This brief article discusses why companies are required to lay down activities with their sole shareholder in writing, otherwise the sole shareholder risks that agreements concluded with the company can later be successfully annulled (mostly by the trustee in a bankruptcy).
This report summarizes the discussions among in-house counsel and leading experts at the 2016 Lex Mundi Emerging Africa Conference in Cape Town in March 2016. The wide range of topics discussed included underlying growth drivers and investment trends, implementing growth strategies in line with local development objectives, changing regulatory frameworks and structuring of transactions to satisfy broad stakeholder interests and public concerns.
This guide details key business and legal developments of interest to investors across major jurisdictions in Africa.
This QuickOverview shows how a preliminary distinction must be made between the capacity of a company to enter into a contract and the power of its representatives by surveying the laws of France, Spain, the United Kingdom and the European Union.
This article provides an overview of the option clauses in Shareholders Agreements regulated by Brazilian law and the instruments that can be used by the parties in order to assure the enforceability of said clauses.
Since December 17, 2014, the U.S. and Cuba have reestablished diplomatic relations and discussed sensitive issues, like claims for expropriated property. For American companies seeking to do business in Cuba, however, the US continues to maintain a comprehensive embargo against Cuba, and Cuba remains a socialist state with a restrictive, government-run economy. The program will provide: An overview of the Cuban embargo regulations (what has changed, what remains in place); Advice on navigating the Cuban embargo regulations, including implementation of compliance programs; Information about Cuba’s foreign investment rules and government hierarchy; Expert insights into the realities of doing business with “Cuba, Inc.”; and Current investment trends, opportunities and risks.
This is supplemental bibliography for the session.
This brief article provides an overview of the cultural values that shape interpersonal communications.
DSAs provide co-licensees with a greater degree of security in the event of a decommissioning default. If a party to the DSA falls into financial difficulty, its security is called upon and the funds are held in a trust until the decommissioning is completed.
This guide for Massachusetts, USA is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series which provides general information about legal and business infrastructures in jurisdictions around the world.