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The UK Supreme Court Rules Government’s Terrorist Asset Freezing Powers Illegal

By Ainsley Brown on February 8, 2010

By: Ainsley Brown While terrorism, terror financing and constitutional principles such as the rule of law and Parliamentary supremacy are not the usual subjects covered here at Commercial Law International, this seeming break from tradition is in fact not such a stretch. As our moniker indicates Commercial Awareness is Global – it is important to note and as will soon… Continue reading "The UK Supreme Court Rules Government’s Terrorist Asset Freezing Powers Illegal"
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Special Announcement: Ainsley Brown Called to the Bar

By Ainsley Brown on January 29, 2010

Ainsley Brown, a contributor here at Commercial Law International, has been called to the Bar of Ontario, Canada. He is now a Barrister and Solicitor in that jurisdiction. Related Posts:Islamic Banking And Finance: Why The Global Down Turn Was Good For The SectorAustralia To Review Tax Laws On Islamic FinanceBrand Management LawIslamic Banking And Finance: A Brief CommentGoogle Enters Deal To Show IPL… Continue reading "Special Announcement: Ainsley Brown Called to the Bar"
Brand Management, Commercial Awareness, Consumer Goods, Intellectual Property, Law Firms
Lawyers Used To Protect Apple’s IPad Secret

By Ainsley Brown on January 28, 2010

By: Ainsley Brown When it comes to the hype around a new product no body does it better than Apple. In fact you could even say that Apple has made the hype surrounding a new product a large part of its advertising and marketing campaign. However, the key to such marketing is maintaining such levels of secrecy that would make… Continue reading "Lawyers Used To Protect Apple’s IPad Secret"
commodity, Government Policy, Natural Resources, Trade, WTO
Canada, A Third Party In WTO Panel On Chinese Raw Materials Export Restrictions

By Ainsley Brown on January 25, 2010

By: Ainsley Brown Canada now joins a score of other nations, including Brazil, Japan, Norway, India and Turkey, as third parties in a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel on China’s export restrictions on certain raw materials. A WTO panel is the third step established under the Dispute Resolution Understanding (DSU) – the DSU being the lynchpin that transformed the General… Continue reading "Canada, A Third Party In WTO Panel On Chinese Raw Materials Export Restrictions"
Commercial Awareness, Investment, Money Market
Russian Central Bank Buys Canadian Dollars

By Ainsley Brown on January 20, 2010

By: Ainsley Brown The Russian central bank, the Bank of Russia, announced today that it will begin to further diversify its foreign currency reserves by buy Canadian dollar dominated deposits and securities. The move is in response to the falling value of the US dollar and the appreciation of commodity based currencies such as the Canadian and Australian dollars. While it was… Continue reading "Russian Central Bank Buys Canadian Dollars"
Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Investment, Regulation, Securities
India Needs To Improve Its Corporate Governance

By Ainsley Brown on January 18, 2010

By: Ainsley Brown India has needs to improve its corporate governance regime; so says, the Hong Kong based advocacy group, Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA). The ACGA’s report comes in the wake of the Satyam Computer Services scandal where the companies head admitted to defrauding the company for many years. The scandal helped expose so of the obvious as well… Continue reading "India Needs To Improve Its Corporate Governance"
Brand Management, Commercial Awareness, Litigation, Marketing/PR, Torts
Law Suits and Public Relations

By Ainsley Brown on January 12, 2010

First posted on Law is Cool on Jan 9, 2010. This is a blog post by current University of Western Ontario third year law student and Law is Cool blogger, John Magyar that I just had to share. It is a perfect illustraion of why here at Commercial Law International we say that: Commercial Awareness Is Global. The story featured in the post is… Continue reading "Law Suits and Public Relations"
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Banana Wars, Now At An End

By Ainsley Brown on January 11, 2010

By: Ainsley Brown It is now official the Banana Wars are now at an end. The protracted – 16 years – trade dispute over bananas between the European Union (EU), Latin American countries and the United States is now officially over. The Banana Wars, as they have come to be known even if somewhat inaccurately because while banana are the… Continue reading "Banana Wars, Now At An End"
Brand Management, Commercial Awareness, Consumer Goods, Intellectual Property, Investment
New Bob Marley Brand “House of Marley,” Heirs Take Steps To Protect Father’s Legacy

By Ainsley Brown on January 7, 2010

By: Ainsley Brown “Old pirates, yes they rob I.” The opening words to Redemption Song are as hard hitting now as they were when first bellowed by the iconic musical legend – Bob Marley – years ago. These words however may be taking on a new meaning in this era digitization and globalization where information is king. This era is… Continue reading "New Bob Marley Brand “House of Marley,” Heirs Take Steps To Protect Father’s Legacy"
Corruption, Energy, Ethics, Fair Trade, Infrastructure, Mining, Sustainable Development
China and Africa

By Ainsley Brown on January 5, 2010

By Charles Wanguhu A lot of column inches have been taken up trying to dissect the emerging Sino-African relations. In Africa more and more Chinese goods as well as people are visible. The Africa -West relationship has been largely characterized as an aid relationship or “carrot stick diplomacy”. Experimental policies such as the structural adjustment programmes have been imposed… Continue reading "China and Africa"