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Iain McMurdo of Maples and Calder explains how Cayman has introduced statutory mergers into the Companies Law

Christian Tönies and Marco Eickmann of P+P Pöllath + Partners discuss the German Private Limited Companies Act reform and its effects on the German M&A market

Irina Jelcic of Hanzekovic Radakovic & Partners analyses the most recent cross-border M&A transactions into Croatia and the legislative innovations

Zeynep Ergün and Kübra Sivgin of YükselKarkinKüçük Law Firm discuss changes to competition law and how this would affect the petrol supply and pharmaceutical industries

Philippe Borens, Lionel Aeschlimann, and Anita Schläpfer, Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich and Geneva, discuss the Swiss impact of the latest global financial scandals and latest trends

Brice Henry of Allen & Overy explains the impact of Lehman Brothers on depositaries in France, and compares it to the EU Commission's draft alternative funds directive

During 2008 the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA) conducted live inspections at no less than 106 Swedish securities companies holding local Swedish licences to conduct securities operations. The purpose of the inspections was to assess how well those companies have adapted to the new rules imposed by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) and also whether the companies held the correct licences for their businesses. The inspections resulted in an SFSA report which was published on April 9 2009.

By Patricia Volhard of P+P Pöllath + Partners

While big-picture views often reigned in the banner years of 2006 and 2007, finance has been forced to go back to basics over the last 18 months. The detail of the trees is now every bit as important as the broader view of the wood.

Hong Kong needs to get corporate rescue on the statue book Talk on Hong Kong’s corporate rescue regime has been delayed until 2010, says the government, but industry practitioners are lobbying for an urgent change to the laws governing director liabilities.