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By: Ainsley Brown When an industry approaches being worth close to a trillion dollars it can no longer be considered a passing fancy or fad – Islamic banking and finance (IBF) is real and is as much a part of the global financial system as “conventional” finance. It is this realization that has prompted Australia to conduct a review of… Continue reading "Australia To Review Tax Laws On Islamic Finance"
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By: Ainsley Brown So what is brand management law? The best definition that I can give is the law or legal practice that facilitates a company or companies managing their band or brands. Yes, I know, I know the definition is a bit circular but hey what do you expect, I am a lawyer after all. Then what is brand… Continue reading "Brand Management Law"
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From us here at Commercial Law International: Have a Happy Earth Day. Let’s all work together for a prosperous and sustainable future. Related Posts:Plastics are being banned globally, come find out whereBlockchain technology: a sustainability tool for agricultureThe law as a economic development tool: a personal insightWhen may development be considered a dirty word?Innovation may just be the solution
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By Charles Wanguhu Well with Ash rising over European skies causing all kinds of travel chaos, it is quite suprising and hard to fathom the impact of one volcano is having on the continent of europe and over its neighbours. At the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi a stink has engulfed the main cargo centre where once freshly cut flowers… Continue reading "Interconnectivity of Continents"
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By: Ainsley Brown The trade skirmish that has erupted between China and the European Union over shoe tariffs has been one that I have being following very closely here on Commercial Law international. And, yes you guessed it, each side continues to exchange salvoes; the latest being China moving from the consultative stage of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute… Continue reading "China Request WTO Panel On EU Shoe Tariff"
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By: Ainsley Brown As previously reported in another post, four white farmers who had their farms unlawfully seized under the regime of President Robert Mugabe are to seek and by all accounts gain compensation in South Africa. Well, I am please to report that the farmers have indeed gotten – some measure of – justice in South Africa. Justice for the… Continue reading "White Zimbabwean Farmers To Get Justice In South Africa II"
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By Charles Wanguhu The town of Lamu began life as a 14th century Swahili settlement and is described in the official tourism website: “Lamu is a place like no other, a peaceful tropical island where life is lived at it’s own relaxed rhythm. a beautiful place of rolling dunes and endless beaches, where tiny villages nestle among coconut and mango… Continue reading "When may development be considered a dirty word?"
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By: Eran D. Grossman Yes that’s right. With growing concern about a commercial real estate bust and home prices continuing to fall, real estate stocks are soaring. What you say? Shares of Real Estate Investments Trusts, a/k/a REITs, are lucrative investment vehicles thus far in 2010. The IShares Dow Jones Real Estate exchange-traded fund, which owns about seventy-five real estate… Continue reading "Real Estate investment going up in the U.S. Say what?"
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By: Ainsley Brown The investment banker who turned down €7.9 million in severance to sue for over €10 million has won his case against the French bank Société Générale (SocGen). The banker in question, Mr. Raphael Geys, was the head of SocGen’s London based European fixed income financial sales division until 2007 when he was given the sack. Mr. Geys… Continue reading "Geys Wins, Geys Wins, Geys Wins: Investment Banker Wins Case Against SocGen"
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By: Eran D. Grossman, Esq. More problems are on the horizon between government regulators and local U.S. banks (smaller, regional and/or community banks) over how to handle falling commercial property values. Currently, banks are holding roughly $1.9 billion in commercial real estate loans, which equals about a quarter of all outstanding loans, according to Moody’s. The values of such loans… Continue reading "Community banks taking major hit as U.S. Commercial Real Estate value drops"