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The purpose of this note is to provide a general overview of various key aspects of planning and structuring an M&A transaction involving a target active in the Russian healthcare sector.  In this briefing we address typical features and potential pitfalls...

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...

The standard bearer for anti-corruption legislation for three decades, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA") has now been overtaken by the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the "Bribery Act") which has broader application, stricter sanctions...

Within the space of two weeks, the European Parliament voted through two important pieces of legislation for the consumer goods and retail sector that have been the subject of negotiations since 2008; one in relation to consumer rights generally, and the other...

Organic Law 5/2010 of 22 June 2010, which amends Organic Law 10/1995 of 23 November 1995, on the Criminal Code (LO 5/2010 of 22 June, which modifies LO 10/1995 of 23 November of the Criminal Code) ("LO 5/2010") establishes for the first time in the Spanish...

In revised "FAQs" published on 5 July 2011, HMRC confirmed its view on what will and will not constitute "earmarking" under the "disguised remuneration" (DR) legislation in the context of hedging arrangements for employee share plans...

Welcome to the November 2011 edition of Employment News in Brief. In this edition we consider a new case on what sick leavers must do in order to be able to carry accrued holiday forward to subsequent holiday years. This briefing also examines whether agency...

Apple vs. Samsung As the ongoing court proceedings between Apple and Samsung impressively-shows, the protection of innovative technical products by means of design rights in addition to the usual protection as patents is significantly gaining in importance....

Apple vx. Samsung Wie das aktuelle Verfahren Apple gegen Samsung vor dem Landgericht Düsseldorf eindrucksvoll zeigt, wird neben dem Schutz innovativer technischer Produkte durch Patente ein ergänzender Designschutz immer wichtiger. In dem anhängigen...

Am 12. September 2011 hat der Internationale Schiedsgerichtshof der ICC eine neue Schiedsgerichtsordnung vorgestellt. Die wichtigsten Änderungen betreffen die Mehrparteienschiedsgerichtsbarkeit sowie Verfahrensbeschleunigung und Kostenkontrolle in Schiedsverfahren....