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Legal Focus
JULY 2013
this month’s Legal Focus is as in-depth as ever, covering a wide range of major practice areas and issues, from how to protect IP rights in emerging markets and family law, to debt refinancing and restructuring and protecting pharmaceutical patents. this feature reflects the news of the legal world, and there has certainly been plenty keeping the world’s legal news rooms busy over recent weeks. Many of the stories below are explored further within the following interviews and features with expert lawyers from across the world, as well as related issues from their specific jurisdictions and comment on the other legal implications that many of these major stories uncover. We hope you enjoy this edition of Legal Focus.
Competition Law: India
A transportation company recently came under suspicion for freight rigging which has meant that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been highly active in recent months. In addition, multinationals have also raised concerns about the CCI’s apparent ambiguous wording in relation to overseas deals. With such an important role played by the CCI many companies need to be aware of the potential challenges faced when operating in India.
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the Changing Corporate Immigration Landscape:
Increased scrutiny from agencies as governments globally continue to interpret law and policy concerning outbound migration more strictly has meant that companies are struggling to keep up with the legal developments and the compliance challenges. In light of recent immigration developments and with business immigration rising over the past year, we take a look at immigration rule changes and compliance challenges in this month’s Legal Focus.