One of the most keenly-awaited judgments from the Northern Ireland High Court, Gallagher’s application [2021] NIQB 85 is a roughly-300-paragraph deep-dive into some of the abiding legal controversies surrounding the Omagh bombing of 15 August 1998. The bombing, for which
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Who Owns “Your” Overseas Factory and Why it Really Matters
At least once a month someone will tell us they don not need a China-centric contract with their China-based manufacturer because their China-based manufacturer is owned by an American or a European company. To which I always say, “no it…
Episode 11 of the Regulation Tomorrow Podcast is out now
The latest episode of the Regulation Tomorrow Podcast is out now to stream and download.
In this episode we hear from Celia Cohen in New York who discusses privilege, particularly in the context of internal investigations; Joe Smallshaw and Catherine…
Hainan FTP Introduces Third-party Assessment in Fair Competition Review
The Anti-monopoly Commission of China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone promulgated the “Measures for Third-party Assessment of Fair Competition Review (for Trial Implementation)” (the “Measures”, 公平竞争审查第三方评估办法(试行)). The Measures is implemented as of 1 Oct. 2021.
The Measures makes it clear that policy-making organs may introduce…
美国并购实战指引(六) 第六回 并购协议中的承诺事项(Covenants)
在前面几回中,我们已分别介绍了并购协议中的救济措施、赔偿条款、陈述与保证等内容。在这一回中,我们将介绍一类被称为“承诺事项”(covenants)的条款。简单说来,这类条款约定了协议各方签约之后应该去做的事情(即所谓的“积极承诺(positive covenants)”)和不应去做的事情(即所谓的“消极承诺(negative covenants)”或“限制性承诺(restrictive covenants)”)。另外,从时间轴角度分类,可分为“交割前的承诺事项”(pre-closing covenants)和“交割后的承诺事项”(post-closing covenants)。在并购协议中,承诺事项条款一般集中作为一个章节放置在陈述与保证章节之后,但也可能会有部分承诺事项分布在协议的其它条款之中;在有些交易中,出于某些特别原因比如保密等,部分承诺事项还有可能放在披露附表(disclosure schedules)当中。
最新海关企业信用管理体系下,企业如何“避免失信”和“自救”?
作者:郑银莹 蒋睿馨 戎冰玉(公司业务部)
新修订的《海关注册登记和备案企业信用管理办法》(海关总署令第251号,以下简称“新《海关信用办法》”)即将于11月1日起施行。随着近年来国家征信体系建设的推进,以及海关一系列“守法便利、违法惩戒”管理措施的推行,企业信用管理制度对进出口企业的影响十分深远。特别是一旦落实“失信”,企业将面临诸多不利限制。对于“失信”这个话题,新《海关信用办法》共40个条文中,有14个条文的内容直接与失信有关,并且办法中专门设立一章规定“失信企业的认定标准、程序和信用修复”,制度变化最为突出。本文拟根据新规中失信企业管理制度的变化,重点探讨如何尽量避免落入失信,以及如果不慎“入坑”如何“自救”的问题。
首例与美国股票挂钩的非上市股票挂钩投资产品在香港成功发行
2021年10月,恒生银行有限公司(简称恒生银行)在香港成功发行市场首例由香港证券及期货事务监察委员会(简称香港证监会)认可的与美国股票挂钩的非上市股票挂钩投资产品。…
当中资基金管理人遇上境外基金 ——那些不得不说的特殊监管问题
尽管有新冠疫情的冲击,中资背景的基金管理团队(“中资基金管理人”)在中国境外设立基金及募资中仍保持强劲势头。金杜国际基金团队代表众多中资金融机构、国有企业、境内外上市公司及新经济龙头企业在开曼、中国香港、BVI及其他法律辖区设立各类基金。…