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03 October 2016

Hague Convention on Choice of Courts comes into operation in Singapore

The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (Hague Convention) officially came into force on 1 October 2016 and there are currently 30 signatory …

10 December 2015

Impact of CJEU decision in Schrems v DPC on the implementation of cross-border data transfer provisions in Hong Kong

Organisations in the European Union with operations in the United States have, for over a decade now, taken comfort that the transfer of personal data to …

02 April 2015

Singapore signs the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: a step in the right direction for the Singapore International Commercial Court

In our previous article The New Frontier, we discussed the launch of the Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") and in particular we …

04 December 2014

New EU jurisdiction rules apply from 10 January: what does it mean for non-EU domiciled parties?

New EU rules on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments will apply to proceedings commenced from 10 January 2015, in the form of the recast …

03 May 2013

EU bankers' bonus cap - CRD IV

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a proposal to introduce new rules (known as CRD IV) to put a cap on bankers' (who work for European banks …

30 January 2013

Warning to companies of the Importance of compliance with EU merger control filing requirements: EU General Court upholds €20 Million fine imposed on Electrabel

On 12 December 2012 the EU General Court dismissed Electrabel's appeal against the €20 million fine the European Commission had imposed on it for failing …

09 December 2011

Potential Eurozone Break-Up: Questions and Answers

There has been speculation of the possibility of a withdrawal by a Member State from the Euro. What are the issues for creditors that would arise if a …