This sample contract describes an agreement made between two parties to transfer tangible materials to be used for research purposes. The sample contract should be adapted to your unique situation and specific legal questions through legal consultation.
This checklist provides entities a comprehensive list and tips of components and terms to consider when drafting a vendor contract. This material should be tailored to your specific situation and legal questions through legal consultation.
This article goes into the various matters that directors of a company should bear in mind if insolvency is on the horizon, “lest incurring personal liability if insolvency becomes inevitable.” Failure to bear these matters in mind and comply with standards and requirements could lead to disastrous results for company directors in Hong Kong.
This article covers the new insolvency regime introduced in Australia on 1 January 2021. The changes in this new regime primarily impact businesses with liabilities of less than $1 million and will enable such companies to continue trading under the control of its directors while a debt restructuring plan is developed and voted on by creditors.
In light of the news that 2020 has been an exciting year for Hong Kong’s asset and wealth management industry, this article provides an overview of the of a recent proposal issued by the Hong Kong government’s Financial Service and The Treasury Bureau. This proposal provides a framework and procedures involves in the redomiciling process of an offshore fund to Hong Kong.
On 8 February 2021, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong (SFC) issues a consultation paper, which if successfully enacted as it was proposed, would have an impact on the way in which public offerings of equity and debt securities are made in Hong Kong. The following article provides an overview on the provisions of the consultation paper and the specific effects of its inaction.
In December 2020, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) of the government of Hong Kong issued a proposal to provide tax concession for interest distributed by eligible private equity funds which operate in Hong Kong. This proposal summarised and addressed comments and feedback from a prior response issued by the government of Hong Kong in August 2020. This article is a detailed submission on the August 2020 proposal.
Singapore recently passed the Variable Capital Companies Act: this regulation can help create fund-friendly legal entities. In this article, in-house counsel can learn the basics of the Act and how it impacts their company.
Understand the implications of the Brexit agreement of December 24, 2020 between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
The main purpose of a merger or a spin-off is an administrative reorganization. In Mexico, from a commercial standpoint, mergers and spin-offs are always considered an assignment of assets. However, from a tax perspective this may not always be the case. This issue is relevant to in-house counsel because it is important to avoid negative tax impacts in such operations.