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Quar te r l y Gaze t teIn its 9th year

October 2012

Welcome to ADVOC Events in Italy, Argentina and

Vietnam!

Contents

Boards and Committees

Your Hosts

New Members

Member News

Events

Alumni & Website

Details of Services

Articles & Legal Updates

Deals Review

Practice Group Updates

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Europe Open Board Meeting in Milan hosted by Cocuzza & Associati

5 - 7th October, 2012

Latin America Meeting in Buenos Aires hosted by Nicholson y Cano

25 - 27th October, 2012

Asia Annual General Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City

hosted by LuatViet8 - 11th November, 2012

More information from the hosts can be found on page 4

This edition of the ADVOC Quarterly Gazette is published alongside three events:

Rules and Protocols Committee Update The Rules and Protocols Committee has finalised a draft of the proposed Second Accord. This document is an agreement between the ADVOC Chapters and would supplement the two Agreements entered into as approved at the Joint Meeting in Beijing in 2009.

The Committee has circulated throughout the Network a copy of the draft Second Accord together with a memorandum, which summarises the effect of the draft Second Accord. The Committee hopes that each of the Chapters who are holding meetings over the next few months will consider the draft Second Accord with a view to offering any comments and suggestions no later than the end of the year.

The intention is then for the Committee to finalise an amended draft Second Accord for final adoption by Chapters at their respective meetings during the Joint Conference in Boston in May, and then for approval by the Joint Meeting itself such that the Second Accord would take effect from the Boston Joint Meeting.

The Committee would be pleased to receive any queries or comments from any member of the Network regarding the draft Second Accord.

The Committee expects to meet during the ADVOC Europe Open Board Meeting in Milan in October.

Simon FraserChairman - Rules and Protocols Committee

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Web and Marketing Committee Update

We have been busy following the ideas and initiatives put forward by members throughout the year. Mindaugas and Dinu came forward with the Embassy initiative, and Matvey suggested standardised video conferencing. Details of both these initiatives have been added to the extranet. If you need details of your extranet log in, please email [email protected].

You may have noticed the new way our ADVOC emails are sent out. Tamara has worked with our website developers, Optix to create this Envirosend template so that we can easily, quickly and professionally send

updates to our members.

Please remember to regularly check the ADVOC website for updates and news, to follow us on Twitter (@advocweb) and like us on Facebook. A report with more information on social media and our website is included later on in the Gazette.

Simon RousChairman - Web and Marketing Committee

Boa rds & Commi t tees Commi t tee Updates

Global Executive Committee

Asia

Europe

Latin America & Caribbean

North America

Global Rules & Protocol Committee

Asia

Europe


North America

Global IP

Asia

Europe


North America

Global Website & Marketing Committee

Asia

Europe


North America

Dunstan de Souza

Niels Opstrup (Chairman)

Diego Pardo Tovar

Gary Tober

Bill Sellay

Colin, Biggers & Paisley

Delacour Dania

Diego Pardo Tovar Advogados

Garvey Shubert Barer

Robinson & Cole

Simon Fraser (Chairman)

Chelsea Li

Niels Opstrup

Mindaugas Vadapalas

Carlos Roberto Siqueira Castro

Bill Sellay

Gary Tober

Colin, Biggers & Paisley

Jincheng, Tongda & Neal

Delacour Dania

Vadapalas, Vaitekūnas & Partners

Siqueira Castro

Robinson & Cole


Robert Gregory

Cindy Goh

Ingo Selting (Chairman)

Mark Lomas

Rodolfo Mesa

Rodrigo A. de Ouro Preto Santos

Gary Tober

Kathy Porter

Maddocks

Cheang & Ariff

Selting & Baldermann

Ashfords LLP

Mesa & Mesa

Siqueira Castro


Robinson & Cole

Timothy Cheung

Geoff Hosking

Simon Rous (Chairman)

Dinu Petre

Antonio Garbelini

Rodolfo Mesa

Bill Sellay

Gary Tober

Fred Kan

Hesketh Henry

Ashfords LLP

Cunescu Balaciu & Asociatii

Siqueira Castro

Mesa & Mesa

Robinson & Cole


Europe Open Board Meeting, Milan, 5-7th October, 2012

It is with great pleasure that Cocuzza & Associati welcomes you to Milan for the ADVOC Open Board Meeting on 5-7th October 2012.

Milano, located in the northern part of the country, is the second largest city in Italy, the financial capital and the largest industrial center. It is a vibrant city, both ancient and modern and is also a magnetic point for designers and artists.

The meeting will be held in the heart of Milan, by the famous fashion district, at the charming Hotel De La Ville, located between the Cathedral and our Teatro alla Scala.

The program will feature the usual combination of business meetings and social activities, which have been especially tailored for you to get a taste of what Milano and Italy have to offer. We trust that the meeting will give you the opportunity to meet and network with friends and colleagues from different countries.

We look forward to having you with us!

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Your Hos t s Your Hos t s

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Latin America Meeting, Buenos Aires, 25-27th October, 2012

On behalf of the host firm for the ADVOC Latin America Meeting of 2012, Nicholson y Cano Abogados, I would like to thank all participants and accompanying guests for attending the LAM, and we offer you a very warm welcome.

During the meeting, we will discuss the usual administrative issues, as well as the incorporation of new Latin America members and the election of ADVOC’s Deliberative Council for the next three years.

After the sessions, delegates can visit Buenos Aires by participating in some of the following activities:

• A day tour of Buenos Aires City, visiting some of the city’s most important neighborhoods;

• Latin American Museum of Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA) founded to collect, conserve, study and disseminate Latin American art;

• Rowing Club Island, along a Tour of the Delta Tigre; and

• Country Day Program at Estancia Villa María, one of the most exclusive residential ventures in Argentina.

We are looking forward to some extremely interesting and important sessions and very efficient networking.

Kind regards, Luis Rodolfo Bullrich

Asia AGM, Ho Chi Minh City, 8-11th November, 2012

LuatViet Advocates & Solicitors welcomes you to the ADVOC Asia Annual General Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 8-11th November, 2012.

As a part of the conference programme, we have planned various activities for delegates to discover the natural beauty, eventful history, captivating arts,

satisfying cuisine and truly fascinating culture of Vietnam, which will be a new and enjoyable experience for you.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Vietnam for this inspiring event!

Sincerely Yours,Tran Duy Canh

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New Members Member News

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ADVOC would like to take this opportunity to welcome new members

Latvia - Loze & Partners

Loze & Partners is a full service business law firm. Their expertise and high professionalism ensure high quality legal services in commercial law and the ability to implement transactions of diverse scale and complexity.

Spain - Estudi Juridic

Estudi Jurídic has three partners with more than 15 years of experience and a network of associates, accredited by their quality standards.

These new members are brilliant for ADVOC as we continue to grow and increase our reach in Europe.

For more information about these new members, and any other ADVOC members, please visit the ADVOC website - www.advoc.com.

Nicholson y Cano Abogados in Argentina have also committed to join the ADVOC network and once we have received their full details, they will be added to the website.

18 New Partners for Ashfords LLP

Since January, Ashfords has welcomed 18 new Partners, bringing the total number to 73.

11 of these new Partners joined as a result of our merger with a London firm at the beginning of the year and four were promoted Associates.

Partners are joining a cross section of Departments including: Commercial Litigation, Company Commercial, Family, Planning and Trusts and Estates.

For more information on any of the Partners below please visit: www.ashfords.co.uk/partners.

Growth of the BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Law Firm

With the beginning of September, the BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Law Firm opened a new office in Szczecin, providing its Clients with an even broader scope of legal services.

The dynamic growth of the BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Law Firm resulted in a greater number of lawyers, as well as the re-location of the Gdańsk-based office.

The group of Partners of the BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Law Firm has been joined by:

Mrs. Alina Szarlak, attorney at law (Rechtsanwalt), who specializes within the scope of M&A, real estate and renewable energy. Mrs. Szarlak will support the Warsaw-based office; and

Mr. Andrzej Preiss, attorney at law (lawyer; honorary consul of the Kingdom of Denmark in Szczecin), who specializes within the scope of civil law and commercial law. Mr. Preiss has a wide experience in negotiating and servicing large-scale investment projects, to include public investments, in particular those based on the FIDIC contract rules. Mr. Preiss is to be in charge of the office in Szczecin.

Being a law firm which provides comprehensive legal advisory services, we ensure that our team is made of top-class experts, who possess wide knowledge and experience in supporting Clients from various industries – in particular Polish and foreign companies that run innovative business.

Mrs. Alina Szarlak Mr. Andrzej Preiss

New Partner joins Selting + Baldermann

Selting + Baldermann have recently had the pleasure of welcoming a new Partner into its team.

Markus Thiele joined the partnership as a result of the firm’s organic growth. His arrival will aid the firm in meeting the growing demands of its clients.

Markus Thiele will be focusing on corporate and commercial as well as competition and trademark law. Mark has vast experience with international real estate transactions, and comprehensive expertise in the field of German-Spanish contract and commercial law. As a native Spanish speaker, Mark is qualified as Rechtsanwalt in Germany and Abogado in Spain, having been admitted to the Madrid Bar in 2003. He has successfully advised companies from German speaking countries on their investments into Spain and Latin America and from Spain and Latin America into German speaking countries for years.

This new addition to the team will enhance the spectrum of our services, in line with our commitment to provide ever more efficient and cost-effective advice to our national and international clients.

Member News

Member News Member News

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New Partners to start on 1 January 2013

Boels Zanders is a long-established Netherlands based law firm with over 65 specialized lawyers and offices in Eindhoven, Maastricht, Roermond and Venlo. We provide legal services to companies, government organisations and non-profit organisations, focusing primarily on corporate/M&A, commercial,

IP/IT, real estate and employment law.

Wouter van de Wier - Real Estate

Wouter specialises in commercial real estate, infrastructure and tendering procedures. He advises both public and private sector clients. Wouter has worked as a lawyer at Boels Zanders since 2002.

Languages: Dutch, English, German.

Hayat Barrahmun – Employment

Hayat is experienced in all aspects of employment law. She has advised many companies, is active in a wide variety of businesses, on employment conditions and dismissals and is an experienced litigator in employment matters. Hayat graduated from Maastricht University in 2000 and joined Boels Zanders in 2006.

Languages: Dutch, English, Arabic.

Harm Heynen – Lease

Harm specialises in leases, both as an advisor and litigator. Harm acts on behalf of major property developers and investors, as well as housing corporations. Harm graduated from Maastricht University in 2000 and joined Boels Zanders in the same year.

Languages: Dutch, English, German.

New Partners for our Member in New Zealand

Hesketh Henry are pleased to announce two new partners with effect from 1 October 2012.

Kate TelfordCorporate and Commercial Mergers and acquisitions, securities, general corporate & commercial law.

DD: +64 9 375 [email protected]

Gárdos Füredi Mosonyi Tomori Law Office Celebrates 20 Years in Business

We are happy to announce that our law office celebrated its 20th anniversary in June 2012. We established the office with the intention of providing high quality, personalised legal services in the field of banking law, insurance law, capital market and securities law. The anniversary was celebrated by a seminar organised for our clients where Ádám Farkas, the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority held a presentation on the current status and the prospects of financial integration in Europe. The seminar was a great success, some 100 clients attended and we received many satisfied reactions and congratulations from the participants.

JianZhong hold National Forum

JianZhong Law Firm held the Second National Forum of Special General Partnership Law Firms. The Forum took place on July 6, 2012. Participants included the officials from Ministry of Justice, the vice-president from All China Lawyer’s Association, and partners from 21 Top-tier Chinese law firms.

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New Managing Partner and Head of Business Development

On 1st July, Stephen Williams took over the role of Managing Partner from Tom Darbyshire, who now assumes the role of Partner in charge of Business Development.

Stephen was also recently appointed as the Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA) State President for Western Australia. Before becoming a lawyer, Stephen was a commissioned officer in the Royal Navy and also served in the UK Police (ideal qualifications, some might say, for the role of a Managing Partner).

Mary Joy SimpsonPrivate Client Trust law, family law, wills and succession, charities.

DD: +64 9 375 [email protected]

Member News Member News

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Norman Waterhouse Local Government Conference 2012

The 10th of August saw over 230 representatives from South Australia’s 68 Local Government Councils attend the Norman Waterhouse Annual Local Government Conference. The Conference, held at the Crowne Plaza Adelaide, received overwhelmingly positive feedback from attendees, which confirms the event’s position as an important fixture on the South Australian Local Government calendar.

This year’s Conference provided 15 themed presentations on a wide range of topics from the firm’s four local government teams, including industrial relations, governance, planning and property. Important topics included water industry reform, recent developments in town planning and a discussion of the possible impact of the proposed ICAC (Independent Commissioner Against Corruption) legislative scheme on local government. The event is the largest of its type in South Australia and had three streams running simultaneously.

Many of the sessions were interactive and therefore provided a forum for discussion about major issues confronting local government and the best way to approach them. In many cases the questions from the attendees also generated good discussion among attendees from a variety of local government councils, both metropolitan and regional. The Conference further consolidates Norman Waterhouse’s reputation as South Australia’s premier law firm in the local government area.

Siqueira Castro – Advogados now has significant presence within Mining Law in Brazil.

Affonso Aurino Barros da Cunha is the firm’s new Corporate/M&A Partner, primarily based in Salvador.

With a successful career spanning more than 20 years, the new Partner has extensive experience in serving large companies in the area of International Contracts, M&A and general Corporate Law. In the last ten years he has also worked on complex mining and steel industry deals. Besides working in the corporate/M&A area, Affonso was also the head of the Mining Law Department at Tozzini Freire Advogados of São Paulo, where he worked for 12 years. Affonso Cunha has received several awards and recognitions from important specialized publications in the legal area. For example, he was elected one of the best Brazilian lawyers in the Mining industry by Chambers Latin America and Who’s Who Legal and the winner of the Deal of the Year in 2007, from the prestigious Latin Lawyer magazine. Carlos Fernando Siqueira Castro, the firm’s Managing Partner stated, “The volume of deals in which we are currently involved is truly amazing, and the growth trend is beyond doubt. Thus, renowned professionals with extensive experience in the area are increasingly hard to find. Furthermore, we are bringing one of the greatest Mining Law icons in Brazil. We already serve many important players in this sector, and our expectation is that

Affonso’s addition to our team will substantially increase our presence in this important economy segment”.

New Developments for our Member in Ukraine

PARITET law firm are pleased to announce a new stage in its development as of September 1, 2012. In order to expand our expertise in key business practices and to strengthen our leading position in certain innovative legal spheres (Life Sciences and

Pharmaceuticals, Information and Telecommunication Technologies, Renewable Energy etc.), all team members of the above practices will now work under the brand Danevych Law Firm headed by Borys Danevych.

Over the last few years, we have worked together under PARITET brand and have become a very strong team. During this time we have been constantly developing our expertise and services to meet the business demands of our clients.

We believe that these positive changes will help us to work more effectively on our client’s current and future projects.

Danevych law firm will continue working with its leading areas of legal practice: Banking, Corporate, Commercial, Employment, ICT, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Renewable Energy, Real Estate and Dispute Resolution etc.

The Team of Danevych law firm focuses on rendering services to global, international and foreign clients, as well as to domestic clients with international operations.

Please visit the ADVOC website for our new contact details.

Legal500 Rankings News

The 2012 edition of Legal500 has repeatedly ranked and recommended DVOŘÁK & SPOL. for mergers & acquisitions and corporate. Our law

firm was promoted to a higher rank and was described as “excellent” in the categories of banking, finance and capital markets, and dispute resolution. The firm was also newly recommended for real estate.

New office in Lille

Cornet Vincent Segurel, newly ISO 9001- certified, expends its presence into France through the opening of a new office in Lille.

Our new office is run by a new and highly skilled partner, Thomas Deschryver.

Our 90-lawyer firm (including 30 partners) with offices in Nantes (its main office), Rennes, Paris and Lille enjoys growing recognition nationally, and has strong litigation, tax, labour, distribution, corporate and public law practices.

(L – R) South Australia’s Attorney General, the

Honourable John Rau MP and Sean Keenihan,

chairman of partners, Norman Waterhouse Lawyers

(L – R) Mark Anders of Bird Cameron

(accountants), Yari McCall and Lisa Hubbard from

Norman Waterhouse Lawyers and David Peters,

District Council of Mt Barker

Lars -Gunnar Kar l e rö Events



It is with great sadness that we take the time to remember our dear friend, colleague and ADVOC Board Member, Lars-Gunnar Karlerö, who sadly passed away on Monday July 2, 2012.

Many of you sent your messages of condolences to his colleagues at KLA and his family. Below is a collection:

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Despite his severe illness he was active until the very end and fought bravely, and we all enjoyed his company during our AGM in Stockholm this year.

Lars-Gunnar will leave a great gap and we will miss him very much.

In respect, in his memory, we remain.

Niels OpstrupDELACOUR DANIA, Denmark

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This is very sad news. It was such a joy to have known and worked with Lars and to have had time together with him again in Stockholm. All of us will miss him greatly. Please convey our sympathy and prayers to his dear family and colleagues.

William T. Sellay Robinson & Cole, USA

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Please accept the sympathy of all of us in Scotland for Lars-Gunnar’s family, colleagues and friends.

We had the pleasure to meet him on a number of occasions and his enthusiasm, friendship and good humour in good times and in adversity were an inspiration to us all.

David FlintMacRoberts LLP, Scotland

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It was with deep regret that we learnt about Lars-Gunnar Karlerö passing away.

We had the honour of meeting him on the occasion of ADVOC events in Bucharest and Stockholm and we did come to realise the warm respect, care and friendship relations strengthening the team at KLA Legal.

It is difficult to find the words in this sad occasion, but allow me to express on behalf of the entire team at Cunescu, Balaciu & Asociatii, our deepest and sincere condolences for you – Lars-Gunnar colleagues, and the family.

May you find comfort in your many memories shared with Lars-Gunnar!

Sincere condolences,Dinu PetreCunescu, Balaciu & Asociatii, Romania

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I and all your friends at Ashfords are so sorry to hear the tragic news of the loss of our dear colleague, Lars-Gunnar. Our thoughts are with you at this time.

With all our Best wishesSimon RousAshfords LLP, England Lars-Gunnar at the Europe AGM in May, 2012

Joint Conference, Boston, 8-12th May, 2013 Your host firm Robinson & Cole LLP is planning the ADVOC Joint Conference for May 8-12th, 2013. This meeting includes:

• Europe AGM• LAC AGM• Asia Meeting• North America Meeting The joint conference hotel will be the Taj Boston, which is across from the beautiful Boston Public Gardens. We have reserved 110 hotel rooms and planned for a total of 150 attendees and guests. Our conference activities

will include a session at Harvard Law School, a visit to the John F. Kennedy Museum and Library and Fenway Park and a traditional New England clambake outing. Please join us in May 2013 in Boston. Look for registration materials in your email soon. The registration deadline is 13th November, 2012.

Europe Board MeetingDate: 5-7th October, 2012Location: Milan, ItalyHost: Cocuzza & Associati

LA MeetingDate: 25-28th October, 2012Location: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHost: Nicholson y Cano

Asia AGMDate: 8-11th November, 2012Location: Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamHost: LuatViet

Young Lawyers WeekendDate: 1-3rd March, 2013Location: Brighton, EnglandHost: ADVOC

Joint Network MeetingDate: 8-12th May, 2013Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USAHost: Robinson & Cole

Europe Board Meeting 2013Date: September, 2013Location: Prague, Czech RepublicHost: DVORÁK & SPOL.

Asia AGM 2013Date: 7-10th November, 2013Location: Bangkok, ThailandHost: Apisith & Alliance Ltd.

Events Events



Latin America Meeting, Panama, 12-14th July 2012

Twelve ADVOC LA members firms attended 2012 ADVOC LA’s Extraordinary General Assembly in Panama City, Panama, hosted by Patton, Moreno & Asvat. Working sessions were held at Le Meridien Hotel.

On 12 July, Patton, Moreno & Asvat hosted the members to a welcoming cocktail at their offices in the exclusive business area of Costa del Este.

During the sessions, members exchanged ideas on the current international economic outlook and ADVOC LA’s future, with new members firms for Uruguay and Bolivia being approved.

The members also enjoyed interesting presentations from senior representatives of the Panama Canal Authority and the Master Developer of the area about the status of the Canal expansion project and its impact on global trade and also, on the advantages of the Panama-Pacifico Special Economic Area from. The working session concluded with an exquisite dinner held at the Las Clementinas Restaurant in Casco Viejo (Old City).

Panama City Tour

On Saturday morning, the members visited Casco Viejo – Old City, The Causeway and Miraflores Visitors Center – Panama Canal Locks in company of host firm Founding Partner Ebrahim Asvat and Partner Ivette Martinez.

Europe AGM, Stockholm, 16-19th May 2012

Over four days in May, around 100 delegates from ADVOC member firms and some family, visited Stockholm and Karlerö Liljeblad Advokatbyrå. On Wednesday evening at the KLA offices we held a cocktail party which, for some reason (!) ended very late.

On Thursday the delegates learnt – among other things - that Stockholm is the capital of Scandinavia, to the surprise of some participants from Denmark and Norway. On Friday we had a tour of lake Mälaren and visited the residence of the Royal family. In the evening we tried to teach our guests to sing a snapsvisa (a drinking song). The gala dinner took place on Saturday evening at the Concert Hall, the same venue as the Nobel Prize award ceremony.

Everyone at KLA enjoyed hosting the AGM 2012 and we hope that you all had a good time together.

Events A lumn i & Webs i te



Young Lawyers Weekend, Brighton, 1-3rd March 2013

The ADVOC Board have agreed to the hosting of a Young Lawyers Weekend, open to all members of the ADVOC Global network. The aim of the weekend is to invite all the up and coming legal stars in your firms to travel to Brighton, England to learn from guest speakers, meet other ADVOC colleagues, and take part in interactive workshops.

More information, including notes on our guest speaker, pricing and itinerary will be sent out this week and uploaded to the ADVOC website.

For copies of the information pack and to register, please contact Tamara on [email protected].

Please RSVP by 17th October, 2012. Once numbers are confirmed, names can be finalised closer to the event.

ADVOC Alumni

ADVOC are happy to announce their newly established community of Alumni members. Alumni will receive information about the development of ADVOC and will have the opportunity to update their past colleagues with their current movements.

We hope that as this community grows, we will be able to host events specifically for our Alumni members.

Therefore, we would like to invite all members to send details of past lawyers who would like to join, or whom you think may be interested in joining, the ADVOC Alumni group.

Please send their details to [email protected].

John Rochman speaks at New York State Bar Association Conference in Lisbon

John Rochman of Ashfords LLP has been invited by the New York State Bar Association to speak at their “Integration and Growth in Europe and the World” conference in Lisbon. John will be sitting on the

panel for a discussion on “Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls on Company Commercial debt collection in the EU”. Also on the panel are speakers from Spain, Denmark and France.

The meeting takes place in Lisbon, from 10-13th October and has a comprehensive schedule, with each session having three different tracks for attendees to choose from: Corporate, Litigation/ Arbitration or General.

For more information on the event please visit the New York State Bar Association website: www.nysba.org.

Social Media and Website Update

We have started looking into sponsorship of the ADVOC website in response to an idea from a member.

However, after reviewing our website statistics, we only gained 1,418 views in August (Ashfords had 13,785 views in the same time) meaning that it is unlikely that we will gain any interest.

In order to encourage sponsors we need to ensure that our website is being viewed and updated as much as possible. So please:

1. Regularly send information and news from your firms for the ADVOC website;

2. Set the ADVOC website as your homepage to get more hits; and

3. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @advocweb and interact as much as possible.

Tamara will also:

1. Update our list of Website Reps, so that there is a point of contact at every firm;

2. Send these reps the standardised ADVOC logos and update them with ADVOC information (such as new members etc);

3. Upload the articles from the Quarterly Gazette to the website; and

4. Tweet and update the Facebook page regularly.

We all need to make the extra effort to ensure that the website reaches as many people as possible and is interesting and up-to-date to encourage sponsors and increase our internet presence.

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Below is a selection of the different work that Tamara, our Web Assistant, has been carrying out for the global network:

Projects

Young Lawyers EventResearching the different options for the event, assisting with creating proposals, creating invitations and information packs. Details of the event are included in the Events section of this Gazette.

Video Conferencing ProtocolFollowing an initiative from Matvey, a standard approach to video conferencing has been drawn up and can be found on the extranet.

Embassy Tip ListFollowing an initiative from Dinu and Mindaugas, guidelines to contacting your embassy abroad to offer ADVOC member’s legal services have been uploaded to the extranet.

Recommended Law Firms ListThis is a list for members only of firm’s who we have used in jurisdictions where we currently do not have a member. The list is on the extranet.

EnvirosendFollowing meetings with Optix, the Envirosend template is now up and running. Envirosend allows effective sending of emails, it gets through spam filters and looks professional.

Website EnhancementsAnother meeting with Optix has been scheduled for further discussions about the ADVOC website and how we can build upon it.

Ongoing Tasks

Deeds of AdherenceEnsuring that all members have signed the deeds, keeping central records of the date that they were signed. Also, keeping a record of firms who have left ADVOC and the date that they were removed from the website.

Social Media ADVOC has Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook and it is encouraged that member firms join these social networks to ensure that we are making the most of these tools to raise our profile in the international market.

Practice Groups Help is given to Co-ordinators and Deputies as they organise meetings, either in person or teleconference, so that it is more convenient and easy to arrange. Also updating the Practice Group directories and the website where necessary.

Quarterly GazetteThe Quarterly Gazette involves sending reminder emails and content requests, compiling articles, proof reading information and organising the layout of the update.

ADVOC DatabasesEnsuring the database is up to date and that any email failures are addressed and correct details are found for our members. Also ensuring that the correct contact information is on the website and in the Practice Group directories on the extranet

ResearchResearching different legal networks to see how ADVOC compares in terms of website, legal directory entries, social media and other marketing strategies.

UK Government restricts the right to settle in the UK

In order to reduce migration from outside the EU, the UK Government is implementing changes to restrict the right of settlement. Employees’ right to settle is an important consideration for many employers operating in the UK, and to employees who want to move to the UK to work without restriction.

Skilled workers may enter the UK under the points based immigration system if they are either transferred to a UK office of an overseas company (Tier 2, Intra-company transfer) or recruited directly by a UK company (Tier 2, General). Those entering as Tier 2 Intra-company transfers are prohibited from settling in the UK. Those entering under Tier 2 General, may settle after 5 years. From April 2016 they must earn at least £35,000 per year.

There are other routes to settlement. Those starting or taking over a business may enter under the “Entrepreneur” category of Tier 1. They must invest £200,000, employ 2 settled workers, meet English language requirements and support themselves financially. We recently advised a Japanese client who did not meet these English language requirements to apply instead under the “Investor” category of Tier 1. He could do this as he could demonstrate that he had £1 million to invest in the UK. Entrepreneurs and Investors can apply for settlement

after five years (although the period is reduced for those investing large sums).

The trend is for the rules to become stricter so we advise clients to apply for settlement as soon as they become eligible.

For further advice please contact Tanya Gruneberg at Ashfords LLP.

[email protected]: +44 (0) 207 544 2430

Private bonds issue - alternative way of financing

The Czech Parliament passed an amendment to the Act on Bonds which, inter alia, introduced the possibility of private bonds issues, i.e.

issues of bonds that are not offered to the public. This possibility creates an interesting alternative for financing of businesses.

According to the new regulations, any person or entity (i.e. even a sole trader) that makes available issue terms of the bonds to the investors, no later than on the day of the issue, is allowed to issue bonds. Unlike public bond offerings, private issue of bonds is not subject to supervision of the capital markets regulator, the Czech National Bank (CNB). In particular, in the case of a private issue of bonds, the issue terms need not be submitted to the regulator for prior approval.

The amendment came into effect on 1 August 2012.

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Thai-Australia FTA: Australian Investors Can Take Advantage of Special Privileges in Holding the Majority of Shares in Thai Companies

Under Thailand’s Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) (“FBA”), a foreign individual or juristic person (in which a majority of shareholders are

foreigners) is not allowed to operate certain restricted businesses in Thailand, unless they obtain a foreign business license in order to operate such restricted businesses under the FBA. Typically, the process for obtaining a foreign business license is quite complicated and lengthy. However, there are certain Free Trade Agreements such as the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (“TAFTA”) which exempts Australian citizens or juristic persons (in which a majority of the shareholders are Australian citizens) from the requirement of a foreign business license to engage in some of the restricted business activities under the FBA.

Foreign business certificates under TAFTA are generally issued to those qualified Australian investors, who invest in large businesses that require substantive investment, such as in large hotels and resorts, restaurants and mines. They are also issued to those engaging in the specific service businesses of auditoriums, international exhibition centers, higher education institutions of science and technology, aquariums, amusement parks or zoos. Qualified Australian investors will be able to hold up to 60% of the share capital in a Thai incorporated company that engages in the aforementioned businesses. Qualified Australian investors can also hold up to

100% of the share capital of a Regional Operating Headquarter, businesses that engage in construction of infrastructure or in the distribution and installation of products produced by Australian juristic persons incorporated in Thailand.

For further information please contact: Kan [email protected]

New Labour Code enters into effect in Hungary

A new labour code, causing significant changes to employment relationships, entered into force on 1 July 2012 in Hungary. A number of provisions have been made to the

rules that include leave, sick leave redirection or delegation. It is important to note however that this shall only be applied from 1 January 2013.

In accordance with the new rules, the employment contracts may contain in a wider circle provisions detrimental to the employee and favourable for the employers. As the new code shall also be applicable to the employment relationships existing at the time of its coming into effect, labour contracts, information materials, other agreements and rules and regulations have to be harmonised with the new labour code.

For further information about the changes of employment regulations, you will find summaries, prepared by Gárdos, Füredi, Mosonyi Tomori Law Office, of the most important provisions of the new code: http://www.gfmt.hu/news/new_labour_code_enters_into_effect.php?startrow=0

For further advice on the subject matter please contact Dr. Zsolt Kovács on [email protected].

Owning UK Immoveable Property after April 2013

For many years it has been the practice of foreign nationals who wish to own real estate in the UK to acquire it through an offshore company. This had certain benefits and also protects the property from Capital Gains Tax and stamp duty land tax (UK tax on the value of documents dealing with land.)

From April 2013 the UK Government are proposing to introduce an annual charge on companies which own UK real estate. The charge is based on the value of the property. If the property was worth £2 million or more in April 2012 then there will be a minimum charge of £15,000. The charge rises depending on the value of the property and a property worth £20million or more will pay £140,000 each year. The charge increases each year in line with UK inflation. Every five years the property will have to be revalued for the purposes of the charge.

In addition from April 2013 if a foreign company or trust sells a company containing UK real estate any gain on the sale of the property will be charged to Capital Gains Tax.

Please speak to us if you think you have any clients who may be adversely affected and we can suggest some ways of rearranging matters to help reduce any future charge.

These proposals by the UK Government are being consulted on at the moment, so they may be subject to adjustment over the next six months.

For more information please contact:

John [email protected]

Package of reforms of Australian Maritime Law comes into effect

By Stuart Hetherington

In our recent edition, CBP Shipping News - July 2012, we discussed the Australian Federal Government’s package of reforms of Maritime Law. The following reforms came into effect on 1 July 2012:

• The Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012;

• The Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2012;

• The Shipping Reform (Tax Incentives) Act 2012 together with amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and the Taxation Administration Act 1953; and

• Amendments to the Shipping Registration Act 1981 to establish the Australian International Shipping Register and the Australian General Shipping Register, together with consequential amendments being made to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990, the Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Collection Act 1991 and the Navigation Amendment Act 2011.

Navigation Act being modernized to reflect contemporary maritime industry practice

The Navigation Bill 2012 was also introduced into federal parliament on 24 May 2012, the centenary of the original Navigation Act.

As described by the Minister in the Second Reading Speech, the bill is essentially a re-write of the Navigation Act 1912 and is intended to reflect contemporary maritime industry practice and to eliminate archaic and redundant provisions from the original Act.

The bill also introduces a civil penalty regime, which expands the range of regulatory options available to the regulator for breaches of the legislation and allows for the development of an infringement notice scheme in regulations.

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New Zealand Company Law Changes

The New Zealand Government is tightening requirements around directors and company registration by introducing the Companies and Limited Partnerships Amendment Bill (“Bill”). The Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament and has now been referred to the Commerce Committee for consideration.

The aim of the Bill is to increase confidence in New Zealand’s company regulation and financial markets. All New Zealand-registered companies will be required to have either at least one New Zealand resident director, one director living in an “enforcement

country”, or local agent. An “enforcement country” is a country to be specified in the legislation which can enforce New Zealand judgments imposing criminal fines under relevant legislation. The government is also proposing similar changes for Limited Partnerships.

Currently under the Companies Act 1993 (“Act”), a company must have a physical New Zealand address for its registered office, but it is not necessary that any company director be based in New Zealand.

Under the Bill, resident directors or agents will be personally liable if companies breach their filing requirements under the Act. The Registrar will be able to remove a company from the register or prohibit a director from acting for up to five years if it is found that they have breached companies related legislation or if they have been misleading in any way.

If you would like any further information or explanation in relation to the issues discussed in this article please contact: Geoff Hosking, Partner on +64 9 375 8693 or [email protected] or Lydia Wallis, Solicitor on +64 9 375 8715 or [email protected].

New powers of enforcing judgements in accordance with 2007 Lugano Convention in Ireland

With the enactment of the Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgements (Amendment) Act 2012, the Irish High Court will now recognise

and enforce judgements in civil and commercial matters from the signatory countries to the 2007 Lugano Convention. Judgements in Swiss, Norwegian and Icelandic courts may be enforced directly in Ireland on foot of an application to the Master of the High Court.

The Act streamlines the process whereby the applicant submits an original or certified copy of the judgement along with a certificate from the State where the judgement was given. Once the requirements of the Convention are met, the judgement will be declared to take effect as if it was an Irish High Court judgement.

Both Switzerland and Norway are among Ireland’s largest trading partners outside the EU and the US. This new legislation provides a speedier and less restrictive mechanism of enforcing judgements from these countries and will assist in further developing cross border commercial interaction between the EFTA countries and Ireland.

For further information please contact Jerome O’Sullivan at JW O’Donovan Solicitors on [email protected].

Client: Maas Group of Hamburg

Transaction: Their real estate development project, “Winterhuder Marktplatz” in Central Hamburg. The project will be realized on former industrial premises. The development is located in one of Hamburg’s most popular residential areas and includes 60 condominiums in the size of 6.250 square

meters in total, plus a basement garage.

BERNZEN SONNTAG have structured the legal concept of the future owner community, as well as the relevant vending and marketing agreements. Legal advice concerning the building permission, the negotiations with neighbours and the contract with the general

constructor is also part of our deal.

Value: The asset volume will amount up to app. € 31 Mio.

BERNZEN SONNTAGGermany

Client:

Ariston Real Estate AG

Transaction:

The re-financing of a loan portfolio for logistics and public buildings, located in Bremen and Bonn. Even in a more and more difficult banking market it was possible to negotiate a new financing structure and to achieve deductions by the repaid lenders of € 9.8 Mio. Part of the new financing structure was a new agreement with the tenant City of Bonn which was finalized in August 2012.

BERNZEN SONNTAGGermany

Client:

MMA HOLDINGS UK PLC (COVÉA (FRANCE) SGAM)

Transaction:

Purchase of entire issued share capital of Provident Insurance Plc and its affiliates

Value:

£76.4M

Ashfords LLPEngland

Client:

CENTRAX LIMITED

Transaction:

Joint Venture with Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard Company for worldwide provision of

Power Barges

Value:

US$150M

Ashfords LLPEngland

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Client: Shareholders of Roberts Europe group

Transaction:Sale of premium freight solutions provider Roberts Europe (160 employees, branches in the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Germany and Italy) to Flash Europe International SA

(Luxembourg) and LBO France.

Value: Undisclosed

Completed: 10 May 2012

Other Advisers:Jeantet Associés (Paris) for Flash

Our ADVOC colleagues in Paris, Lisbon, Milan and Gdansk assisted us with this transaction

Lawyers:Jeroen OehlenLuuk Hendriks

Monique SchreursJanou Briaire

Boels ZandersThe Netherlands

Client: Verolma Limburg BV (Netherlands) and Verolma BVBA (Belgium), shareholders of

Verolma Group

Transaction:Sale of 46 filling stations in the Netherlands and 13 in Belgium by Verolma to LUKOIL Belgium NV (a member of the international

LUKOIL Group)

Value: Undisclosed

Completed: 1 June 2012

Other Advisers:Baker & McKenzie (Netherlands) for Lukoil

Lawyers:Luuk HendriksJanou Briaire

Boels ZandersThe Netherlands

Client: Dragados

Transaction:A public tender procedure for construction of the S7 road with a value of EUR 161,718,561 was cancelled by the ordering party. The ordering party claimed that it was against the publics interest to continue the procedure, stating that it was not possible to continue it due to the lack of funds. The National Appeal Chamber acting as the court of first instance agreed with the ordering party. However, during a trial before a public court, it was proven that the grounds given by the ordering party were deficient. The court announced that the public tender procedure re. the S7

road was cancelled against the law.

Value: TBD

Lawyer: Jarosław Sroka

Completed: 29 May 2012

BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sp. k.Poland

Client:Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and UniCredit

Bank Austria AG

Transaction:Refinancing of an office, logistics and retail portfolio across Central and Eastern Europe. The portfolio is owned by Aviva Investors Central European Property Fund (AICEPF).

Value: € 148 million

Lawyer: Katarzyna Domańska – Mołdawa

Completed: 6 June 2012

BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sp. k.Poland

Client:TOBAM HOLDING

Transaction:

Distribution agreement with Amundi and acquisition of a stake in the share capital of

TOBAM HOLDING by Amundi

Value:Confidential

Other advisers:Clifford Chance for Amundi

Cornet Vincent SegurelFrance

Client:OUEST VENTURE

Transaction:

Sale of Memometal Technologies

Value:USD $162M

Cornet Vincent SegurelFrance

Client: Sparekassen Kronjylland

Transaction: Legal adviser to client in connection with its acquisition of the sound parts of Sparekassen Østjylland from Finansiel Stabilitet A/S.

The work comprised:• Due diligence investigation of the

purchased activities;• Preparation & negotiation of the transfer

agreement & other documents pertaining to the transfer;

• Preparation & negotiation of Sparekassen Kronjyllands obtaining of Hybrid Core Capital from Finansiel Stabilitet A/S; and

• Completion of closing.

Purchase price: Confidential

Lawyers: Kristian Tokkesdal (Partner)

Morten Brehm Jensen (Associated Partner)

DELACOUR DANIADenmark

Client: IBILL Danmark A/S

Transaction: Assisting IBILL Danmark A/S with the completion of a matter concerning injection of venture capital from international

investors to IBILL Danmark A/S.

IBILL Danmark A/S has developed an alternative to credit cards when trading over the internet. IBILL Danmark A/S credit finances internet purchases of the web-shop and the internet customers. This practice is still not that widespread in Denmark, hence, investors are quite positive about the setup

of IBILL Danmark A/S.

Strategically, IBILL Danmark A/S is devoting efforts to achieve market shares in Scandinavia and are expecting to obtain a substantial turnover within a short period.

Lawyers:Anders Hedetoft (Partner)

DELACOUR DANIADenmark

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Client: Maus Frères International Services

Transaction: Acquisition of a chain of Lacoste brand fashion

boutiques in the Czech Republic.

Value:Confidential

Other Advisers:Gide Loyrette Nouel

Completed:September 2012

DVOŘÁK & SPOL.Czech Republic

Client: Major German producer of machines for

agriculture

Transaction: Acquisition of a Czech farm including over 3,000 hectares of agricultural land involving advice on structuring the transaction, drafting acquisition documentation and subsequent

squeeze out of minority shareholders.

Value: € 12 Million

Other Advisers: Kriz & partneri

Completed: June 2012

DVOŘÁK & SPOL.Czech Republic

On July 12, 2012, our managing partner Mm. Song Jianzhong, together with the deputy chairman of Inner Mongolia, participated in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Ceremony of Inner Mongolia

Yitai Coal Co., Ltd

JianZhong Law FirmChina

On August 29, 2012, the listing committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission reviewed and approved a 6 Billion Chinese Yuan’s (approximately 1 billion US Dollars) private placing of Baogang Steel Group, which we have been consulting for 20 years. The company will acquire the ownership of

an iron mine.

JianZhong Law FirmChina

Client:

Sinclair Knight Mertz

Transaction:

• Acquisition of Colin Buchanan & Partners, a UK transport planning and urban design

busines; and

• Acquisition of the rail engineering business of Mouchel Group.

MacRoberts Scotland

Client:

TÜV SUD

Transaction:

• Acquisition of Wallace Whittle, an international mechanical & electrical

engineering and sustainability consultancy firm; and

• Acquisition of Project Management Support Services, a global renewable

energy consultancy firm.

MacRoberts Scotland

Client: AXA Corporate Solution

Transaction:

MESA & MESA| Law Firm advised a global leading reinsurer company in a multi- jurisdictions coverage dispute with its local

reinsured, in regards to a stolen aircraft.

Value: Claim is valued in US$ 3,500,000

Lawyers: Rodolfo Mesa Chavez Jose Valdez Moreta

MESA & MESADominican Republic

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Client: Munich Re

Transaction: Our firm was hired by a team of international reinsurers in relation to a claim for a number of losses at a hydroelectric power plant in Dominican Republic. Our office will assist Munich Re the lead reinsurer

in respect of various issues with policy interpretation and coverage as well as causation issues.

Value:Claim is valued in US$ 218,000,000

Lawyers:Rodolfo Mesa Chavez

Salomon Ureña

MESA & MESADominican Republic

Mergers & Acquisitions

Represented The Nielsen Company, a global information and media company, in connection with its acquisition of The

Perishable Group, Inc.

Robinson & ColeUSA

Government Incentive

Represented The NBC Sports Group in its $20,000,000 loan and other incentives from the State of Connecticut for development of production facilities in the City of Stamford.

Robinson & ColeUSA

Below is a full list of ADVOC Practice Groups. The groups in bold denote a new or updated Practice Group. If you would like to join any of the groups, please send your contact details to [email protected].

• Banking and Finance

• Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Mediation

• Competition and Trade

• Construction

• Corporate Finance

• Criminal (Corporate/tax)

• Energy and Resources

• Environment and Climate Change

• Family

• Information Technology and Privacy

• Inheritance and Succession

• Insolvency and Restructuring

• Intellectual Property

• Labour, Employment and Business

Immigration

• Life Sciences

• Maritime and Transport

• Real Estate

• Sports Law

• Tax

If you are a Practice Group Co-ordinator or Deputy, and would like some assistance with your Practice Group, please do not hesitate to contact Tamara.

Real Estate Practice Group

Group Co-ordinator: Giulia Comparini [email protected] The Real Estate Practice Group has held its second meeting during the last AGM in Stockholm. It

was a good success as thirteen lawyers attended the meeting. After a brief introduction of each participant on his/her areas of practice, the discussion focused on the exchange of work and referrals among members. As a result, it was acknowledged that some members had already successfully referred other member firms to their clients on subjects related to real estate matters.

During the meeting, it was also discussed the possibility to split the Real Estate Practice Group into two different groups dealing, respectively, with “residential” real estate and “commercial” real estate, due to the peculiarities of these two different areas of practice in each legislation. However, as most of the participants attending the meeting were practicing in both fields, it was decided, for the moment, to keep both areas in the same Practice Group and to postpone any decision on this after having conducted an enquiry with all Real Estate Practice Group members. Finally, as a way to expand the knowledge of ADVOC within the clients and to render more concrete the cooperation among member firms, it was launched the idea of preparing a booklet to be handed out to clients containing the main guidelines for investors on real estate in the different jurisdictions covered by our network. As such proposal received different reactions, it was decided to submit also this matter to all group members.

Real

Estate

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Insolvency and Restructuring Practice Group

Group Co-ordinators: Alan Bennett [email protected] Lars Hjortshoj Nielsen [email protected]

As we discussed in our first telephone conference, we intend to make the Insolvency Practice Group (IPG) a useful forum for exchanging ideas and information such as news, legal updates and similar issues in the insolvency world. We are experiencing more and more cross-border issues in both personal and corporate insolvency. For that reason alone, a global network of known and trusted contacts would be useful to us all in referring work between ourselves, and to enable us to refer clients with a range of legal issues. The wider ADVOC network does this successfully but given the various challenges most global jurisdictions presently face, the IPG is an ideal opportunity to identify and maximise such opportunities between ourselves. With that in mind, I will be attending the INSOL Europe Conference which is taking place on the 11th - 14th October 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. If any of you or your colleagues will be there, please let me know as it will be a useful opportunity to meet and catch up in person. I will arrange a second IPG conference call after the INSOL conference has taken place. I will send out details nearer the time, please let me know if you wish to join in. Hope to see many of you in October. Alan Bennett

Insolvency &

Restructuring

Tax Practice Group

Group Co-ordinators: Anders Hedetoft [email protected] Sabine Unkelbach-Tomczak [email protected]

The next Tax Practice Group meeting will be during the Open Board Meeting in Milan on Saturday, 6th October 2012, at 5.30 p.m at the Hotel de la Ville. Anders Hedetoft (coordinator) and Sabine Unkelbach-Tomczak (deputy coordinator) will be attending the meeting.

Our agenda will be to discuss and focus on the following subjects:

1. Networking (completing member lists, interests of the members);

2. Discussing and deciding if we should work in Europe only or globally;

3. Planning further activities of the group (shall we aim at professional seminars, keeping each other updated

via a LinkedIn group, telephone conference, newsletter, etc ?);

4. Finding a date and a location for a seminar – in addition to ADVOC meetings in spring and autumn;

5. Completing the list of ‘Practice areas of the ADVOC Taxation Practice Group’ (could also be done before the

meeting via e-mails) in order to put it on the ADVOC extranet website;

6. Building up a list with all kinds of tax in each country where we have ADVOC law firms. This list can be put

on the ADVOC extranet website for internal use only;

7. Making a list for each country (Europe, France, Germany, Romania etc.) with the forms and documents,

which the local tax offices ask for allowing tax exemptions within the EC. The lists will be put into the

ADVOC Extranet; and

8. Developing a data base with information on the number of clients a member law firm has in the other EC

countries. The numbers can be mentioned but not the names of the clients. . For example, a client of (...

area of business) in Germany has three subsidiaries in Romania and two in France.)

All members of the tax practice group and interested colleagues are invited and welcome. If you would like to

attend the meeting, or join this Practice Group please email Sabine and copy in [email protected].

Tax

IT & Privacy Practice Group

Update from: Thomas Munk Rasmussen [email protected] Partner, DELACOUR DANIA

A new ADVOC Practice Group has been created, and is visible on the website www.advoc.com. The group covers the following areas:

• Off-shoring of data processing, storage and services – particularly commercial and contractual models,

data protection / privacy law (particularly confirmatory opinions in relation to ‘equivalent privacy

protection regimes’);

• Domain Names – particularly the new generic top level domain (gTLDs) – IP rights enforcement;

• IT-contracts (development, outsourcing, hosting etc);

• Internet Law;

• E-commerce;

• Cloud Computing;

• Privacy;

• IT crime;

• License agreements;

• IT procurement and outsourcing;

• Telecommunications law;

• Software development and licensing;

• Support and maintenance agreements;

• Internet liability;

• Reseller and distribution agreements; and

• Escrow agreements.

I encourage everyone who works within these areas to join the group and the ADVOC subgroup in LinkedIn.

I will be attending the conference in Milano so please feel free to write to me, so that we can have an informal group meeting there.

Thomas Munk Rasmussen

IT &

Privacy

For more information on ADVOC or any of the members please visit the website: www.advoc.com

If you would like to include an update in the next Quarterly Gazette or if you require any assistance with your Practice Group, the extranet or the website, please contact Tamara Humphreys, ADVOC Web Assistant on:

[email protected]+44 (0)1392 334126

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