Following the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) that was first reported in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic on March 11, 2020....more
3/13/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Arbitration ,
Performance Standards ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Contracts
The Guinean State Minister of Mines and Geology, Kerfalla Yansané, recently announced a possible launch of a bidding round in 2015 for offshore oil blocks in Guinea under the new hydrocarbons code (the “New Code”). Following...more
As highlighted in our client alert of March 7, 2014, the Ivorian Parliament approved a new mining code (the “New Mining Code”) on March 5 which aimed at modernizing the mining sector and increasing its...more
In this issue:
- EU DEVELOPMENTS
- Statutory Audit Directive and Regulation Published in Official Journal
- Council Adopts Intra-Corporate Transferees Directive
- ESMA Publishes Consultation and...more
7/14/2014
/ Audits ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
MiFID ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Prospectus ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders
In this issue:
- EU Developments
- German Developments
- UK Developments
- Us Developments
- Excerpt from EU Developments -
European Commission Proposes to Introduce Shareholder "Say...more
4/11/2014
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Audits ,
Capital Markets ,
Chadbourne & Parke LLP v Troice ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
DaimlerAG ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
Employee Benefits ,
Financing ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Halliburton ,
Information Technology ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Prospectus ,
Proxies ,
Public Disclosure ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Ukraine ,
WKSIs
A new mining code (the “New Mining Code”) was voted by the Ivorian Parliament on March 5. Current mining titles will be valid for their remaining term but their renewals will be subject to the provisions of the New Mining...more
A revised companies code was adopted by Ohada on 30 January 2014 (The Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups; the “Revised Code”). The Revised Code adds tailwind to a fast developing market and...more