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Julianne Canavaggio of Arias Fábrega & Fábrega outlines the key legal issues to consider when planning M&A activity in Panama

Alketa Uruçi and Jonida Skendaj of Boga & Associates examine the options available to companies wishing to develop their business in Albania

Could they be the future of emerging markets debt?

L-R John Lee of Allen & Overy, William Liu of Linklaters

John Laker graduated from Sydney University in 1972, with First-Class Honours in Economics.

Davis Polk & Wardwell won Americas law firm of the year at the annual IFLR Americas awards ceremony held in New York last night

Morrison & Foerster Address

Chinonyelum Uwazie Since 2008, the Nigerian capital market has witnessed severe decline in the value and volume of shares traded on the stock exchange. While some attribute the decline to the unsavoury practices that trailed the previous administration of the exchange, others attribute it to the fallout of the global financial meltdown. Following the collapse of the market, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made several reforms, including review of the law relating to share buy-backs in quoted companies.

Chun-yih Cheng In order to strengthen the protection of personal data, Taiwan's Computer Processed Personal Data Protection Act was amended in May 2010. The new Act extends to all persons, natural or juristic, and all personal data directly or indirectly leading to a living natural person. In particular, sensitive personal data, including medical treatment, gene, sexual life, health check and criminal records, are in principle not allowed to be collected.

Carlos N Lafargue The Spanish Act 38/2011, of October 10 2011, has amended the Spanish Insolvency Act 22/2003 introducing a new controversial sentence in article 90.1.6 stating that the "pledge securing future credits will only grant a special privilege to credits arising prior to the declaration of insolvency, as well as to credits arising after such declaration, when reinstated by virtue of article 68 or when the pledge was recorded in a public registry prior to the declaration of insolvency".