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The new Bankruptcy Law looks much like the US Code, but has none of its practicalities

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Akimitsu Kamori of Blakemore & Mitsuki analyses the Dowa Model and outlines measures to enforce takeover defences

Koji Kawamura, Takafumi Uematsu and Fumiko Oikawa of Atsumi & Partners discuss the effects of Japan's corporate law revamp on securitization transactions

Corporate scandals have forced Japan to tighten reporting obligations for large shareholdings. But it might have gone too far. By Hirohito Akagami and Atsutoshi Maeda of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Oji Paper's bid for rival Hokuetsu breaches a Japanese taboo on hostile takeovers. It has also prompted some extraordinary, perhaps illogical, defence tactics. Is this the shape of things to come?

Confidence in lending and borrowing in Albania has increased since the collapse of pyramid schemes, and legislative steps are now being taken to expand modern financial services. A recent example is the legislation that provides for financial leases. Before 2005, a licence to carry out financial leasing activity could only be obtained from the Bank of Albania (the Albanian central bank), which placed strict and demanding rules in its supervision and issuing of licences. In 2005 Law 9396 On financial leases was enacted. This legislative measure sought to impose fewer barriers in the licensing system and supervision for companies wishing to venture into financial leasing. Although a modest step towards building a modern legal framework in finance, it is a good start.

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