judgments were introduced to the Civil...

Amendments to the Civil Law relating to moral damages and payment delays.
January 3, 2007... On 1 March 2006 amendments to the Civil Law of Latvia came into force changing the statutory remedies available to contracting parties in cases of payment delays and fine-tuning the statutory rights and requirements concerning claims for...

New regulations affecting taxation of real estate transactions by individuals.(Latvia)
January 3, 2007... On 26 September 2006, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a new Regulation on Application of the Law on Personal Income Tax. The Regulation entered in force retroactively as of 1 September 2006 and replaced the previously existing Regulation...

Law on Taxes and Duties amended to decrease tax penalties.(Latvia)
January 3, 2007... On 26 October 2006, the Parliament approved a number of amendments to the law on Taxes and Duties, the most essential of which are liberalization of the tax penalty provisions and changes in the rules concerning cash payments. The amendments...

New Law on Implementation of Sanctions of International Organizations adopted.(Latvia)
January 3, 2007... On 5 October 2006, the Latvian Parliament adopted a new Law on Implementation of Sanctions of International Organizations in the Republic of Latvia. The law will enter into force on 1 January 2007 and will replace the existing Law on Regime of...

Regulation of takeover bids changed.(Latvia)
January 3, 2007... On 13 July 2006 amendments to the Financial Instruments Market Law came into force. The aim of the amendments is to implement the Takeover Directive (Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on...

Liberalisation Of ECB Guidelines.(India, External Commercial Borrowing)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has vide its recent notification dated 4th November 2006 liberalized the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) guidelines enabling corporates to now raise ECB for an additional USD 250 million. Previously,...

No Prior Approval For Remittance To Purchase Trademarks Or Franchise In India.(India)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... As provided in Rule 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000, prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is required for drawing foreign exchange for remittance for purchase of a trademark or...

Non Banking Financial Companies Re-Classified.(India)
January 3, 2007... Initially, there were four different categories of companies for the purpose of acceptance of deposits by Non Banking Financial Companies ("NBFCs") namely: Equipment Leasing company - any financial institution which carried on the activity...

Settlement Agreements Executed During Mediation are Only Admissible If They Include Clear Language Demonstrating the Parties' Intent to be Bound.
January 3, 2007... On December 14, 2006, the California Supreme Court ruled in Fair v. Bakhtiari, No. S129220, ___ Cal.4th ___ (Dec. 14, 2006), that under California Evidence Code section 1123(b), parties who mediated their dispute and signed a settlement...

It's On The Internet - Can I Use It?(Finland, employee information protection laws)
January 3, 2007... The Finnish Data Ombudsman ruled in November that employers can not use information on their current employees or prospective hires which is obtained by using Internet search engines, such as Google or Yahoo. Employers must collect employee's...

SEC OCIE Director Discusses Examinations Of Fund And Adviser CCO Annual Reviews.(Lori A. Richards, Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Chief compliance officers)
January 3, 2007... Contents: Developments of Note SEC Issues Release Proposing a Modified Accredited Investor Standard for Natural Persons Investing in Certain 3(c)(1) Funds and a New Advisers Act Anti-Fraud Rule SEC Publishes Staff Economic Papers...

Department Of Labor Permits Good-Faith Compliance For New Pension Benefit Statement Requirements.
January 3, 2007... On December 20, 2006, the U.S. Department of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2006-03 permitting temporary good-faith compliance with newly enacted requirements to provide periodic pension benefit statements to participants and...

Germany Introduces Reits - With A Major Defect?(Real estate investment trusts)
January 3, 2007... By Dr. Florian Schultz and Dr. Herbert Harrer are partners of Linklaters, Frankfurt In Germany, with the largest real estate market in Europe, the introduction of REITs has generated significant controversy. On 2 November 2006 the German...

California Court Of Appeal Requires A Showing Of Discriminatory Intent In Disability Access Cases Under The Unruh Civil Rights Act.
January 3, 2007... Dealing a rare blow to the disability access plaintiffs' bar in California, the California Court of Appeal (4th District) held recently that the $4,000 minimum statutory damages under section 52 of the California Civil Code to redress...

Contracting Parties Beware: Court Of Appeal Implies Duty Of Good Faith.(Ontario)
January 3, 2007... The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently held that, in certain circumstances, contracting parties owe a duty of good faith to one another and, further, that an "entire agreement" clause will not preclude the implication of a duty of good faith...

In IP Strategy There's An Exception To Every Simple Rule (Lilly Wins Zyprexa On Appeal In The US).
January 3, 2007... (Eli Lilly and Company v Zenith Goldline and ors (2006), CAFC 05-1396) Take home The Zyprexa case is a timely reminder that in IP Strategy, a simple rule of thumb, though useful, is almost always inadequate. Zyprexa underscores the...

Liechtenstein And Double Tax Treaties?
January 3, 2007... Liechtenstein registered Companies with participations in EC countries benefiting from European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgements? Is this the end of dividend withholding taxes, even if Liechtenstein does not have any double tax treaty, apart...

Attorneys Hired By Employers In New Jersey To Investigate Complaints Of Workplace Harassment May Be Sued By Complainant.
January 3, 2007... In a case of great significance to attorneys hired by employers to investigate claims of workplace harassment and the employers that hire them, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has held in Spagnola v. Town of...

Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner Adds Five Attorneys To Technology And Outsourcing Practice.(Richard Green, Craig Conte, Betsy Golden, Kasia Lessard, Ieuan Jolly)
January 3, 2007... Hartford and New York (January 3, 2007)-Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP continues its post-merger expansion with the addition of five new attorneys in the firm's Technology, Media, and Communications (TMC) Department. Richard...

The Pilot Scheme For Voluntary Mediation In The Construction and Arbitration List High Court of Hong Kong.
January 4, 2007... Leading the way in the civil justice reforms in Hong Kong is the Construction and Arbitration List High Court with the recent implementation of a pilot scheme for voluntary mediation for cases in the Construction and Arbitration List (the...

Recommending Retail Prices: How Far Can You Go Now? Part 2.
January 4, 2007... This briefing updates a note produced in May 2005 in the light of the Court of Appeal's judgment in the JJB, Argos and Littlewoods appeals. The Court of Appeal on 19 October 2006 upheld two decisions by the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal...

OFT Issues Framework To Prioritise Cases.(Office of Fair Trading )
January 4, 2007... The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has released prioritisation criteria aimed at making sure that it concentrates its resources on work that will have the highest impact. The OFT receives around 1,200 complaints each year alleging that there...

Executive Compensation And Related Person Disclosure.
January 4, 2007... Originally published November 8, 2006 Summary of Changes to Form 8-K Regarding Executive Compensation Disclosure Questions and Answers This legal alert is intended to provide general information regarding the new executive...

Non-Authorised GMOs: Operation Of The Precautionary Principle.(genetically modified organism )
January 4, 2007... By Rob Greenhalf, Science Unit, London Commission Decision on emergency measures regarding the non-authorised genetically modified organism LL RICE 601 in rice products1 INTRODUCTION In August 2006, the European Commission issued...

EU Nutrition And Health Claims Regulation Adopted.
January 4, 2007... BACKGROUND After a lengthy process spanning over three years, the European Council of Ministers (the "Council") finally voted, on 12 October 2006, to adopt a new Regulation setting out rules governing the use of nutrition and health claims...

European Council Adopts Regulation On The Fortificaton Of Foods.
January 4, 2007... On 12 October 2006, a new EU Regulation setting out harmonised rules on the addition of vitamins, minerals and other substances to foods (the "Regulation") was finally agreed by the Council following a legislative process initiated in November...

Guarantees: The Risks Of Unclear Documents And "Entire Agreement" Clauses.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... In a recent judgment, the court decided that an assurance by the director of a company that he would pay the fees it owed was not a guarantee of those fees. This was in spite of a letter he signed at the same time, which included a term stating...

BP Alaska Derivative Claim.(accused for Directors' and officers' liability insurance)
January 4, 2007... Originally published in BLG's Directors' and Officers' Liability Review, Winter 2006 What happens when the US Plaintiff's Bar seeks to deploy tactics in reliance on English laws on directors' duties? The derivative action filed in...

CMS Clarifies Certain Compliance Mandates In The Deficit Reduction Act Of 2005.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
January 4, 2007... On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (the "DRA"). Certain provisions of the DRA are intended to reduce and control federal spending on Medicaid program benefits. Section 6032 of the DRA sets forth new...

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument On Test For Obviousness.(KSR International v. Teleflex Inc.)
January 4, 2007... On Tuesday, November 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the Federal Circuit's "teaching-suggestion-motivation" (TSM) test for obviousness. Several justices voiced concern over the Federal Circuit's obviousness...

A New Liability Regime For Corporate Reporting.
January 4, 2007... Originally published in BLG's Directors' and Officers' Liability Review, Winter 2006 Now that the Companies Act has received Royal Assent, we look afresh at the corporate reporting requirements for listed companies and consider to what...

Non-Infringement Opinion Negates Intent And Precludes Finding Of Induced Infringement.(DSU Medical Corp. vs. JMS Company Ltd.)
January 4, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in an en banc decision, clarified the required intent needed to induce infringement, explaining that mere knowledge of acts alleged to constitute infringement is not enough. The Court held that...

Backdating? Not An Option!
January 4, 2007... Originally published in BLG's Directors' and Officers' Liability Review, Winter 2006 In this article we explain what lies behind the ongoing SEC investigations and related US litigation in respect of allegations that certain directors of...

A Fractured Federal Circuit Ready To Change Cybor Rule.(Amgen Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel Inc.)
January 4, 2007... In denying a petition for rehearing en banc, a fractured U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit made it clear that the eight-year-old rule of Cybor, mandating de novo review of district court claim construction rulings, is now ripe for...

Directors' and Officers' Liability Review, Winter 2006 - News Digest.
January 4, 2007... US retreat on Sarbanes-Oxley The Sarbanes-Oxley regulations are to be lightened following recognition by the US Government that the legislation has been overly onerous, and acceptance by US regulator, the Public Company Accounting...

Planning Etc (Scotland) Bill- Modernising The Planning System.
January 5, 2007... "Land use planning" was traditionally the sole concern of the planning system and the laws regulating it. However, 21st century social aims and objectives have necessitated a transformation of the Planning framework. Implementation of the new...

The ECJ Decision In Cadbury Schweppes In Relation To The Controlled Foreign Company Rules.
January 5, 2007... Originally published in The International Tax Review 1. Facts Of The Case Cadbury Schweppes was a UK resident company. It was the parent company of a group of companies, which included two subsidiaries that were resident in the...

Finance Comfort Letter On The 95(2)(F) And (F.1) FAPI Accrual Rules - A Comment On Its Implications For The Tax Cost Bump.(functional auditory performance indicators)
January 5, 2007... Citation: Geoffrey S. Turner, "Finance Comfort Letter on the 95(2)(f) and (f.1) FAPI Accrual Rules - A Comment on its Implications for the Tax Cost Bump" International Tax, Report # 31 (CCH: December 2006) A recent Department of Finance...

Federal Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction To Halt Generic Launch Of Sanofi's Plavix[R].
January 5, 2007... After hearing the appeal on an expedited schedule, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court decision that granted a preliminary injunction against Apotex. Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex,...

The 100% Solution.(clarification of the grandfathering rules by the Department of Finance)
January 5, 2007... Recent announcement clarifies grandfathering rules for Canadian income trusts. On Friday December 15, the Department of Finance provided some clarification of the grandfathering rules affecting the recently proposed tax measures for...

Latest Key Developments And Issues Affecting The Canadian Insurance Industry.
January 5, 2007... The Insurance Group at Stikeman Elliott notes the following legislative and regulatory initiatives and appeal court cases, which are among the developments and cases most likely to have a significant impact on the Canadian insurance industry...

FDA Policy Allowing NDA Holder To Delist Patents From Orange Book Unlawfully Denies Generic Applicant Market Exclusivity.(Food and Drug Administration)(New Drug Applications)
January 5, 2007... The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently affirmed a district court decision finding that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wrongly delisted two Merck patents, thereby unlawfully depriving Teva and Ranbaxy of 180 days of marketing...

Identification Of Specific Equivalent Elements In Accused Device Avoids Finding Of Vitiation.(DePuy Spine Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc.)
January 5, 2007... Applying the doctrine of equivalents with the "all elements rule," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, inter alia, found that a district court had erroneously concluded that there was no question of fact as to whether a...

Blogging Guidelines For Employees: A Necessity In Today's Workplace.
January 5, 2007... Preventative measures to forestall the need for "doocing". By now, most employers know that a "blog" is a regularly updated on-line journal of information and opinions, some employers know that the term "dooced" refers to being terminated...

Workings Of The Disability Discrimination Act.
January 5, 2007... There has been some bewilderment amongst the property world as to the impact that the Disability Discrimination may have on both owners and occupiers. In particular, landlords have been concerned that they will inevitably have to alter premises...

E-Discovery: Identifying Internal Resources To Facilitate Electronic Discovery.
January 5, 2007... "I have to what with who?" Our recent Alert Are You Ready for E-Discovery? identified five steps to evaluate and develop litigation strategy in the digital age. The first step is discussed below. Traditionally, attorneys have worked...

The IP Year 2006 In Review.(intellectual property)
January 8, 2007... The year 2006 can be regarded as a landmark year in Canadian intellectual property (IP) law, due to the breadth and scope of the decisions and legislative changes affecting rights holders in the field of patent, trade-mark and copyright law....

Climate Change Strategies For The Financial Services Industry.
January 8, 2007... "The breaking news is the arrival of a new set of stakeholders on the environmental scene, including banks and insurance companies. When the financial services industry - which focuses like a laser on return on investment - starts to worry...

Asset-Freezing Injunctions: Can Dividends To Shareholders Be "Ordinary Course" Payments?(KTH Capital)
January 8, 2007... The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has recently granted a Mareva Injunction in the case of KTH Capital v. China One et al against a Cayman registered company controlled by Morgan Stanley. In so doing, the Court had to grapple with the novel...

SEC Adopts Further Executive Compensation Disclosure Changes.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
January 8, 2007... On December 22, 2006, the SEC amended its executive and director compensation disclosure rules, which had become effective in November. The new amendments are in the form of "interim final rules" that became immediately effective upon their...

Prior Art Need Not Be "Effective" To Be Enabling And Thus Anticipating.
January 8, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's holding that omission during prosecution of comparative data relating to compounds not at issue in a prior art rejection did not constitute inequitable conduct, but...

Attorney Fees Award Properly Entertained After Dismissal With Prejudice.
January 8, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's judgment denying a motion for attorneys' fees and expenses under 35 U.S.C. s. 285 following a dismissal with prejudice, based on the filing of a covenant not to sue....

Effect of Enlargement of the European Union on Trademark Rights.
January 8, 2007... Originally published December 2006 On January 1, 2007, the European Union1 will be enlarged to add Bulgaria and Romania as member states. Those who already own European Union applications or registrations will immediately enjoy trademark...

What Constitutes Unreasonable And Vexatious Behaviour When A Notice Of Determination Is Served?(Reinwood Limited)(Brown & Sons Limited)
January 8, 2007... Serving a notice of determination is always a significant step to take. The consequences of getting such a notice wrong can be drastic to the extent that the contractual situation can be completely turned around in favour of the party...

Federal Court Rejects Fired Employee's Sarbanes-Oxley "Whistleblower" Claim.
January 8, 2007... Originally published December 18, 2006 Because the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is still fairly new, federal courts are just now being asked to decide what kinds of activities will be considered "protected" for purposes of triggering a...

"Death Rays" And The Demise Of Arguments Waived.(Loma Linda University Medical Center)
January 8, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a district court's summary judgment holding that Ion Beam Applications did not infringe two patents relating to cancer therapy because the patents are invalid for obviousness....

Litigation: New Arrangement For The Reciprocal Enforcement Of Judgments Between The PRC And Hong Kong.
January 8, 2007... Introduction In the past, only arbitration awards were mutually enforceable between Hong Kong and the PRC pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Reciprocal Enforcement of Arbitration signed in February 2000. There were no laws...

Georgia Supreme Court Concludes that Courts, Not Arbitrators, Should Decide Whether Res Judicata Bars Arbitration.(Bryan County v. Yates Paving & Grading Co.)
January 9, 2007... Originally published December 12, 2006 The Georgia Supreme Court recently concluded that a court, not an arbitrator, should determine whether the res judicata effect of a previous arbitration bars arbitration of a new claim. Bryan County v....

SEC Approves Rule Interpretation Requiring Hyperlink From Broker-Dealers' Web Sites To NASD's Web Site.(National Association of Securities Dealers)
January 9, 2007... Originally published November 29, 2006 Pursuant to a newly approved NASD proposal, NASD member firms whose Web sites make reference to their NASD membership will soon have to include a hyperlink to NASD's own Web site. The rule change will...

Recent Federal Circuit Cases May Signal Trend Toward Broader Obviousness Standard.(Dystar Textilfarben GmbH v. C.H. Patrick Company Inc.)
January 9, 2007... Originally published October 20, 2006 The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has clarified in several recent opinions that obviousness under s.103 of the Patent Act does not require prior art references themselves to contain a...

Connecticut's New Campaign Finance Law Signifies Major Changes for Lobbyists, State Contractors, and Businesses.(An Act Concerning Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform for State-Wide Constitutional and General Assembly Offices)
January 9, 2007... If you are a lobbyist, do business or plan to do business with the State of Connecticut, or own or work for a business with a registered political action committee ("PAC"), you should be aware of sweeping new campaign finance reform provisions...

Peruvian Tax Incentives/Disincentives To Investment In Utilities.
January 9, 2007... A. Introduction The solid and stable economic position recently earned by Peru, as a result of the economic stabilization and structural reform process applied in the early '90s, and the implementation and execution of an adequate legal...

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Application Of "Wallace" Damages.(Jessen v. CHC Helicopters International Inc.)
January 9, 2007... Jessen v. CHC Helicopters International Inc., [2006] C.L.L.C. 210-032 (N.S.C.A.) In Jessen v. CHC Helicopters, Justice Oland, writing for the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, held that a jury award of forty-eight months' salary for Wallace...

An Employee In Consultant's Clothing?
January 9, 2007... Liability may exist, despite the intention of the parties. There is a trend in the modern workforce towards outsourcing non-core business competencies to professional service providers, consultants and other independent contractors. Whether...

IRS Announces Long-Stalled Determination Letter Process Will Open With Respect To Cash Balance Plans And Provides Other Guidance.(Internal Revenue Service)
January 9, 2007... On January 16, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service will issue Notice 2007-6, announcing that it will begin processing determination letters for cash balance conversions (and for similar account-balance defined benefit plans, now called...

Global Market Outlook 2007.
January 9, 2007... The world economy is likely to continue to offer a benign backdrop to global markets in 2007. Indeed, there is a strong consensus in financial markets that this year will see a year of solid, if unspectacular, economic growth with fewer...

E-Discovery: Three Major Challenges For Employers.(regulating workers using internet and preventing disclosure of information)
January 9, 2007... The December 1, 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have focused intense attention on the burdens and risks of electronic discovery. Employment litigation magnifies those burdens and risks for reasons typically absent from...

New Jersey Extends Statutory Rights And Protections To Civil Union Partners And Prohibits Discrimination On The Basis Of Gender Identity Or Expression.
January 9, 2007... On October 25, 2006, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in its landmark decision in Lewis v. Harris, 188 N.J. 415, ruled that the equal protection guarantee of the state constitution was violated because committed same-sex couples were denied the...

The European Court Of Justice: Estonian Electricity Market Opens To Imports Of Electricity From Neighbouring Member States As From 1 January 2009.
January 9, 2007... Introduction By a recent decision of the European Court of Justice (hereinafter the ECJ)1, Directive 2004/852, granting Estonia a temporary derogation from the common rules for the internal market in electricity and the opening of...

New California Laws Impacting Employers In 2007.(minimum wage regulations in private sector)
January 9, 2007... The 2006 session of the California Legislature produced several new bills which will impact the state's private sector employers in the coming year. Below is an overview of the bills, signed by the Governor, which we view as the most...

Reserved Contracts for Small and Medium-sized Industries and Cooperatives.
January 9, 2007... The Ministry of Light Industries and Trade has issued Resolution No. 197 published in Official Gazette No 38.577 of December 5, 2006. This Resolution is based on Article 16 of Decree No. 4998 of November 17, 2006 establishing the temporary...

Companies' Details On Websites And In Electronic Communications.
January 9, 2007... Under new regulations that came into force on 1 January 2007, the longstanding statutory requirement for companies to state certain particulars on their stationery and other hardcopy documents has been extended to websites and various...

How Do the New Rules on Electronic Discovery Affect You?
January 9, 2007... Originally published December 14, 2006 On December 1, 2006, the recent revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to electronic discovery ("new Rules") went into effect. The effect of these new Rules has been substantially...

REACH Regulation To Come Into Force.(Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
January 9, 2007... The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (EC 1907/2006) will come into force on 1 June 2007. Notably, as a Regulation and not a Directive, REACH will not require national transposing...

Financial & Tax Planning - A Briefing On Topical Issues, Winter 2006/07.
January 9, 2007... Season's greetings. In this issue, we provide some food for festive financial thought, as well as some planning ideas and good cheer to help you bring your financial resolutions to fruition. We wish you a prosperous New Year. DOUBLE YOUR...