International

Confusion Over Europe’s New Unified Patent Court May Deter Defendants, Group Says

March 10, 2014

The confusing structure of the Unified Patent Court being developed among 25 European nations could confuse potential defendants and deter […]

Protecting Against Political Risk in Overseas Ventures

February 26, 2014

You can’t generate value without taking risk, but that doesn’t mean risks involved in overseas ventures – including expropriations, cancellations […]

Wal-Mart Spending Millions On Internal FCPA Investigations

February 25, 2014

Wal-Mart spent $282 million in its fiscal year 2014 on compliance and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act-related investigations,  and the company […]

Vast New Powers For A Canada Securities Regulator

February 10, 2014

An advisory from WeirFoulds warns that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)  has initiated a major change in the way it […]

Reversals And Revivals: Predictions for 2014 From Thomson Reuters

February 6, 2014

People and power, money and markets, buys and sells, fees and fortunes, mergers and manias, odds and ends…

The E-Discovery Vs. Privacy Law Dilemma In The Asia-Pacific

February 4, 2014

Conflicts have emerged between what U.S. discovery laws require and blocking statutes and data privacy laws in the countries of […]

Stiff Domestic Headwinds For Administration in Trade Talks

February 3, 2014

Unless they can bargain their way out of it, a battle is shaping up between the Administration and union supporters […]

Blocking Users From Pirating Site Not Effective Deterrent, EU Appeals Court Rules

January 30, 2014

Blocking a major hub for illegally-uploaded material has not deterred internet users in the Netherlands from finding that material elsewhere, […]

Don’t Miss The FCPA Forest For The Gifts, Meals And Entertainment Trees

January 28, 2014

Contrary to what’s been written in some recent articles, companies should not fear a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act crackdown on […]

Fed To Make Foreign Banks Play By US Rules

January 23, 2014

U.S. regulators are poised to make a change to Dodd-Frank Act requirements that would make the U.S. operations of foreign […]

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