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Belgium

The bankruptcies of Sabena, Belgium's ex-flag carrier, Citybird and more recently Delsey Airlines have demonstrated the economically weak position of airlines in the country. This has a general impact on the creditworthiness of the transport sector in Belgium.

February 01 2003

India

The Indian Competition Act, now awaiting presidential assent has borrowed largely from principles well established in other jurisdictions, including US antitrust law and EU competition law.

February 01 2003

Belgium boosts market supervision to restore investor confidence

Belgium's lawmakers are hoping to learn from the mistakes of the US and their European peers and bring legal certainty to the supervision of markets and the behaviour of listed companies.

February 01 2003

Hong Kong

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is looking forward to a new era in Hong Kong's financial markets with the long-awaited Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) due to come into effect on April 1 2003.

February 01 2003

Wall Street deals leave the future of research unclear

Who will pay for independent research if not the investment banking arms of Wall Street firms? Steven Lofchie of Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, looks at the latest US moves to curb analyst conflicts

February 01 2003

City firms square up for UK supermarket scramble

London's merger and acquisition lawyers have begun the new year rushed off their feet after no less than six UK supermarkets prepared to bid for the country's fourth largest food retailer Safeway.

February 01 2003

About the contributors

Mitsuhiro Kamiya is a partner of Freshfields Law Office and leads the Japanese corporate practice. His specializations include mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and intellectual property, and he covers various sectors including IT, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and retail business. His clients include large Japanese and international corporations.

January 28 2003

The development of Japanese real estate investment trusts

Hidetaka Mihara, Naohiro Nishimura and Kenji Utsumi of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu outline the regulations for Japanese real estate investment trusts and suggest what to look out for when structuring these investment vehicles

January 28 2003

Tapping Japan's retail equity markets with and without listings

There are speed and cost benefits for some foreign companies in making public offerings without listings in Japan, but listed offerings have other advantages. Ken Takahashi and Thomas Dreves of Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Law Office - Baker & McKenzie (qualified joint enterprise office) explain the options to potential issuers looking to access retail investors in Japan

January 28 2003

Using private action for injunctive relief under the Antimonopoly Law

Japan's antitrust reforms are intended to crack down on violations of the Antimonopoly Law and give more adequate remedies to aggrieved parties. Companies must be careful not to expose themselves to the new risks of a private action filed by consumers and competitors as well as the risks of a possible injunctive order by the Japan Fair Trade Commission. By Shinya Watanabe and Hiroshi Kobayashi of Jones Day

January 28 2003

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