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Myanmar signs the New York Convention: additional investment protection

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Myanmar
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  • May 13 2013

Since the change of regime in March 2011, the government of Myanmar has sought to promote foreign investment, leading to wide-ranging changes to the

Terminating distribution agreements know where you stand

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Japan
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  • January 11 2013

A distribution agreement is a contract under which a seller (the "distributor") markets and distributes products which it has purchased from a

Dealing with multi-party and multi-contract arbitration issues

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global
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  • June 6 2012

We have previously examined the pitfalls of multi-party and multi-contract arbitration

Recovering wasted management costs

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 29 2012

Significant management costs can be incurred when one party is required to reorganize internal resources or divert staff from their usual activities in order to investigate, manage and mitigate the effects of the other party's breach of contract

Libya update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Japan, Libya
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  • November 21 2011

In our May 2011 newsletter we looked at the sanctions imposed against Libya by the international community, and considered the risks for Japanese companies in doing business in Libya or with Libyan counterparties

UN Human Rights Council endorses new Guiding Principles on Business and International Human Rights

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global
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  • July 6 2011

On 16 June 2011, the UN Human Rights Council (the "Council") endorsed the "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights" (the "Guiding Principles"

Entire agreement clauses, implied terms and misrepresentations

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 30 2011

Entire agreement clauses are common boilerplate provisions used with the intention of limiting the parties' rights and obligations to the provisions contained within the contract

Events preventing contractual performance: the approach under English law contracts

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 28 2011

2011 has already been a profoundly difficult year for many

Force majeure: is it a superior force?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Asia-Pacific, United Kingdom
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  • January 31 2011

The force majeure clause is a well established clause in most construction contracts

The battle of the forms

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 20 2010

In this month's newsletter, we look at a difficulty that frequently arises in negotiating supply contracts where both parties try to insist that the contract should be concluded on their own standard terms

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