Global market abuse news - Spring 2013

In this, our first global market abuse newsletter, we highlight some developments in legislation and regulatory approach that affect enforcement of market abuse in Asia, Europe and the US.

MOFCOM Imposes Remedies on two Global Mergers Involving Commodities of Strategic Importance to China

This briefing examines the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)’s remedy decisions in two recent merger review cases, namely Glencore’s acquisition of Xstrata and Marubeni’s acquisition of Gavilon, and analyzes how the Chinese merger review process will likely impact future global M&A transactions involving commodities that are strategically important to China.

Environment  Planning and Regulatory News

UK environment, planning and regulatory legal update for May 2013

EU moves on human rights in the oil and gas sector

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German-Spanish cross-border investments in the real estate and renewable energies sectors.

These recent tax developments may have
significant implications for German–Spanish
cross-border investments in the real estate
and renewable energies sectors.

Eurosail: past the point of no return

We reported on the Court of Appeal case of BNY Corporate Trustee Services Limited v Eurosail in March 2011. Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision dismissing the appeal unanimously provides further guidance on how the balance sheet test of insolvency is to be interpreted.

A new statutory objective for the Pensions Regulator

In his Budget statement on 20 March 2013, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced that the government will propose legislation to give the Pensions Regulator a new additional statutory objective.

Changing Corporate culture

Two years on from the introduction of the Bribery Act in 2011, the actions of employees and the risk management culture of organisations has again come into focus with allegations that a culture has developed in which senior executives have been rewarded for excessive risk-taking.

New UK competition laws adopted: next steps for legal and compliance teams

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment & Climate Change Law 2013

Report 2013-04-25 The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment & Climate Change Law 2013 The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment & Climate Change Law 2013 is intended to provide a practical insight to cross-border environment law and should be a useful tool for co