Significant narrative reporting requirements have been introduced in the draft of The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013 (the Regulations), published by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
The European Commission recently adopted a legislative proposal package that introduces several changes on payment services in the European Union and, in accordance with the European Commission, seeks to improve competition by opening up payment markets to new entrants, thus fostering greater efficiency and cost-reduction.
This is a sample non-compete agreement between a buyer and seller.
This is a sample subordination and attornment provision for a landlord/tenant agreement.
An informative primer on accessing foreign tax information networks under the OECD Model Convention.
This is a sample landlord default provision resource. It covers general default in observance of any material agreement made between landlord and tenant.
This article considers how the duty of good faith impacts on the on-going relationship between franchisor and franchisee in the civil and common law traditions.
A sample agreement for the assignment of an employee's intellectual property rights.
The business landscape is experiencing an unprecedented period of globalization. Domestic enterprises now outsource internationally on a large scale and establish partnerships in far-flung locations where business terms may be advantageous. These companies must deal with unfamiliar laws and operational standards. In tandem with this push to globalization, employers find their business operations and ethics scrutinized more closely both domestically and abroad.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on 28 June 2013 the introduction of further measures to fine-tune residential property loan rules, which came into effect on 29 June 2013. MAS Notice 632 has been amended to reflect these new rules, and MAS has also issued a new Notice 645, setting out details as to how banks and financial institutions are to compute the total debt servicing ratio for property loans.