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Ireland

The Irish Supreme Court recently published its decision in the case of In the matter of Bula Limited (in Receivership) Supreme Court, 11 April 2003 (unreported). The case arose from the sale by a receiver of the assets of Bula Mines and confirms the obligations to be discharged by a receiver upon the sale of property.

September 30 2003

Japan

On August 1 2003 the Japanese government promulgated certain amendments to the Civil Code of Japan and the Civil Execution Law in connection with the foreclosure of mortgaged properties.

September 30 2003

India

In the absence of Lenders' Liability law, the Reserve Bank, with a view to counter-balance lenders' power under the Securitization Act, has recently finalized its Guidelines on Fair Practices Code for Lenders. The Code aims to usher in greater transparency in financial dealings, the hallmark of most developed financial markets, by requiring financial and banking institutions to follow a number of guidelines.

September 30 2003

Ripplewood sets Japan on path to leveraged buyouts

Japan's largest-ever leveraged buyout, the $2.2 billion purchase by US private equity fund Ripplewood Group of Japan Telecom's fixed-line business from the UK's Vodafone Group, is a pioneering transaction - for cultural reasons as much as any others.

September 30 2003

How to restructure in Latin America (part II)

In the final part of his series on restructuring Latin American corporate debt, Peter Darrow of Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP discusses the alternatives available for banks and bondholders

September 30 2003

Why Switzerland still waits for its securitization wave

With a series of securitizations coming to market, including Switzerland's first commercial mortgage-backed deal and its largest public securitization, some observers are again optimistic about the erratic Swiss structured finance market. Megan Murphy explores whether these transactions are part of a new wave of deal-making, or just another blip

September 30 2003

State regulators' association picks Lambiase as president

The North American Securities Administrators Association (Nasaa) has chosen a new president at a time when US states are fighting to define their role in securities regulation.

September 30 2003

In brief

DLA gets eastern European boost in Weiss-Tessbach merger

September 30 2003

European Parliament adopts new share trading rules

The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved radical changes to the decade-old Investment Services Directive (ISD) last week, aimed at harmonizing share trading rules and boosting competition between banks and stock exchanges throughout the EU.

September 30 2003

Texas judgments weaken US futures watchdog

Philip McBride Johnson of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom explains how recent judgments in price manipulation cases are threatening the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

September 30 2003

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