This brief article reviews regulations applicable to crowd-funding in France, the United Kingdom, and Italy, with some discussion of the practical application of the rules.
This Top Ten focuses on protections needed in a ground lease in order for a leasehold mortgagee to consider the ground lease financeable.
A review of how Brazil's recent Anti-Corruption Law intersects with its Bankruptcy Law, with particular focus on the Bankruptcy Law's allowance of the sale of a business without the inheritance of any liabilities.
A review of procedural tax law in Portugal, with a focus on the burden of proof in tax cases.
This primer provides an overview of how the competition legislation is currently enforced in the UK by the OFT. The OFT has noted that detecting and taking enforcement action against cartels is a priority and there is likely to be high financial penalties for taking part in cartel activity.
This primer provides an overview of cooperation with other jurisdictions in the application of the EU competition rules together with an understanding of the jurisdictional limitations, affirmative defences and exemptions. It discusses in detail the framework principles for the Commission’s leniency policy set out in the Commission Notice on Immunity from Fines and Reduction of Fines in Cartel Cases (the Leniency Notice).
A review of tax offsetting under Brazilian law as well as recent developments in the relevant laws and regulations.