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  • Reform of EC procurement law

    Czech RepublicHungaryRomaniaUnited Kingdom 19.12.2000
    The European Commission has been consulting on a reform to the existing EC procurement regime since 1996. It has recently published its proposals. The existing regime began in the early 1970s, and was...
  • The Foreign Direct Investment Incentives Act in the Czech Republic

    Czech Republic 21.09.2000
    In order to attract foreign direct investment in the Czech Republic, the Czech government has put together an investment incentives package. The package is codified in the Investment Incentives Act which...
  • Positive precedent established as Uzbekistan’s legal system upholds foreign arbitration award

    Czech RepublicRomaniaRussiaUnited Kingdom 10.04.2000
    Foreign investors will be gratified to learn that, in the sphere of dispute resolution, a positive precedent has been set. The law firm CMS Cameron McKenna recently represented a foreign investor and successfully...
  • Arbitration: the preferred means of resolving disputes between business partners in Uzbekistan

    Czech RepublicRomaniaRussiaUnited Kingdom 10.04.2000
    CMS Cameron McKenna’s Igor Sidelnikov looks at the crucial importance to Uzbekistan’s foreign investors of providing for an effective mechanism for resolving potential disputes between business...
  • Competition Act Start Day

    Czech RepublicRomaniaUnited Kingdom 29.02.2000
    The Competition Act 1998 comes fully into force today, 1st March 2000. This means: * anti-competitive UK arrangements are prohibited * abuse of a dominant position in the UK is prohibited * fines of up...
  • The Year 2000 problem: 180 days till impact

    Czech RepublicPolandUnited Kingdom 05.07.1999
    Since the last Cameron McKenna bulletin on this issue in February the turn into the next millennium has become closer, and a great deal more news coverage has examined the ‘doomsday scenario’...
  • The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill 1999

    Czech RepublicRomaniaUnited Kingdom 17.05.1999
    The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill 1999 has been introduced in the House of Lords to implement, with some amendments, the recommendations of the Law Commission in its report on Privity of Contract:...
  • Arbitration in the Czech Republic

    Czech RepublicUnited Kingdom 17.04.1999
    "The delays in the Czech Court system and the lack of experienced judges constitute a major challenge for the country's integration in to the European Union". That was the controversial verdict of the...
  • Oral Evidence and Cross-Examination Permitted on Challenge to Arbitratorís Jurisdiction.

    Czech RepublicHungaryRomaniaUnited Kingdom 15.04.1999
    6 October, 1998 Commentary This matter is a good example for a case in which it may have been beneficial for the parties to agree to an application to the court under Section 32 of the Arbitration Act...
  • Arbitration Clause Extends to Cover Disputes not Resolved under Separate Dispute Resolution Procedure

    Czech RepublicRomaniaUnited Kingdom 15.04.1999
    Davies Middleton & Davies v Toyo Engineering Corporation (CA), [1998] 85 BLR 58 Commentary The case again confirms the strict approach taken by the courts in staying court proceedings pursuant to section...