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By: Ainsley Brown Yes, its official Commercial Law International has gone Mobile. Please check out our mobile enabled web page. Related Posts:L´Oreal Found Guilty Of Racial DiscriminationTHE GROWING NEED FOR EXPANDED CORPORATE REPORTINGTrouble Down Under For Krispy KremeCredit Suisse To Compensate Clients Over Lehman LossesIs Government procurement a non fiscal incentive?
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
By: Ainsley Brown Imagine being told that you could no long buy a BlackBerry or being told that the services of the one you already own will be restricted, just imagine. Think it can’t happen; well think again for this has now entered the range of possibility in the United States. The Canadian company, Research In Motion Ltd (RIM), the
By: Ainsley Brown Canadian exports made a sharp jump in September, according to Statistics Canada, cutting the trade deficit in half. The 3.5% upswing is a good sign of the continued recovery in the Canadian economy. Related Posts:Canada, A Third Party In WTO Panel On Chinese Raw Materials Export RestrictionsRussian Central Bank Buys Canadian DollarsResearch In Motion Faces Potential US
By: Ainsley Brown The Russian Federal Customs Service has dropped its $22.5 billion suit against Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), the world’s largest custodian of assets. Yes, you read that correctly that 22.5 Billion with a B. The suit was brought by the Russian Federal Customs Service in 2007 alleging that BNY was at the centre of illegal money
By: Ainsley Brown Banks in London, England are set to roll out their living wills by the end of the year. The living wills are a direct consequence of the financial – bank – meltdown experienced in the UK. The pilot scheme is set for a trial run in London before being expanded to the rest of the country will see
By: Ainsley Brown Philip Morris – yes that Philip Morris – the tobacco giant is set to sue the Irish government. And, why? The substance of Philip Morris’ claim is that the new Irish law that came into force on July 1 banning the display of cigarettes in stores is anti-competitive. As a public health measure the new law was
By: Ainsley Brown How do you enforce a law that doesn’t make clear what is to be enforced? Well, this is the dilemma facing US regulators, namely the Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department, when the internet gambling law comes into force on December 1. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, part of the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of
By: Ainsley Brown Yes that right, I am referring to the English Rugby team – the Leicester Tigers. Sorry but I just had to do this, being a rugby fan and all, I will make any excuse to write on the subject. The Leicester Tigers, the current Guinness Premiership – the English Rugby Union’s top competition – it would seem are planning to
By: Ainsley Brown Yes, you read right, Tim Hortons is back in Canada. I like most of you never knew it went anywhere. I know what you are thinking: Ainsley, you must either be playing a prank, or going crazy or were you just up late and tired and in desperate of a double double because I just brought some