In a recent decision, the Commercial Court of Vienna (Handelsgericht Wien) ordered the publication of a judgment in the form of a YouTube video. As far as can be told, this was the first time, confirming that new information channels and social networks can provide a venue for the publication of judgments.
In its June 2010 Budget the Government announced several proposals as part of a five-year plan to reform corporation tax, including a proposal to exempt foreign branch profits from corporation tax. This followed the previous government’s announcement in the 2009 Pre-Budget Report that it recognised foreign branch taxation as a ‘matter of growing importance’ and …
On 21 October 2010, the Code Committee of the Takeover Panel issued the response statement to its Public Consultation Paper (PCP 2010/2), ‘Review of Certain Aspects of the Regulation of Takeover bids’, which was published on 1 June 2010. The consultation was the culmination of a process started by the Code Committee of the Takeover …
With in excess of 30 free zones Dubai has developed an extremely successful free zone industry, with many of Dubai’s free zones held up internationally as examples of how such trading zones should operate.
The recent decision in UK Bankruptcy Ltd [2010] has once again highlighted the different approach taken by the jurisdictions of Scotland and England. Although not separated by any physical boundaries the decision of the Inner House in UK Bankruptcy Ltd, which concerns the rights of audience of companies in Scotland, shows there are perhaps some …
