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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) recently issued new guidelines on the implementation of the Islands' money laundering legislation. The legislation is contained principally in the Misuse of Drugs Law (2000 Revision) and the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Law (2001 Revision) (the PCCL). These statutes create a number of offences in relation to activities involved in laundering the proceeds of crime.

Many senior Canadian issuers access the Canadian capital markets through the shelf prospectus system, which allows an issuer which meets certain criteria to issue securities over a two-year period. A shelf prospectus is filed qualifying the total amount of securities which the issuer expects to issue over a two-year period and the issuer then issues securities in tranches depending on market conditions and its needs.

Linklaters advises on BT rights issue

"It's like a kid in a candy store. They can't even decide what kind of chocolate to get"

Lawyers warn that technology companies could face an avalanche of securities fraud litigation following the stock market slump

Baker & McKenzie seizes France Télécom lawyers for Paris office

Recent Japanese legislative changes relating to the establishment of holding companies and corporate splits will have important effects on convertible Eurobond documentation. Alan Davies and Surya Soni of Linklaters & Alliance, Tokyo, explain

Matthew Cahill, Paul Severs and Yasuhiro Akita of Clifford Chance Tanaka & Akita, Tokyo, examine how regulatory changes are opening the door to securitization in post-financial crisis Japan

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The Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2001 came into force on April 6 2001, enabling limited liability partnerships (LLPs) to be incorporated from that date. These partnerships have many of the characteristics of limited liability companies and adopt some of the principles of partnership law. This article discusses some of the important distinctions between LLPs and: (i) limited partnerships under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907; and (ii) limited liability companies incorporated under the Companies Act 1985.