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  • What the James Hardie inquiry means for Australian corporates A special commission of inquiry into the asbestos-related compensation issues faced by the James Hardie Group highlights a need for corporate law reform. Dean Jordan and John Elliott of Clayton Utz explain
  • Why investors should be careful who they trust Gone are the days when investments could be made and forgotten about. Paul Lee, manager of shareholder engagement at Hermes Investment Management, laments that, even the safest investments now need careful monitoring
  • 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
  • Spain reunites fractured competition authority Marcos Araujo of Garrigues outlines changes recently announced by the Spanish government regarding institutional issues, infringement proceedings, and merger control
  • New competition legislation: cause for celebration? Ivo Van Bael of Van Bael & Bellis, says EU reforms could create legal uncertainty that will make compliance more difficult for corporates
  • The ins and outs of Austrian competition Claudine Vartian of Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati provides an overview of Austrian competition regulation
  • Changes to French laws affecting public-private-partnerships will bring greater certainty for investors and encourage more innovative deals, explain Jacques Bouillon and Sandra Lagumina
  • Eurex US has become the first overseas investment exchange in four years to obtain recognized status under the UK's new regime. Barnabas Reynolds and Thomas Donegan ask why so few exchanges have applied
  • O'Melveny & Myers and Ropes & Gray advised on the latest US-Canadian corporate acquisition. US phone company Verizon Communications announced that it had agreed to sell its Canadian directory operations to private equity firm Bain Capital for $1.54 billion. Ropes & Gray advised client Bain, which, like the law firm, is headquartered in Boston. Newcomb Stillwell and Howard Glazer were the firm's lead lawyers on the deal. Greg Patti ran a team from O'Melveny's New York office that is advising Verizon.
  • UK regulators: seeking useful changes in the bond markets The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) is launching a new round of bond market scrutiny with a roundtable and possible review of regulation.