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Welcome to our monthly roundup of news and legal developments from the Australian energy and resources sector. Each month, we cover news from around the country, including new legislation, commercial developments and judgments affecting the industry. &n...

From 1 April 2013, a new financial regulation framework will be operative in the UK. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is being replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the Bank of England is to have...

As from 6th April 2013, registration of security in the UK is set to become much simpler. Why? Because: (i) we will no longer have to complete long registration forms and will benefit from the ability to file electronically; (ii) charging documents will be available...

The award was voted for by market participants

Clifford Chance scored two prestigious awards at the recent Asia Pacific Syndicated Loan Awards hosted by the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA), which are voted on by key market practitioners. Of the three award categories for law firms, Clifford Chance...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") published the finalised Liquidity Coverage Ratio ("LCR") on 7 January 2013. The finalised LCR is less onerous than the original formulation published in December 2010 and should therefore...

On 18 December 2012, the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian parliament) adopted in the final, third, reading the first set of amendments to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The adopted amendments represent only a small part of the amendments...

On 18 December 2012, the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian parliament) adopted in the final, third, reading the first set of amendments to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The adopted amendments represent only a small part of the amendments...

A new Federal Law No. 223-FZ "On procurement of Goods, Works and Services by Certain Types of Legal Entities" (the "Procurement Law") was adopted by the Russian parliament on 18 July 2011. It introduces a legal framework for procurement by a wide range of public...

This client briefing explains the underlying purpose of certain boilerplate clauses commonly found in English contracts (e.g.  entire agreement, no representation/no reliance clause, severance, counterparts etc.)