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Iustica
Belgium
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Mace &
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UK
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Intellectual Property
Felix a
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Czech Republic
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International Crisis
Patton
Boggs
USA
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International Taxation
Bricker
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USA
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Real Estate Investment Funds
Felsberg
& Associados
Brazil
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Securities Law
Charltons
Hong Kong
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Telecommunications
Duane
Morris
USA
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Law
Vonvan
Bangkok
Thailand
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Unfair competition
Szecskay Attorneys
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Hungary
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Criminal Law
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Corporate
Criminal Liability in Belgium
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Iustica
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Corporate bodies
may be criminally liable in Belgium. This is still “un oiseau rare” as
the principle has not been implemented in all other countries. It has
become a hot issue in matters such as tax evasion, money laundering, book
keeping, and workplace accidents.
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Intellectual Property
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Patentability
of Computer Programs in light of the Court of Appeals decision in Symbian
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Mace & Jones
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Has the recent case
of Symbian in the Court of Appeals brought the UK Intellectual Property
Office into line with the ‘technical contribution’ test applied by the
European Patent Office when considering application to register patents?
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Intellectual Property
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Act
on Electronic Communication, Personal Numbers and Authorized Conversion
of Documents
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Felix
a spol.
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In the summer of
2009 the government will establish to all legal entities incorporated in
the Czech Republic electronic data boxes which shall be used for all
deliveries by public authorities including judiciary authorities to legal
entities.
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International Crisis
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No
small change - The stimulus package and its impact
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Patton Boggs
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The 'American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009' is the largest one-time domestic
spending program in U.S. history. Patton Boggs' summary addresses the tax
and funding provisions target, where funding decisions will be made
within the government, how funds will be allocated, which entities are
eligible for funding, special criteria for participating in select
programs, and the long-term policy implications of this stimulus program.
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International Taxation
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International
Tax Reform under the Obama Administration
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Bricker
& Eckler
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The Obama
administration is expected to introduce several international tax
reforms, including the reform of tax deferrals used by U.S. companies
exporting jobs abroad and the abuse of offshore tax havens used to
shelter U.S. assets.
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Real Estate Investment Funds
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Changes
in the regulation of Real Estate Investment Funds
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Felsberg & Associados
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On October 31,
2008, the Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission issued Rule # 472,
updating and modernizing the regulations applicable to Real Estate
Investment Funds.
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Securities Law
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Hong
Kong's Licensing Regime Explained
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Charltons
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A summary of Hong
Kong's licensing requirements for participants in the securities, futures
and fund management industries
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Telecommunications
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Telecom
and Broadcast Policy Under the Obama Administration
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Duane Morris
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President Barack
Obama has laid out policy regarding Telecom and Broadcast
issues with some detail, including positions on network neutrality,
next-generation broadband, media ownership and service obligations, and
digital television conversion.
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Torts/Consumer Protection and Product Liability Law
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The
Product Liability Act: A Growing International Trend with the Latest
Blossom in Thailand”
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Vonvan Bangkok
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The Product
Liability Act, which will take effect in Thailand in February 21, 2009,
provokes much concern and attention from the public, particularly sellers
of goods.
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Unfair competition
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Changes
in Hungarian consumer protection laws
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Szecskay
Attorneys at Law
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For the
implementation of UCP Directive, new Hungarian legislation splits the
regulative area between B2C and B2B relations and sets new enforcement
mechanism, dividing the tasks between several authorities depending on
the nature and gravity of the violation of law.
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