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Brazilian Upstream Oil and Gas: A Practical Guide to the Law and Regulation

Consulting editor: Eduardo Pereira, Petra Energia

This new book reviews the key elements of the Brazilian upstream legal framework, including general Brazilian law, the regulatory entities and other players in the upstream sector, the new petroleum legal regime, decommissioning challenges and project finance opportunities.

ISBN: 9781905783700
Price: £130.00


Business Families and Family Businesses: The STEP Handbook for Advisers

Consulting editors: Ian Macdonald and Jonathan Sutton

This handbook edited by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners considers what makes business families and family businesses unique, and examines the issues that advisers are often called upon to address when assisting them.

ISBN: 9781905783250
Price: £110.00


Buy-outs and Buy-ins: The Elimination of Defined Benefit Pension Scheme Liabilities

Consulting editor: Steven Hull, Ashurst LLP

This book is aimed at a broad cross-section of the pension market and is intended to be of practical use to trustees, employers, advisers, administrators and other pension stakeholders in providing a comprehensive guide to how best to tackle the thorny issue of eliminating defined benefit scheme liabilities.

ISBN: 9781905783267
Price: £105.00


Cash Pooling: A Practical Global Handbook

Consulting editor: Marcel Willems, Kennedy Van der Laan

This new title, published in association with the International Bar Association, draws together leading practitioners from a wide range of countries who together provide detailed analysis on the provisions in their jurisdiction for cash pooling and insolvency. Each chapter follows the same template for ease of reference and topics featured include specific legal requirements from various perspectives, the liability of company directors, banking requirements, regulatory requirements and tax.

ISBN: 9781905783779
Price: £115.00


Climate Change: A Guide to Carbon Law and Practice

Consulting editor: Paul Q. Watchman

This book explains how climate change law has evolved, how the carbon markets operate and how climate change issues impact other areas of practice.

ISBN: 9781905783120
Price: £117.00


Commodity Derivatives: Documenting and Understanding Commodity Derivative Products

Consulting editors: Edmund Parker & Marcin Perzanowski, Mayer Brown International LLP

This accessible title explains each type of transaction, together with the documentation involved. In particular, the book analyses and guides the reader through the full suite of over-the-counter, exchange-traded and structured commodity derivative documentation, and provides a detailed guide to International Swaps and Derivatives Association and other leading documentation platforms.

ISBN: 9781905783373
Price: £130.00


Company Formation: A Practical Global Guide, Second Edition

General editor: Agustí Jausàs - JAUSAS

Company Formation: A Practical Global Guide, Second Edition is an updated and expanded edition of the popular title on how to set up a company in a wide range of key jurisdictions. This book is essential reading for all lawyers who advise companies on setting up in a new jurisdiction and heads of business planning to expand their companies on to the global market.

ISBN: 9781905783274
Price: £140.00


Credit Derivatives: Documenting and Understanding Credit Derivative Products

Author: Edmund Parker – Mayer Brown LLP

This accessible title explains, in straightforward terms, each type of credit derivative transaction, together with the documentation involved.

ISBN: 9781905783038
Price: £154.00


Cross-Border Insolvency: A Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law, Third Edition

General Editor: Look Chan Ho, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Written by specialists from each jurisdiction, this new edition provides an in-depth, article-by-article analysis of the local enactment and application of the model law in each of the jurisdictions concerned, alongside consideration of the relationship between the model law and any existing cross-border insolvency jurisprudence.

ISBN: 9781905783526
Price: £135.00


Directors' Liability and Indemnification: A Global Guide, Second Edition

Consulting editor: Edward Smerdon - Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP

This comprehensive second edition features contributions by leading experts on the important aspects of directors' liability, the protection available to directors and the risks of doing business in multiple jurisdictions. New to the second edition are chapters on China, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.

ISBN: 9781905783342
Price: £145.00


Dispute Resolution in the Energy Sector: A Practitioner’s Handbook

Consulting editor: Ronnie King, Ashurst LLP

This new title provides a practical, user-friendly overview of the essentials of dispute resolution in the energy industry.  Leading practitioners from international law firms and global companies consider, among other things, the drafting of dispute resolution clauses, the effective use of international arbitration, the management of large-scale energy disputes, and the development of case law in oil and gas disputes, construction disputes, environmental disputes and disputes arising in the renewables and nuclear sectors. 

ISBN: 9781905783625
Price: £130.00


Doing Business in the BRICS: A Practical Legal Handbook

Consulting Editor: Ravi Nath, Rajinder Narain & Co

This book will provide an overview of the BRICS nations. Each chapter is authored by experienced lawyers, who will provide insights on demography, political and legal systems (including investment regulations, competition policies, IP laws, taxation and labour laws) in a clear and comprehensive manner.   The book will serve as a preliminary and practical guide for lawyers, investors, corporations and entrepreneurs regarding the mode and methods of doing business in these jurisdictions.

ISBN: 9781905783816
Price: £105.00


Employee Share Plans: International Legal and Tax Issues, Second Edition

Consulting editor: Paul Ellerman, Herbert Smith LLP

This fully revised and expanded second edition features contributions by leading experts from 32 countries, including new chapters on Italy, Japan, Luxembourg and South Africa, setting out in just one volume the important legal and tax issues to be considered when operating employee share plans internationally. This major text will assist legal, tax and HR professionals in multinational companies, and the private practice advisers working with them, in extending their employee share plans globally.

ISBN: 9781905783519
Price: £130.00


Equity Derivatives

Consulting editor: Edmund Parker - Mayer Brown

This title examines the full spectrum of equity derivative transactions together with the documentation involved.

ISBN: 9781905783229
Price: £120.00


Equity Derivatives: A Practitioner’s Guide to the 2002 and 2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions

Authors: Edmund Parker & Marcin Perzanowski, Mayer Brown

This accessible title concentrates on explaining, in simple language and with worked examples, the landmark definitional booklets used for OTC equity derivative transactions. Analysed alongside the 2002 Definitions are the brand-new and, in a number of aspects, revolutionary 2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions, which will form the backbone of centrally cleared and OTC equity derivatives trading going forward. 

ISBN: 9781905783731
Price: £130.00


European Debt Restructuring Handbook: Leading Case Studies from the Post-Lehman Cycle

Consulting editors: Kon Asimacopoulos, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Justin Bickle, Oaktree Capital Management

This new publication brings together Europe's leading restructuring lawyers who were and remain instrumental in shaping the way that European restructurings are conducted and implemented today. Each chapter is a detailed case study, by key lawyers centrally involved, on leading restructurings including McCarthy& Stone, IMO Carwash, Monier, Countrywide, Autodistribution, SGD, La Seda de Barcelona, Schoeller Arca Systems, Risanamento SpA, Almatis, Wind Hellas I and II, European Directories and Rodenstock.

ISBN: 9781905783656
Price: £135.00


Global Financial Crisis: Navigating and Understanding the Legal and Regulatory Aspects

Consulting editor: Eugenio A Bruno, Nicholson y Cano

This authoritative title provides legal practitioners, academics, financial agents, financial institution officers, investment analysts and managers, investors and officials of regulatory agencies with the information that they need to navigate their way through the challenges arising from one of the most significant financial crises in recent history.

ISBN: 9781905783328
Price: £140.00


Hedge Funds: A Practical Global Handbook to the Law and Regulation

Consulting editors: Florentino Carreno, Cuatrecasas, Goncalves Pereira and Lynn McGrade and Alfred Page, Borden Ladner Gervais

This practical new handbook, published in association with International Bar Association, outlines key trends in the global hedge fund industry, including the latest structuring and governance models, as well as operational, litigation, enforcement and key regulatory initiatives in the European Union and the United States. The book also features in-depth analysis of the law and regulation of hedge funds in a number of leading jurisdictions.

ISBN: 9781905783793
Price: £140.00


Insurance and Re-Insurance in the MENA Region: A Practical Guide

Authors: Michael Kortbawi, Rima Mrad, Nadim Bardawil, and Irshied Tayeb - Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP

This new book aims to provide foreign insurers and intermediaries looking to enter the market with practical, up-to-date guidance on setting up in the MENA region. The countries featured in the book are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia.  

ISBN: 9781905783588
Price: £125.00


Intellectual property in the life sciences: A global guide to rights and their applications

Consulting editor: Paul England - Simmons & Simmons LLP

This accessible guide provides an overview of the key international and European IP legislation, complementing the book’s central theme of monopoly protection. In addition, the book features coverage from more than 15 jurisdictions of the most important and topical life sciences issues on which intellectual property has an impact.  Subjects explored within the national chapters include small molecules, secondary patents, DNA, biologicals and personalised medicines, patent infringement and enforcement, compulsory licensing, branding and designs, counterfeiting and collaborative models.
 

ISBN: 9781905783571
Price: £130.00


International Arbitration: A Practical Guide

Authors: Stuart Dutson, Andy Moody and Neil Newing - Eversheds LLP

This new book provides a practical guide to international arbitration. Written by leading experts Stuart Dutson, Andy Moody, and Neil Newing from Eversheds, this title explains the stages of the arbitration process in a straight-forward manner and from a practitioner’s perspective.  The authors provide guidance on drafting the arbitration agreement, commencing arbitration, selecting the arbitral tribunal, drafting pleadings and witness evidence, liaising with the tribunal throughout the arbitral process and enforcing the final award. 

ISBN: 9781905783694
Price: £115.00


International Copyright Law

Consulting editor: Ben Allgrove - Baker & McKenzie LLP

This title features contributions from experts in over 40 jurisdictions, setting out the legal framework of  their copyright law and how to protect and exploit rights in creative works.

This new title will assist individuals in multinational companies and lawyers in private practice who deal with copyright works such as publications, music and films in knowing their rights under copyright law in  all the main markets in the world.

ISBN: 9781905783748
Price: £135.00


International Design Protection

Consulting editor: Clive Thorne - Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP

International Design Protection is an international compendium of design law in 30 major jurisdictions. It covers the applicability of registered and unregistered design rights and ancillary protection by copyright and trademarks. It also deals with the practicalities of design protections and the enforcement of design rights, including qualification for protection, infringement, design infringement litigation, licensing and exploitation.

ISBN: 9781905783755
Price: £140.00


International Franchising: A Practitioner's Guide

Consulting editor: Marco Hero, TIGGES Rechtsanwalte

This major title, produced in conjunction with the International Bar Association, is a concise, practical guide by leading practitioners for all those involved in planning and operating an international franchise programme, from in-house counsel to managing directors to those in private practice.  The book is divided in two parts: the first part provides general information on preparing for international franchising and the second part applies know-how and industry experience to the most popular franchise industries such as hospitality, internet and technology, services and retail.

ISBN: 9781905783403
Price: £130.00


International Patent Litigation: Developing an Effective Strategy

Consulting editor: David Wilson- Herbert Smith LLP

The book is a concise, practical guide for all those involved in the conduct and management of international patent litigation, from in-house professionals (patent managers, patent attorneys and general counsel) to those in private practice.

ISBN: 9781905783212
Price: £110.00


International Public Procurement: Global Best Practice

Consulting editor: Roberto Hernández García- COMAD, SC

This unique title contains contributions from leading experts around the world who explain the best practice in public procurement in their jurisdictions. In addition to 19 jurisdictional chapters by leading professionals, featured chapters include contributions on United Nations best practice, the European directives, how countries are fighting corruption in the field and how PPP projects are procured.

ISBN: 9781905783281
Price: £105.00


Islamic Finance: A Practical Guide

Consulting editor: Rahail Ali - Hogan Lovells

This unique title is essential reading whether you are already engaged in Islamic financing transactions or interested in understanding the Islamic finance market and the structures underpinning the world's fastest-growing finance sector.

ISBN: 9781905783137
Price: £117.00


Joint Operating Agreements: A Practical Guide

Author: Peter Roberts- Ashurst LLP

This title, by leading authority on energy law Peter Roberts, provides a pragmatic examination of the provisions of a typical JOA in the order that they appear, with a particular focus on the critical issues of scope, the operator's role, joint and exclusive operations, default, transfers and decommissioning.

ISBN: 9781905783311
Price: £135.00


Labour Law: A Practical Global Guide

Consulting editor: Agustin Jausas

This new title is the perfect companion to the Globe Law and Business book on company formation (Company Formation: A Practical Global Guide, Second edition). Featuring over 35 chapters by practising professionals, the book provides a succinct overview of the labour regulations in force in a number of key jurisdictions. Topics covered in each chapter include the labour contract, non-compete covenants, changes in working conditions, board representation, termination by both employer and employee, leave and social security, among others.

ISBN: 9781905783441
Price: £105.00


Liquefied Natural Gas: The Law and Business of LNG, Second Edition

Consulting editor: Paul Griffin, Allen & Overy LLP

This practical title has been updated and features contributions from leading oil and gas companies, consultancies and law firms by writers who are specialists in their fields.  The content spans the latest developments in traditional LNG matters such as structuring projects, sale and purchase agreements and shipping, as well as emerging business such as LNG from coal seam gas and shale and the forced reopening of contract terms.  Together, the contributors provide a rare guide to the legal, regulatory, political and practical elements of today's LNG business.

ISBN: 9781905783649
Price: £130.00


M&A in the Middle East

Consulting editor: Michael Kortbawi - Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP

M&A in the Middle East is a practical guide that assists those involved in M&A deals in managing risk and expectations, while also ensuring that deals are closed as efficiently as possible. The book highlights the idiosyncrasies and trends that define and distinguish each jurisdiction, while providing up-to-date and practical advice for legal professionals advising on deals. In-house lawyers and potential investors will also benefit from this valuable guide.

ISBN: 9781905783632
Price: £125.00


Mergers and Acquisitions: A Practical Global Guide

Consulting editor: Andreas Lachmann - RWP

This practical title features 27 chapters by leading experts on the various factors to consider when acquiring a company in their jurisdictions, including the pitfalls to avoid and proposed solutions.

ISBN: 9781905783090
Price: £133.00


Minerals and Mining: A Practical Global Guide

Consulting editor: Per Vestergaard Pedersen, Lett Law Firm

This practical new handbook describes the main regulations and agreements on minerals and mining activities in a number of significant mining nations. Each chapter - written by leading professionals in the field, including from Allen & Overy, SNR Denton and Webber Wentzel - covers the same topics for ease of reference.

ISBN: 9781905783564
Price: £112.00


Oil and Gas

Consulting editor: Geoffrey Picton-Turbervill- Ashurst LLP

This title outlines in a single volume the essential principles involved in documenting oil and gas transactions, from the upstream exploration phase to transportation by pipeline and liquefied natural gas to sales and marketing. It is intended to be a practical guide for anyone seeking a better understanding of the commercial and legal principles involved.

ISBN: 9781905783236
Price: £120.00


Oil and Gas Decommissioning: Law, Policy and Comparative Practice

Consulting editor: Marc Hammerson, Dewey & LeBoeuf

Part I of this new practical book analyses each professional area relating to decommissioning. As well as these professional disciplines and agreements, Part I contains chapters on UN law, OSPAR regulations, government policy, offshore contracting, health and safety and technical issues. These topics are further examined using a case study from a completed North Sea decommissioning project. Part II provides an international comparative analysis featuring coverage of how international laws on decommissioning are implemented in the major oil-producing jurisdictions around the world.

ISBN: 9781905783786
Price: £125.00


Pension Scheme Deficits - Practical Solutions

Consulting editor: Steven Hull – Ashurst LLP

Aimed at a broad cross-section of the pensions market, this book will be of great practical use to all who have to deal with a pension fund deficit. Trustees, corporate officers and stakeholders, from chief financial officers and finance directors to pension managers, and the entire range of advisers – accounting, actuarial and legal – will find the book of interest and practical use.

ISBN: 9781905783083
Price: £127.00


Practical Derivatives: A Transactional Approach 2nd ed

Consulting Editor: Jonathan Denton, Regulatory consultant

Featuring updated chapters, this second edition shows how derivatives are used in a variety of transactions, how the documentation works and why boards need to be aware of them.

ISBN: 9781905783410
Price: £140.00


Private Equity Exits: A Practical Analysis

Consulting editor: David Walker, Clifford Chance LLP

This practical guide features contributions by leading specialists (including from Clifford Chance, Travers Smith and Macfarlanes) on a range of topics linked to the exit of private equity investments.  Topics featured include preparing for exits, vendor diligence, management issues, auction sales, partial exits, private equity house spin-outs, IPOs, refinancing, winding-up, tax and the Luxembourg perspective.

ISBN: 9781905783502
Price: £125.00


Private Equity: A Transactional Analysis, Second Edition

Consulting editor: Chris Hale, Travers Smith LLP

Featuring fully updated chapters by private equity practitioners, the book includes high-level analysis of private equity fund structures, equity and debt finance, acquisition documentation, due diligence, tax structuring and management, pensions and public to privates. New to the second edition are key chapters on private equity restructuring and a new international section with chapters from France and Germany.

ISBN: 9781905783335
Price: £140.00


Product Recall, Liability and Insurance: A Global Guide

Consulting editors: Mark Kendall and Jason McNerlin - Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP

Across jurisdictions, there are significant differences in the law and practice relating to product safety regulation, recall and liability.  Featuring chapters from Uría Menéndez, Deneys Reitz Inc and Minter Ellison, this first edition covers key issues that can arise in relation to product regulation, recall, liability and insurance coverage in a number of jurisdictions in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.

ISBN: 9781905783670
Price: £135.00


Public-Private Partnerships: A Practical Analysis, Second Edition

Consulting editor: Nicholas Avery, Stephenson Harwood

This wholly updated second edition once again examines from a commercial perspective the major sectors where PPP structures have been successfully employed. The second edition features new chapters on social housing, waste management and the use of PPP across continental Europe. Leading practitioners analyse structures and topical developments, and address overarching issues such as the role of financing institutions and EU procurement rules.

ISBN: 9781905783380
Price: £135.00


Real Estate Investment Trusts: A Global Analysis

Consulting editor: Rachel Booth - Macfarlanes

This major work provides an invaluable guide for anyone dealing with cross-border real estate investment to the local application of REITs in all major REIT jurisdictions and how they differ from other property funds.

ISBN: 9780954870676
Price: £125.00


Real Estate Transactions: A Practical Global Guide

Consulting editor: Agusti Jausas, JAUSAS

This new work aims to outline the mechanics for real estate transactions in a selection of key jurisdictions, as well as the fiscal treatment of the same. It will therefore provide an essential tool for those acquiring real estate in a wide range of countries.

ISBN: 9781905783687
Price: £140.00


Renewables: A Practical Handbook

Consulting editors: Matt Bonass and Michael Rudd

Featuring contributions by thought leaders in their fields from both the public and private sectors, this new book guides readers through key policy matters, broader challenges and future trends, all of which underpin the current and future direction of the renewables sector. 

ISBN: 9781905783397
Price: £125.00


Restructuring and Workouts: Strategies for Maximising Value

Consulting editor: Ben Larkin- Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

This authoritative work provides advisers and principals with the information they need to navigate their way through the challenges of the workout marketplace as the world economies move into an environment of reduced liquidity.

ISBN: 9781905783205
Price: £127.00


Risk and Energy Infrastructure: Cross-Border Dimensions

Consulting Editor: Thomas J Dimitroff, Infrastructure Development Partnership Ltd

This book examines the spectrum of risks posed to the development, financing, construction and operation of trans-boundary energy infrastructure and the tools that may be deployed to manage these risks. Individual categories of intergovernmental and host government risk will be viewed from the perspectives of leading international experts. 

ISBN: 9781905783489
Price: £125.00


Secured Finance Transactions: Key Assets and Emerging Markets

Consulting editor: Paul U Ali - University of Melbourne

This title takes a practical approach to security interests and has been designed with the practitioner in mind. With contributions from leading experts, Secured Finance Transactions: Key Assets and Emerging Markets provides an indispensable guide to important legal developments in the field of secured finance, the taking of security interests over key business assets, the legal framework for security interests in emerging markets and innovations in credit risk management.

ISBN: 9781905783106
Price: £122.00


Shale Gas and Other Unconventional Resources: A Practitioner’s Guide

Consulting Editor: Vivek Bakshi

The practical new handbook will feature contributions from leading authorities in the field, including Guy Dayvault of Energy Deal Solutions, Jessica Davies and Rebecca Perkins of Allen & Overy and Michael Darowski of Hogan Lovells. Chapters cover key issues such as the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, including water use and disposal, natural gas pricing trends and operator issues, and coal seam gas and coal bed methane. Together, the contributions afford crucial insight into one of the youngest and fastest-moving areas of the natural gas industry.

ISBN: 9781905783809
Price: £135.00


Sukuk and Islamic Capital Markets: A Practical Handbook

Consulting editor: Rahail Ali - Hogan Lovells

This practical title provides a comprehensive overview of the Islamic capital markets, tracking their development from the first sukuks to the current outlook after the global economic crisis and the recent Sharia rulings of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) in relation to sukuk. Featuring contributions by prominent practitioners, this book analyses market trends and key Sharia and legal issues and structures.

ISBN: 9781905783427
Price: £122.00


The Business of Law: Strategies for Success

Consulting editor: The International Bar Association

This high-level new title, published in conjunction with the International Bar Association (IBA), brings together the expertise of IBA members and experienced practitioners to produce a practical guide to law firm management and building a successful business.

ISBN: 9781905783618
Price: £120.00


Trusts in Prime Jurisdictions: Third Edition

General Editor: Alon Kaplan, Alon Kaplan Law Firm. Advisory Editor: Barbara R Hauser, independent family adviser

This third edition features fully updated chapters along with new chapters on the Austrian foundation, Jersey, Jersey foundations, Quebec, what it means to be a fiduciary, Waqf Moslem trusts and trusts and divorce. It examines the use of trusts in 20 key jurisdictions, as well as related topics, including taxation  and anti-money laundering laws. 

ISBN: 9781905783434
Price: £147.00


Upstream Oil and Gas: Cases, Materials and Commentary

Author: Marc Hammerson

This new title seeks to explore industry issues using a new approach.  It includes comprehensive commentaries on topics in the oil industry and links these with edited extracts from underlying legal texts.  The reader benefits from the combination of both a full analysis of key legal issues and selected passages of text from legal sources.  Chapters cover exclusive licences, joint operating agreements, unitisation agreements and gas sales agreements. 

ISBN: 9781905783472
Price: £145.00


US Securities Regulation: A Guidebook for International Companies

Authors: Eduardo Vidal and Jan JH Joosten, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

This new title serves as a reference  for companies and their lawyers on all matters relating to foreign private issuers in the US capital markets. Accessible and full of practical guidance, it addresses topics including  amendments to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules automatically exempting foreign private issuers from SEC registration; new SEC rules making it easier for foreign private issuers to de-register their securities from the SEC and terminate their reporting obligations, among others.

ISBN: 9781905783496
Price: £112.00


World Stock Exchanges: A Practical Guide

Consulting editor: Hugh Maule - Lawrence Graham LLP

Whether you are comparing the relative merits of floating a company on NASDAQ or the London Stock Exchange, in China or in Singapore, on Euronext or OMX, this new title will be an extremely helpful source of information.

ISBN: 9781905783045
Price: £139.00


World Trade Law in Practice

Authors: Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Markus W. Gehring and Jarrod Hepburn - Centre for International Sustainable Development Law - Montreal

In the context of growing international trade flows and frequent media references to topical trade-related issues, this practical handbook explains how international trade law actually works in practice and how practising lawyers can use trade law to advance the cases of their clients.

ISBN: 9780954870683
Price: £104.00


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