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A recent UK Supreme Court judgment has confirmed that when interpreting a contract, the wider context in which it was agreed should always be considered

Germany’s insolvency reform may have improved options for distressed companies but a recent court decision on the tax treatment of waivers of debt has complicated matters

The reappearance of commercial real estate transactions has been facilitated by an increasingly flexible regulatory regime and favourable macroeconomic conditions

In a bid to better conform to international standards and improve the quality of information disclosure, the Financial Services Authority of Indonesia (OJK) issued a new regulation in March 2017 detailing public disclosure obligations of certain shareholders of Indonesian public companies.

Come together, right now, Bond Connect Following the close of the annual National People's Congress last month, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced the establishment of a Bond Connect between Hong Kong and mainland China. China's decision to add a debt link to complement the existing Stock Connect is expected to better enable overseas investors to trade PRC-traded bonds. The tie-up will not only augment the PRC investor base tapping and driving liquidity for Hong Kong's fixed income market, but also help maximise the chances of the RMB63.7 trillion ($9.21 trillion) onshore bond market being included in benchmark global indices.

If an investment bank facilitates the meeting of a fund manager and a company it is possibly interested in investing in, should the investment bank be paid for that? And who should pay for it, the company receiving the investment, the fund manager doing the investing, or the client whose money is being invested? What about if the bank isn't really involved in the meeting – it's just arranging the logistics and maybe booking a taxi? Is that different from a full-fledged tour of the farm? And how much should it cost?

On March 24, China's biggest operator of dairy farms, Huishan, saw its Hong Kong Stock Exchange-traded shares tumble by more than 990%, triggering an immediate delisting.

Xiao Yong Rose Zhu In Australia, former Allens chief executive partner Michael Rose, started a new Sydney-based role as special adviser with KPMG, providing the firm's leadership teams with insights supporting growth initiatives. MINTERELLISON bolstered its M&A practice by bringing in Perth-based partner, Paul Shillington, who was previously chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Geneva-based Oryx Petroleum, and PINSENT MASONS launched its flexible lawyering service–a disruptive innovation in the form of alternative legal services – Vario in Australia, its first move outside the UK.

A new avenue has been opened up for Indian issuers to raise rupee-denominated bonds from the international debt capital markets

On April 5 2017, the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) enacted a new regulation that could enhance the country's equity and capital markets, which have been severely impacted by the recent economic and institutional turmoil.