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Law Decree no. 21 of 15 March 2012, published in the Italian official Gazette no. 63 on 15 March 2012 introduces a new set of special powers of the Italian Government in relation to defence and national security sectors and to strategic assets in the energy,...

Over the next few months the Indian parliament is set to debate a new draft mining law, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill 2011 ("Bill"). This briefing looks at some of the key provisions contained in the Bill.  

The attached memorandum sets out a summary of certain legal aspects which should be taken into account when doing business in Angola. It is not intended to be exhaustive and is provided for information purposes only. The memorandum addresses the following: general...

A review of the Equator Principles (EPs) has made recommendations to change a number of aspects of the EPs framework and these could have a significant impact on finance transactions. In particular, use of the EPs could extend beyond pure project finance to corporate...

This paper offers an overview of the major EU competition law developments over the past year. It was prepared for the IBC Advanced Competition Law Conference in London on 4 May 2011. The views expressed in this paper are personal and do not necessarily reflect...

Since shortly after the introduction of Russia’s Federal Law No. 135-FZ "On the Protection of Competition" (the "Competition Law") in October 2006, the Federal Antimonopoly Service "FAS") has been emphasizing the need for additional...

The Ministry of Justice this week published its long overdue final guidance on anti-bribery compliance procedures. Consideration of this guidance is essential for any commercial organisations that want to maintain a defence to the new corporate criminal offence...

On 23 March 2011, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which replaced the body known as the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) from 1 January 2011, published a feedback statement setting out its recommendations (New ESMA Recommendations)...