Richard Matthews, head of product liability at Eversheds, has commented on the recall by Wal-Mart in China of donkey meat found to contain fox meat. He said: ‘January is the anniversary of the horsemeat scandal making headline news across Europe. The scandal lasted several months and affected many of Europe’s largest food retailers and manufacturers, […]
Eversheds, the Henri Capitant Association, the Foundation for Continental Law, Lextenso, the Loret group, the UNIDA, OHADA.com and the High Council of French Notaries have recently announced plans to sponsor a new OHADA law diploma at the universities of Panthéon-Assas and Paris 13. The initiative is intended to educate law students and professionals in OHADA […]
Eversheds has advised Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) on a 30-year waste treatment public-private partnership (PPP) contract worth more than £1bn, which has now reached financial close. The project will be delivered by a joint venture comprising SITA UK, a subsidiary of French company Suez Environmental, and Sembcorp of Singapore. Japanese company Itochu is […]
India’s new anti-corruption bill could be an effective deterrent in a country where bribery is currently rife India’s Parliament has passed an anti-corruption bill that will lead to the implementation of an independent anti-corruption agency known as a lokpal. The bill will become law upon signature by the president, although this is considered a formality. […]
The creation of security over intangible movables under Jersey law is now governed by the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 (SIJL), which came into force on 2 January. This replaces the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 1983. The SIJL provides for creation of security by control; possession; and description and registration. Registration will be an integral […]
Supreme Court hears: DPP policy on assisted suicide isolates patients and has “chilling effect” on doctors In 2014 the Supreme Court will deliver a landmark ruling in two cases that I hope will bring much-needed clarity to the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales. ‘AM’ and Nicklinson & Lamb were heard together by […]
Former Dewey & LeBoeuf chairman Steve Davis has won a new job, as chief legal adviser to the United Arab Emirate Ras al Khaimah. The post marks the first new role for Davis since his former firm collapsed in May 2012 (29 May 2012). According to Reuters, Davis’ hire was announced via an internal Ras […]
On 12 December 2013, the Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) published How to Modernize and Improve the System of Insurance Regulation in the United States. The report was required by Title V of the Dodd-Frank Act, which required FIO to ‘conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on how to modernise […]
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2013 Fall National Meeting on 15–18 December 2013 in Washington, DC. This client update highlights some of the developments from the Fall National Meeting that are of particular interest to many insurance industry clients. Contents Reinsurance matters Corporate governance Financial stability (EX) task force Reinsurance captives Private equity ownership of […]
Private equity funds (and their managers/advisers) are subject to various types of regulation under US federal law, in particular under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and non-US law. This is a reminder to private equity clients and friends to check their internal compliance policies, fund partnership agreements, side letters and/or ‘tickler’ […]
In Watson on behalf of Nyikina & Mangala v Backreef Oil Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1432, the Federal Court of Australia rejected several challenges to the National Native Title Tribunal’s approach to determining whether or not interests in land that are subject to the ‘right to negotiate’ provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) […]
DLA Piper has been recommended as a leading law firm in various practice areas by ‘50 Leading Law Firms in Ukraine 2013’ — a joint ranking produced by The Kommersant Daily and The Yurydychna Praktyka Weekly. DLA Piper is ranked among leaders of the market, and the partners are ranked personally, for: land law — Natalia Kochergina, partner, is ranked first among the top five leading lawyers […]