Under the International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A), parties may apply to the Courts to set aside arbitral awards in certain situations. Despite… Read more
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Leading law firm Maddocks has announced six new partners to mark the commencement of FY15. Alongside 32 other promotions within the firm, Alicia… Read more
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In the recent case of Humpuss Sea Transport Pte Ltd v PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi TBK [2015] SGHC 144, the Court clarified uncertainties… Read more
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Ashfords have set up a committee for the promotion of ADVOC amongst junior lawyers within Ashfords (AJAC). Read more
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Our law firm was selected as the legal advisor to the Ministry of Finance during the sale of Slovenian papermill Vipap Videm Krško. Ernst & Young… Read more
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The Job Acts, implemented in Italy on March 21, 2015, introduce some relevant changes in the Italian labor legislations. Read more
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VANDENBULKE expands its partnership with new hire of Clifford Chance counsel, Peter-Jan Bossuyt. Read more
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Laurence Jacques, partner at VANDENBULKE, entrusted with the liquidation of the financial assets of Espirito Santo Financial Group S.A. and ESFIL-Espirito… Read more
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JTJB Myanmar Co. Ltd, ADVOC member in Myanmar, hosted the Annual ADVOC Asia Meeting held in Yangon from 30th April to 2nd May 2015. Read more
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Until last July, receiving inheritances or gifts, where the deceased, heir, donor or beneficiary was not resident in Spain was more expensive… Read more
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On 20th March 2015, the Polish Parliament adopted the act on amending certain acts relating to strengthening the measures for landscape protection,… Read more
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In one of the recently issued tax law interpretations, the tax authorities confirmed that expenses incurred for handing free samples of goods… Read more
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While the Commission for Codification of Building Law is working on the draft Building Code – an act that is to bring together into one whole… Read more
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MacRoberts has significantly enhanced its regulatory expertise by recruiting acclaimed legal figure and Solicitor Advocate John McGovern as a… Read more
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Avoxa is pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre Blin has joined Florian Bachelier’s team. Read more
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The ADVOC Executive Committee meeting in Porto in October referred to the Rules and Protocols Committee a suggestion that ADVOC might allow lawyers… Read more
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All businesses should recognise that the liabilities and risks of an information breach are numerous and financial losses can be significant.… Read more
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The Strengthening Australia's Foreign Investment Framework options paper, released in February 2015, outlines proposed changes to the government's… Read more
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March and April were busy months for our Human Rights and Intellectual Property Departments. Partner Achilleas Demetriades participated in a… Read more
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