This Update concerns a measure proposed in Canada’s federal budget for 2014, tabled by the Minister of Finance on February 11, 2014 (Budget 2014), relating to treaty shopping that may affect private equity (PE) funds investing in Canada through treaty-based holding companies.
The proposed western Canadian LNG export industry has doubled in 2013, in both the number of projects and volume of gas sought for export. Read this article to learn more about the future of Canada's LNG export industry.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted in the Small Law Departments eGroup, addresses whether a company should make executed agreements viewable to a select group of individuals (e.g., executives, legal department) or all employees, as well as foreseeable issues with an open access policy.
This is a sample contract regarding health and policy information under HIPAA.
This guide highlights the fact that there is currently significant variation in pension provision throughout Europe, suggesting homogenisation, for the moment at least, remains some distance away.
This guide is intended to be the starting point for understanding the Brazilian Arbitration Law. Most of the details presented herein require further study of the Brazilian legal system and its application by the Brazilian courts.
This article discusses a 2014 court decision in the United Kingdom about who is liable for remedial work costs to correct errors made in product construction: the contractor or the employer?
This resource is a global practice guide prepared by the Lex Mundi Agribusiness Practice Group covering the restrictions and incentives on the acquisition and ownership of interests in farmland.
Early BIM demonstration projects have achieved savings of around 20% in the construction phase, some projects are expected to make a 33% cost savings over the life of the project and future projects are targeting even greater savings. Read more about BIM in this article.
This primer focuses on the current regulatory regime applicable to banks in the United Kingdom and looks forwards toward the ring-fencing and other financial regulatory requirements of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013.