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Portugal

A new law that governs financial guarantee contracts, Decree-law 105/2004 of May 8, entered into force in June 2004. Decree law 105/2004 transposes EU Directive 2002/47/EU into Portuguese law.

September 30 2004

Indonesia

In July 2004 the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) issued a decree that revisits the requirements and procedures for delisting and relisting on the stock exchange. Certain provisions under a decree of the JSX board of directors made in 2000 were declared invalid.

September 30 2004

India

Foreign investors have always viewed Press Note 18 with apprehension because it does not allow them to proceed with investments if they have taken part in previous local ventures in the same field to proceed unless the investment is backed by a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the previous local partner. This has in some cases resulted in near blackmail of the foreign investor, as obtaining an NOC became a mandatory pre-requisite for entry into India.

September 30 2004

Maples and Calder expands but loses lawyers to rival

Offshore firm Maples and Calder has acquired a firm in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and opened a new office in Jersey, but has also lost a team of lawyers to offshore rival Mourant du Feu & Jeune.

September 30 2004

Cutting edge close-up: Investors find new ways to manage construction risk in Korea

Lenders to Korea's first toll road backed by a private investor structured the security package to eliminate almost all construction risk. Dong-Eun Kim and Yong-Jae Chang explain how

September 30 2004

News focus: Negative effects of Fin 46 overstated, say law firms

The ill-effects of rules forcing banks to consolidate certain financing vehicles onto their balance sheets have been less severe than expected, reports Ben Maiden

September 30 2004

EU proposals threaten life reinsurers, says rating agency

European proposals on solvency requirements for life reinsurers could quadruple existing capital requirements, says Standard & Poor's.

September 30 2004

International firms race to hire Japanese lawyers

Japan: bengoshi are crossing over to international firms Law firms in Japan are racing to convince senior lawyers at rival practices to switch firms as next April's market liberalization approaches.

September 30 2004

Mortgage-backed covered bonds debut in Ireland

Bank of Ireland has launched the jurisdiction's first mortgage-covered bond, testing both the market's appetite and the legislation permitting such bonds with a three times oversubscribed €2 billion offering.

September 30 2004

United States

Courts and agencies refine US antitrust law US courts and antitrust enforcement agencies have had a busy year. Kenneth R Logan and Ethan E Litwin of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett discuss how their actions have changed the face of US antitrust law

September 30 2004

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