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This briefing provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with a detailed analysis of the laws and regulations governing mergers and acquisitions in Austria. The guide provides key facts on relevant Austrian authorities and legislation; the mechanics of acquistion; and much more.

Schoenherr and GLG Ltd provide comprehensive guidance for corporate counsel on the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in the Czech Republic. Detailed information is provided on the relevant Czech authorities and legislation; the mechanics of acquistion; and much more.

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with a comprehensive analysis of the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in Turkey. The guide provides detailed information on relevant Turkish authorities and legislation; the mechanics of acquistion; and much more.

As of 1 April 2012, the Czech Public Procurement Act has been significantly amended. The aim of the Amendment, according to its promoters, is to obtain the best price without the possibility of collusion. This briefing from Schoenherr looks in detail at the various changes the Amendment brings.

This briefing provides details and commentary on Poland's most important employment rulings of the last year. Areas under discussion include the termination of a definite-term agreement; trade union protection; and protection against termination in a pre-retirement period; and more.

Bulgaria's Renewable Energy Law 2011 underwent its first serious revision when its first amendment came into effect on 10 April 2012. This briefing from Schoenherr summarises the main amendments of the Renewable Energy Law, which concern renewable energy plants for the generation of electricity.

This briefing outlines what Claim Management involves and how in Austria it's being used as a tool by parties to a building contract to either claim surcharges to an agreed lump-sum price or to counter such claims.

New rules of arbitration of the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania were published on 23 January 2012. This update provides an overview of the principle changes and outlines why the developments have proved controversial.

Austria's financial authority recently amended the compliance regulation to introduce the concept of "compliance-relevant information". Schoenherr look in detail at the changes the ECV 2007 amendment brought; the circular on compliance rules; and the measures issuers and advisors will need to take.

After years of uncertainty, in 2011 the Czech Republic passed an amendment to the Commercial Code explicitly allowing for the limitation of damages in agreements under Commercial Code between entrepreneurs and companies. This briefing from Schoenherr discusses the amendment's legal consequences.