What Does the AlphaBay Takedown Mean for You?
By Urszula McCormack and Jack Nelson King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong office.
Recently, two major online marketplaces dealing in drugs, stolen goods and weapons were shut down through the combined efforts of international law enforcement agencies.
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《2017年刑事金融法案》（草案第二版）的影响
作者：Vanessa Docherty 金杜律师事务所伦敦办公室
《2017年刑事金融法案》（“法案”）将于2017年9月30日起生效。法案纳入两项新罪行，或将影响所有与英国有联系的公司。
新罪行是什么？
“未能防止”帮助他人在英国逃税；和“未能防止”帮助他人在海外逃税。
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立法改革对坦桑尼亚资源领域的影响
作者：Robert Edel 金杜律师事务所帕斯办公室
坦桑尼亚议会通过了三项关于自然资源领域改革的新法案，并修订了部分现有法律。6月29日提出修改后，即便面对矿业领域的反对，议会也于7月3日、4日迅速予以通过。至本文刊登时，三项法案和对现有法律的修订已获得坦桑尼亚议会通过，但尚未公布。
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《在中国做生意》（英文第三版）正式发布
作者：金杜律师事务所
在监管日趋收紧、经济转型和监管改革的大背景下，我们隆重推出《在中国做生意》（英文第三版），为您带来在亚洲、特别是在中国经商的全新见解。
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Impact of Criminal Finances Act 2017(2nd draft)
By Vanessa Docherty King & Wood Mallesons’London office.
The Criminal Finances Act (“CFA”) 2017 comes into effect on 30 September 2017. The CFA introduces two new offences which could affect any company with links to the UK.Continue Reading Impact of Criminal Finances Act 2017(2nd draft)
欧盟理事会通过新的招股说明书规定
Article written by KWM Finance team in Madrid
In April 2017, the EU Council approved new rules on prospectuses in order to improve the access to financial markets for companies, in particular SMEs (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and the Council, the “Prospectus Regulation”).
2017年4月，欧盟理事会批准招股说明书新规定，以改善企业，特别是中小企业的金融市场准入制度（欧洲议会和理事会2017年第1129号条例（欧盟法规）《招股说明书规定》）。
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The Regulatory Framework in Perspective: Questions under Review
By Isabel Rodriguez King & Wood Mallesons’ Madrid office.
Directive 2011/61/EU, on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (“AIFMD,” hereinafter the “Directive“) entered into force on July 22, 2011, with a deadline for transposition by the Member States of July 22, 2013. This Directive was transposed into Spanish law by virtue of Law 22/2014 of November 12, which also amended Law 25/2005, governing the former legal framework for private equity.
Despite foreseeable initial concerns regarding the new legal framework, it is safe to say that, in general, the market has been able to easily adapt to the new rules. However, certain inefficiencies requiring correction have become clear, several of which are based on a lack of consistency in application of the regulations by each Member State, and others which are based on mere technical defects in the relevant regulations.
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The “Gig Economy” : The New Show in Town
By Urszula McCormack, Evan Manolios and Marco Sin King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong office.
The gig economy is upon us. The gig economy (or sharing economy) model affects how large parts of modern society work, interact, and in what capacity. How governments grapple with new and emerging working models is important: for maintaining and enhancing business, for the protection of workers’ rights, and for promoting and realising Hong Kong as an innovation hub it desires to be.
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Belt and Road risks and mitigation strategies Summary of a Seminar participated in by Paul Starr for the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries
By Paul Starr, Justin Lo and Nicholas Lee King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong office.
This seminar took place in January 2017. Panellists were: Ms Pru Bennett (Director and Head of the Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment Team at BlackRock); Mr Carl Wilkins (Fiscal Crime Liaison Officer for HM Revenue and Customs in Hong Kong); Mr Simon Booker (Head of Capital Projects and Infrastructure at PwC Hong Kong); our own Paul Starr; and Ms Gillian Meller (Legal and European Business Director at MTR Corp) as moderator. They shared their insights and expertise on ‘Applying Governance to Open up One Belt, One Road Opportunities’.
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