The financial downturn has significantly affected public procurement procedures in Portugal, says José Luís Esquível of Lisbon public law boutique Esquível Advogados, with pressure on contractual and legislative frameworks and demand for
The downturn is not lessening the impact or application of competition law principles
As the financial crisis shows signs of subsiding, companies are again looking to explore investment opportunities in Latin America. However, there is some concern that some political leaders in the region may seek to use
The crisis continues to be felt but questions remain around what substantive legislative changes will be its legacy, says S Todd Crider of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Businesses need to be aware of the need to protect their data from loss or ‘leakage’ and understand that most issues arise internally rather than externally
In the UK, the campaign against the current draft of the European Commission’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive has gained considerable momentum. Recently, Lord Myners, the British Government’s ‘City Minister’, said that the
Practical barriers have so far prevented signficant distressed debt sales in Spain but this may change over the coming months
Despite the introduction of reforms in March 2009 aimed at encouraging out of court agreements between debtors and creditors in Spain, pre-insolvency processes remain far too rigid for practical application, says Agustín Bou, Head of
Limits may have been recently established surrounding the liability of Directors in insolvency situations in Portugal but the threat nonetheless remains
Dos años después del comienzo de la crisis financiera, los abogados son mucho más conscientes de la complejidad de la regulación de la reestructuración y la insolvencia y los principales
