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  • Energy: Oil and gas exploration in Asia-Pacific
    Bennett Jones Verchere, Calgary
    August 31 1997
  • Commonwealth courts diverge on valuation losses
    A recent case reaffirms the Australian principle that lenders are entitled to calculate losses on a no-transaction basis after some negligent valuations, despite conflicting English decisions. By Francesca Rush of Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Brisbane
    August 31 1997
  • Cyprus
    Cyprus has attracted offshore enterprises from almost 100 countries, and in the past few years Europe has been the main source of new company registrations. In the first half of 1997, 79.2% of the registrations originated from Europe, 12.9% from America, 5.5% from Asia, 1.7% from Africa and 0.7% from Australia.
    August 31 1997
  • Switzerland
    Audit reports are a common source of information for investors. Many rely on the balance sheet and the audit report to assess a corporation's worth. Some investors go as far as considering an audit a reliable guide to a corporation's financial health. With this kind of expectation, litigation against auditors after an unsuccessful investment is not uncommon.
    August 31 1997
  • United States
    A major federal appeal court in the US has ruled that Hong Kong is not a foreign state for the purposes of deciding whether a Hong Kong company is entitled to sue an American firm in US courts. Because Hong Kong is not considered a state, a company organized under Hong Kong law lacks the ability to sue in US courts on the basis of diversity or 'alienage' jurisdiction.
    August 31 1997
  • Talking points
    International Bar Association
    August 31 1997
  • JP Morgan to purchase 45% of American Century
    JP Morgan, the fifth largest US bank by tier one capital, is buying 45% of American Century in a deal valued at US$900 million. American Century is the fourth largest US manager of no-load mutual funds (funds whose shares are sold without commission or sales charges).
    August 31 1997
  • Bruckhaus Westrick Stegemann closes in Japan
    German firm Bruckhaus Westrick Stegemann has announced the closure of its Tokyo office. The office had been staffed by a single German lawyer since it opened in 1990.
    August 31 1997
  • What attracts and keeps laterals
    The most important consideration for a laterally hired partner in choosing his or her new firm is not the level of compensation he or she will receive. Indeed, this consideration is placed fifth out of seven significant factors according to a survey by US lawyer search consultants Major, Hagen & Africa.
    August 31 1997
  • Invigorating message
    Franz Nauschnigg, capital markets adviser to the Austrian minister of finance, talks to Graham Field
    August 31 1997
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