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Country	Headline
Australia	Market conditions reshaping Australian real estate practices	Shape marks require education to be protected	Australia to regulate consumer contract terms
Australia	Ten ideas for dealing with distressed developers
Canada	Immigration trusts benefit Canadian business immigrants
China	Hong Kong seeks input on proposed privacy reforms	Guidelines for providing financial information services in China	China issues new guidance on monopolistic practices
	China announced first part of approved drug list	Companies doing e-business in China face numerous pitfalls	China clarifies financial sector antitrust filing requirements
	China's Supreme Court clarifies contract law and contract dispute issues	New rules allow for tax-free restructuring in China	China's healthcare reforms create challenges and opportunities
	Closer scrutiny on the use of special purpose vehicles in China	China gets tough on food safety
		China gets tough on food safety
Colombia	Colombia adopts new competition regime, introduces leniency program
France	French and Swiss sign treaty to curb tax evasion and fraud	French labor authorities limit right to refuse work over flu fears	France removes VAT on carbon credit trades amid fraud suspicions
Hong Kong	Ex-pat hiring requires added care under new Hong Kong race discrimination law	Hong Kong reforms encourage ADR and mediation
Malaysia	Malaysia plans tighter regulation of traditional medicines	Little protection against trademark dilution in Malaysia
Netherlands	Netherlands stiffening penalties for hiding income	ECJ limits use of extended tax recovery period in Netherlands
Russia	Russian competition law clarifies rules and levies penalties against violations	Russia introduces amendments to medicine pricing rules	Careful use of incentives and discounts can help build sales in Russia
Russia	New rules govern licensing agreement registration in Russia
Spain	"Unsafe for driving" symbol coming for EU medicine packaging
Switzerland	Amended Swiss banking law gives more protection to depositors	French and Swiss sign treaty to curb tax evasion and fraud
Taiwan	Taiwan removes tax on services performed outside the country
Thailand	Thai Social Security Fund gives little relief to directors	Thailand mandates user traffic data retention
United Kingdom	Small businesses get help to assure UK data protection
United States	SOX-covered executives must know what they sign	US states stepping up internet sales tax programs	US details cash grant program to promote renewable energy
	US sponsors of foreign workers face unannounced compliance audits	US SEC holding executives personally accountable for foreign corruption	Beware "Buy American" rules when bidding for US stimulus projects
	Simple consumer queries can lead to lawsuits in California

Every day our more than 3,800 lawyers, economists, tax advisors and other professionals share insights and best practices across borders and practices. We speak more than 75 languages and represent more than 55 nationalities, and the close relationships among our people fosters the trust needed to develop and deliver world-class solutions to multinational clients.

We share an uncompromising commitment to excellence, which explains why more of our lawyers are included as leading lawyers in the Chambers Global Guide to the World’s Best Lawyers than any other Global 20 law firm.

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