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  • The Mémorial, the official journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in its edition dated May 29 1996, published the law of May 9 1996 on netting of claims in the financial sector (loi du 9 mai 1996 relative à la compensation de créances dans le secteur financier, portant modification de la loi modifiée du 5 avril 1993 relative au secteur financier).
  • US financial regulators have given a cautious welcome to certain uses of new technology. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) still insists that existing regulation must be followed. Anne-Louise Childs reports
  • John Worthy and Duncan Calow of Denton Hall, London, examine the implications of digital technologies for the regulation of banking and financial services in the UK
  • Dutch firm Nauta Dutilh has opened a office in London. Resident partner Diederik van Wassenaer has moved from the New York office to head the practice assisted by two Dutch associates. "In New York I did mainly banking and structured and corporate finance," says Van Wassenaer. "Here I will do the same with more reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions."
  • Australia's third largest firm, Freehill Hollingdale & Page, has announced the closure of its London office from August 31. Resident partner Kevin Lewis says: "Australia is getting smaller and smaller vis-à-vis the rest of the world. Investors prefer newer markets such as South America or South-East Asia, where they get higher returns."
  • US venture capital firm Forstmann Little has acquired Tennessee hospital management company Community Health Systems in a $1.4 billion transaction.
  • When the second wave of sell-offs is completed, international law firms will have to compete for a niche in Budapest's financial markets. By Richard Forster
  • The Czech Republic's economy is into a second phase of development. Privatization is almost over and reforms are now stiffening regulation. The lawyers that are left must prepare for long-term work, not brief transactions. Paul Lee reports
  • • The Ministry of Justice in China has awarded 16 licences to foreign firms wishing to operate branch offices. The following received licences for Beijing: Birendelli Castellani (Italy), Brown & Wood (US), Freshfields (UK), Haythe & Curley (US), Komatsu Koma & Nishikawa (Japan), Nassir & Partners (Amman), Richards Butler (UK) and W K To & Co (Hong Kong).
  • UK firm Stephenson Harwood is set to open an office in Piraeus, Greece and has recruited a local shipping lawyer in Spain.