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Isda sets new standard for derivatives

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) last month published its much anticipated 2002 Master Agreement, the successor to its highly successful 1992 Master Agreement. Allen & Overy's John Berry explains the key developments

February 01 2003

Turkey

During the final months of 2002, the Turkish Capital Market Board (CMB) promulgated a number of new legislative acts.

February 01 2003

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

Using a Cayman Islands vehicle for Japanese securitizations

Cayman Islands special purpose companies are common in Japanese structured finance transactions. David Egglishaw, Skip Hashimoto of Walkers SPV Limited review recent market trends in part 1, Wayne Panton and Jonathan Culshaw of Walkers explain the continued benefits of using Cayman offshore vehicles in part 2

January 28 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

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

Why Japan's new corporate separation law is increasing restructurings

Eliminating many of the barriers to a Japanese company de-merging in an efficient way has created a flurry of corporate re-organizations. Dale Araki, Jason Cohen and Kosei Watanabe of O'Melveny & Myers/Watanabe Kokusai analyze how the new process works and why it should be used

January 28 2003

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