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World Link for Law new members
- updated February 2008
Maritime law conference organised
by International Legal Offices (Odessa)
World Link for Law Conference
- Boston - 26-29 September 2007
International business
development database
New Regional Centre
Firm Appointed in South America - November 2006
World Link launches trademark
research service
High profile multi-litigant personal
injury case - Spain
Expansion of Banking and Capital markets
practice in Prague
New Offices in Ukraine
Keynote Member of the European Parliament
address at the World Link for Law Conference in Warsaw
- September 2004
Collyer-Bristow, London opens English
Law Swiss Office - November 2004
Broader based skills at member firm
in Prague - August 2004
New Regional Centre Firm Appointed in
Asia - March 2004
World Link for Law creates a Mergers
and Acquisitions Due Diligence Check List and an Agency
and Distribution Agreement Checklist
- February 2004
Maritime
law conference organised by International Legal Offices
(Odessa)
World Link member firm International Legal Offices, Odessa,
Ukraine, held a successful and well attended maritime law
conference in Odessa (June 2007)
The atmosphere, discussions and contacts were very good.
The Conference gathered about 150 delegates from 13 countries:
representatives of shipping, insurance, survey companies,
law firms, ports and terminals and specialized mass media.
The main topics of the Conference were "Models of port
management and investments" and "Maritime claims
and their settlement".
The quality of delegates was very high, with a blend of
international firms such as Clyde & Co., Faegre &
Benson, Thomas Cooper, together with well known international
professionals and local players.
There is further information through the following link:
http://www.interlegal.com.ua/en/
and also: http://www.interlegal.com.ua/en/press/2007/06/11/conference_2007/#reports
that provides details of some presentations in English.
In the Ukrainian version of the site there are additional
talks. They are also available from International Legal
Offices, by email, upon request.
The Conference in 2008 will probably take place in Odessa,
most likely with the support of BIMCO, LMAA and GMAA. The
main topic of the forthcoming conference will be "Arbitration
and dispute resolution".
For further information contact:
Arthur Nitsevych
Nitsevych@murs.com.ua
World
Link for Law Conference - Boston - 26-29 September 2007
The 20th Annual World Link for Law conference will take
place in Boston, USA at The Langham Hotel, from 26-29 September
2007. Click here
for further details.
International
business development database
World Link for Law has created a database
of key clients of member firms. It is categorised according
to the market sector of the client (e.g. transport or construction)
and also its geographic location, although the client is
not named on the database. Currently there are over 600
records. The purpose is to provide the possibility of cross-border
business collaboration between clients of World Link for
Law member firms. The database is available through World
Link for Law member firms. Contact World
Link for Law Administration for further information.
World Link for Law has appointed
Höfling, Kawasaki, Thomazinho Advocacia in Brazil as
their regional centre firm in South America.
The firm will act as a focal point for the South American
region while also supporting the needs of members and their
clients in Brazil.
Höfling, Kawasaki, Thomazinho Advocacia, Rua Jesuíno
Arruda,
nº 676, 15º andar, CEP 04532-082, São Paulo
- SP, Brazil
Contact: Ricardo Thomazinho da Cunha
Tel: + 55 11 3078 8797
Fax: + 55 11 3078 5688
Email: rthomazinho@hkt.com.br
http://www.hkt.com.br
World Link launches trademark
research service
World Link for Law has launched a co-ordinated EU-wide
trademark search service called 'BrandVue'.
The service, offered through participating member firms
of World Link for Law, covers national, international and
community trade marks and will be provided by IP specialist
lawyers in member firms across European Union states together
with specialist alliance partner law firms. The service
is operated in two stages - initial fixed fee identical
mark searches; followed by an analysis and assessment stage,
if requested; and then registration services with complementary
advice.
Jim Dawe, President of World Link for Law comments:
"Finding suitable and available trademarks can be
time-consuming and frustrating. Our service is offered by
specialist intellectual property lawyers who have broad
experience. What gives us a distinct advantage is that we
provide legal analysis with our reports, to enable clients
to evaluate risk and to avoid conflict. We share knowledge
and information about case law and best practices. In the
first stage of our service, standardisation across the European
Union can be assured by the creation of a short, easy to
follow report, called First Vue, which we believe will be
welcomed by clients and fellow practitioners. It is also
our goal, eventually, to make this service global through
our expanding network outside Europe."
The web site is: www.brandvue.net
High profile multi-litigant personal
injury case - Spain
January 2006- Arasa & De Miquel Advocats Associats,
Barcelona, Spain have been involved in a high profile case
in the Spanish appeal courts acting for 57 victims suffering
personal injuries caused by some defective fireworks.
The claimants were awarded compensation of 9,500,000 Euros
from the manufacturer and their insurers.
The case has been widely reported in the Spanish press;
and was a matter of legal interest because of the difficulty
of proving cause and effect, but the case has been successful
in favour of the claimants.
Expansion of Banking and Capital markets
practice in Prague
As of 1 November 2005, Jan Hart has joined member firm
Dvorak & spol, Prague. Jan Hart, a graduate of the Charles
University Faculty of Law and the Central European University,
Budapest, previously worked as legal department head with
the Securities Commission, the Czech capital markets regulator.
At Dvorak & spol, Jan will be responsible, in particular,
for further development of the banking / finance and capital
markets practice.
New Offices in Ukraine
International Law Offices, Ukraine, has opened a new, additional
office in Nikolaev, one of the biggest ports of Ukraine,
center of ship building and yacht building in Ukraine. The
firm already has offices in Kiev and Odessa.
The firm is also going to hold a second international conference
"Protection of shipowners" in Odessa at the end
of May 2006. The 1st conference in June 2005 gathered about
100 businessmen and professionals from England, Latvia,
Russia, Ukraine and Spain.
Keynote address by a Member of the European
Parliament at the World Link for Law Conference in Warsaw
World Link for Law recently held its Annual Conference
in Warsaw, Poland at Le Meridien Hotel (see
the post-conference review). Jan Kulakowski, Member
of the European Parliament, provided a keynote address to
all the delegates. His high profile presentation, concentrated
on the origins of the EU and the its enlargement; the negotiation
processes; Poland's position; and discussions on the new
dimension of the EU and potential problems to overcome.
It was a memorable presentation well received by all delegates.
Collyer-Bristow, London opens English
Law Swiss Office
Collyer-Bristow, London have announced the opening of a
new office in Geneva, Switzerland from (November 2004),
providing English law services to Swiss based clients. For
further information contact:
Oliver Drennan, Partner
Collyer-Bristow
Solicitors (England and Wales)
14 Rue du Rhône
CH- 1204 Geneva
Switzerland
www.collyerbristow.com
Tel: +41 (0)22 819 1869
Fax: +41 (0)22 819 1998
Mobile: +44 (0)7976 827313
Email: oliver.drennan@collyerbristow.com
Broader based skills at member firm
in Prague
The World Link for Law member firm in Prague has changed
its name to Dvorak & spol. following the arrival of
Lenka Nemeckova, formerly with Weinhold Legal (part of Andersen
Legal, later EY Law) and Lubor Khunt, tax advisor, formerly
with Deloitte and Moores Rowland. The new lawyers strengthens
the firm's capabilities primarily in real estate, employment
and tax work.
World Link for Law has appointed Weir
& Associates in Hong Kong as their regional centre firm
in Asia. The firm will act as a focal point for the
Asia and Pacific Rim region while also supporting the needs
of members and their clients in Hong Kong and the south
China area.
Weir & Associates, 2108 21/F, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark,
11 Pedder Street, Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Contact: Shane Weir
Tel: + 852 2526-1767
Fax: + 852 2868-3568
Email: weirlaw@hongkonglaw.com
http://www.HongKongLaw.com/weirlaw
World Link for Law has worked together
as a team to produce:
(a) a Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence Check List.
This identifies issues and subjects that a purchaser of a business
or company may ask a seller. It is an 'international cross-border'
document, but may need to be customised to suit specific locations,
situations or countries.
(b) an Agency and Distribution Agreement Checklist,
identifying key issues in international cross-border agency and
distribution agreements in relation to relevant laws.
If you are interested in receiving a copy of either of
these documents please contact the World Link for Law member
in your country
In recent months World Link for Law
has announced the following new members:
- Ahnse Law Offices, Seoul, Korea
- Evans & Kosut PC, Houston, Texas, USA
- KMB Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland
- Solomon & Grosberg LLP, Toronto, Canada
- Cuevas y Villarreal, S.C., Mexico
- S.K.Srivastav & Co., Mumbai, India
- Chevalier & Sciales, Luxembourg
- Cunningham & Dickey, Belfast, Northern Ireland,
UK
- Kermur Consulting LLC, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Knight Coldicutt McMahon Butterworth, Auckland, New
Zealand
- Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes,Cape Town, South Africa
- Dixcart Management (Madeira) Lda, Madiera, Portugal
- ACR - Jacques De Almeida, Cunha, Roques & Associados,
RL, Lisbon, Portugal
- Nelson Slosbergas, P.A., Miami, Florida, USA
- Bartier Perry, Sydney, Australia
- JP O´Farrell Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Schott Law Associates, LLP, Washington DC, USA
Contact names and addresses for these firms can be found in
our Law Firms section
