http://www.bakermckenzie.com/ Dispute Resolution Publications and Events en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 19:00:09 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 19:00:09 GMT Publication This newsletter is an electronic bi-monthly publication distributed by Baker & McKenzie's North American Litigation Practice Group that provides summaries of recent decisions and other points of interest in the area of international litigation and arbitration. /NLInternationalLitigationArbitrationVol12May13/ 431c5c3e-f2fa-4b2a-851b-dbcaf5709988 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:36:55 GMT Publication Each year, Baker & McKenzie lawyers produce Doing Business in Russia - a general guide for companies operating in or considering investment into the Russian Federation. The guide presents an overview of the key aspects of the Russian legal system and regulation of business activities in this country. /bkrussiadbi13/ 0caff105-0ce1-4349-b178-be2933566a9d Thu, 23 May 2013 06:43:52 GMT Publication This newsletter produced by the London office provides the latest developments and analyses of key issues in the regulatory and public law arena. /NLLondonRegulatoryPublicLawMay13/ 6d07fd4b-ca51-4fdc-9b38-a4bcef308c38 Wed, 15 May 2013 08:57:18 GMT Publication Our lawyers discuss significant UK, European and worldwide developments in trade mark law and practice. /NLLondonTradeMarksUpdateMay13/ 8294c181-4038-43f3-90e9-6a306ed703de Thu, 02 May 2013 14:02:17 GMT Publication As part of the launch of the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), trademark owners have the opportunity to register their trademarks with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) to protect their marks. /ALGermanyTrademarkClearinghouse/ 7ed14308-7895-461f-bf13-3789ff4acebd Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:26:22 GMT Publication This is a commentary article by Thomas Yates, Carinne Maisel and Anna Sokolovskaya of Baker & McKenzie's International Arbitration Practice Group. It originally appeared in the April 2013 issue of Mealey's International Arbitration Report. /ARIAExclusiveJurisdictionEnglishArbitrationApr13/ 090190d4-a3dd-40c0-9cbe-cfdd74e57a47 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:05:02 GMT Publication How are Japanese businesses dealing with counterfeit goods in Egypt — and how are Egyptian regulators responding? Find insightful discussion on this topic as well as on crucial legal and regulatory developments across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the maiden issue of the EMEA Legal Insights Bulletin. http://www.bakermckenzie.com/NLEMEALegalInsightsBulletinFeb13/ 834f76fc-96e8-43b6-adeb-525696fe57c8 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:56:15 GMT Publication On 5 April 2013 the Russian President signed Federal Law No. 39-FZ, which amends the existing Russian transfer pricing rules. The Law provides for an exemption from transfer pricing control for loans, sureties and bank guarantees granted (received) prior to 1 January 2012, and extends the deadlines for filing the notification on controlled transactions by taxpayers, initiating a transfer pricing audit and transfer pricing documentation requests by tax authorities. /ALRussiaTransferPricingApr13/ f3a20914-3a71-495a-8cc2-7658fac479cd Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:50:14 GMT Publication A new category of employees – distant employees – and rules regulating their work have appeared in the Russian Federation Labor Code. These changes were introduced into the Labor Code by Federal Law No. 60-FZ of 5 April 2013 on “Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”. The changes come into force on 19 April 2013. /ALRussiaLaborCodeApr13/ 0591f1cd-61b2-498e-96da-7b75f2f34406 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:45:43 GMT Publication The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it has received sufficient H-1B Petitions to reach the FY 2014 statutory cap for both the bachelor's and advanced degree quotas. /ALGlobalH1BLotteryApr13/ f5408b48-9d45-4d66-9e63-c571ee416242 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:52:58 GMT Publication On 19 March, the US Supreme Court held that the US Copyright Act’s first sale doctrine applies also to copies of copyrighted works that are legally made overseas and imported into the United States without the copyright owner’s permission. /ALIPKirtsaengDecisionMar13/ a8b255a5-04a8-4649-8d7f-08364dc297b3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:22:08 GMT Publication This newsletter is an electronic bi-monthly publication distributed by Baker & McKenzie's North American Litigation Practice Group that provides summaries of recent decisions and other points of interest in the area of international litigation and arbitration. /NLInternationalLitigationArbitrationVol12Mar13/ 4d27885a-0d23-4861-8dfa-025f5c0cd767 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:14:15 GMT Publication Baker & McKenzie was recognized as "Global Law Firm of the Year for Intellectual Property" at the Chambers Global Awards 2013. /ARIPGlobalLawFirmMar13/ 17e95f77-a579-4419-b9b9-324aaf3322ad Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:03:36 GMT Publication The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in ITV Broadcasting Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd that the live streaming of third party broadcasts requires the permission of the broadcaster, as such retransmission amounts to a "communication to the public" within the meaning of the Information Society Directive. Live streaming services, therefore, may not be able to continue to retransmit without paying licence fees to broadcasters. This ruling is significant as it provides further guidance on the concept of "communication to the public" and seems to be another step in the direction of affording greater protection for authors of copyright works through this right. /ALLondonStreamedInternetRetransmissionsMar13/ d40aea32-fb44-4c8a-b600-ae929fddbb1d Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:31:46 GMT Publication A new national and international arbitration law came into force in Colombia as of 12 October 2013. /FCColombiaArbitrationStatute2013/ 15d80420-ac73-43f1-9d50-d5c234ea18be Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:19:53 GMT Publication Fourth Railway Package: Fostering competition and growth of the European Railway Market? /ALGermanyFourthRailwayMar2013/ 10a9d3fb-4dec-464c-af70-393c62013bde Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:56:41 GMT Publication In 2011, a set of constitutional reforms were published for the purpose of protecting and extending human rights. These reforms also affected the constitutional provisions regarding the amparo law. For this reason, a four-month term was given for legislators to enact a new Amparo Law Regulating Articles 103 and 107 of the Mexican Constitution in harmony with the constitutional reforms. More than one and a half years after the publication of such reforms, the New Amparo Law is almost ready for publication. /ALMexicoDraftAmparoLawFeb13/ 98018d06-d84e-4cb4-b7df-1923a13439bb Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:02:36 GMT Publication The Court of Appeal has held in the case of BAA plc that VAT on a holding company’s deal fees for acquiring target company shares was not recoverable. /ALLondonVATRecoveryDealFeesFeb13/ 20ee443f-7c26-454a-a8c1-d827c93a374b Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:41:53 GMT Publication This newsletter provides the latest developments and analyses of key issues in the regulatory and public law arena. /NLLondonRegulatoryPublicLawFeb13/ a898cc68-3505-4943-bc65-3294a475a426 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:05:58 GMT Publication The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation in its recent Order No. 590n, dated 12 December 2012, has significantly amended the procedure for assessment of working conditions in workplaces. The order was officially published on 15 February 2013 and will come into legal effect on 26 February 2013. /ALRussiaMandatoryWorkplaceAssessmentFeb13/ 95c5a3bf-7b4d-4086-9ebb-e07132b42588 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:34:18 GMT Publication Russia's first comprehensive anti-corruption law, Federal Law No. 273 On Combatting Corruption, has been amended to require companies to have compliance officers and programs. /ALMoscowRussianLawAmendedFeb13/ 201fa799-1bcf-454a-a8be-3a50cfab50a0 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:00:13 GMT Publication On 29 December 2012, the Governor of Leningrad Oblast introduced the new regime of state supported investment activities when he approved and signed Law No. 113-oz "On State Support for Organizations Investing on the Territory of Leningrad Oblast and on Related Legislative Amendments." This law came into effect starting from its official publication and applies to legal relations that have been in place since 01 January 2013. /ALRussiaRegionalInvestmentClimateFeb13/ a2e390cd-946c-4201-966c-273c1b9d7079 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:16:06 GMT Event Join Baker & McKenzie's top Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits lawyers, as we identify the challenges and practical implications of the legal environment facing employers in 2013 in the US and abroad. /EventCompensationBenefitsWebinarSeriesFebJun13/ d3fdaee5-156f-44b3-878d-4ccf1481772d Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:03:37 GMT Publication Baker & McKenzie is the top choice for global brand owners, according to World Trademark Review’s 2013 survey of the world’s leading trademark practices and advisers. This year’s WTR 1000 ranked the Firm in 26 jurisdictions — nearly twice as many as its nearest competitor — and listed 42 of its lawyers. /FCIPWTR1000RankingsFeb13/ 94fabcf3-8bcc-4c09-a4b3-1edbba903ab2 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:45:39 GMT Publication Baker & McKenzie’s Labor & Migration team has summarized several of the most interesting court judgments in the area of employment disputes. /ALRussiaRecentEmploymentDisputesFeb13/ 33bb7921-a26a-485a-a51f-4c2c0ccc31b4 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:34:08 GMT