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China investment guide 2012
Herbert Smith is pleased to announce the 2012 edition of the China investment guide. The 2012 guide presents a concise overview of China's rules …
The JOBS Act and its Impact on Foreign Private Issuers
On 5 April 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act"). Its stated purpose is to increase American job creation …
New regulatory requirements to improve balance sheets of Spanish banks
A Royal Decree approved on 11 May 2012 aims to restore confidence in the Spanish financial system, currently heavily burdened by distressed real estate …
Hong Kong listed companies to be required to disclose price-sensitive information from 1 January 2013
The Securities and Futures (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 ("Amendment Ordinance"), gazetted on 4 May 2012, creates a new Part XIVA of the Securities and …
Australian High Court ruling has implications for dual general counsel/company secretarial role
Two recent decisions of the Australian High Court have significant corporate governance implications for companies subject to the Commonwealth …
New: Handy client guide to privilege
Click here to access our Litigation Team's new client guide to legal professional privilege under English law, with: An decision tree: intended as …
Corporate crime update - May 2012
Please click here for the May 2012 edition of our corporate crime update containing our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
Imprisonment for Beijing securities analysts convicted of disclosing State secrets
Two Beijing securities analysts have been convicted of obtaining and deliberately divulging State secrets relating to PRC macroeconomic data. They …
Listing Rules – FSA fines company for breach of related party transaction rules
The FSA has fined Exillon Energy, a premium-listed Isle of Man company, £292,950 for breaching the rules on related party transactions in LR 11 of the …
Hong Kong SFC revokes IPO sponsor's licence to advise on corporate finance
On 22 April 2012, the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") announced that it had revoked Mega Capital (Asia) Company Limited's ("Mega Capital") …
The provision of reasons by public bodies
The approach taken by the Courts in three recent judicial review cases (set in a planning law context) provides a useful overview of relevant factors …
Corporate crime update - April 2012
After a brief holiday, the Herbert Smith corporate crime update is returning, with our monthly round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
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