http://www.legalweeklaw.com/wpl Use Legalweeklaw RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. Employment law update - aggravated damages; equal pay; TUPE service provision changes Baker & McKenzie's monthly update on UK employment law provides details and comment on new EAT guidance on the award of aggravated damages; discretionary share options fall outside scope of equal pay claims; TUPE service provision changes and the supply of goods exclusion. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/employment-law-update-aggravated-damages-equal-pay-tupe-service-provision-changes-9855?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS Relight and regulate my fire: Indonesia's reforms to coal and mineral contracts The Indonesian Government has formally legislated the establishment of a team tasked with negotiating amendments to existing coal and mineral Contracts of Work. This briefing provides a history of the Mining Law, who the new amendments apply to and what CoW holders should now be thinking about. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/relight-regulate-indonesia-reforms-coal-mineral-contracts-9824?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS Opening the door: further liberalisation in Malaysia’s service sector In view that the service sector has been the main driving force of Malaysia's economic growth, it is proposed under the Budget 2012 that the Government will further liberalise 17 service sub-sectors in phases. This client alert provides a full breakdown of these service sub-sectors. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/door-liberalisation-malaysia-s-service-sector-9791?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS Malaysia unveils new blueprint for a high-value, high-income economy On 21 December 2011, the Central Bank of Malaysia released the new Financial Sector Blueprint - a 10-year strategic plan that charts the future direction of the financial system as the country transitions towards a high-value and high income economy. This client alert discusses the key focus areas. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/malaysia-unveils-blueprint-value-income-economy-9767?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS How Australia proposes to overhaul its media landscape The media landscape in Australia could be set for a substantial overhaul after the Convergence Review Committee confirmed their preference for a new direction in regulatory structure and approach. Baker & McKenzie outline the key proposals and what they would mean for media organisations. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/australia-proposes-overhaul-media-landscape-9753?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS Doing business in the Czech Republic - a 2012 guide Although not without setbacks, the Czech Republic has made great progress in its transition to a pluralistic, democratic and market-oriented society. This reference tool by Baker & McKenzie provides a general guide for companies operating in or considering investment here. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/doing-business-czech-republic-2012-guide-9750?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS China's new Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry - an overview of the major changes On 24th December 2011, the PRC State Council promulgated the Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry 2011. The new catalogue was prepared with a focus on 'higher value-added' and 'greener' industries. This briefing outlines the changes to both encouraged and restricted industries. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/china-catalogue-guiding-foreign-investment-industry-overview-major-changes-9732?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS China's Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Environmental Protection - implications for foreign investors China recently issued the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Environmental Protection, which sets out policies for China's emissions reduction, pollution control and environmental risk management during 2011 to 2015. Baker & McKenzie outline what the plan says and the implications for foreign investors. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/china-twelfth-plan-environmental-protection-implications-foreign-investors-9709?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS China legal developments: UK-China tax treaty; investing offshore RMB funds; valuing equity transfers This quarterly newsletter from Baker & McKenzie compiles the most significant recent legal developments in the People's Republic of China. Included in this edition are news and commentary on the new China-UK double tax treaty and using offshore RMB funds to invest in real estate and other assets. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/china-legal-developments-uk-china-tax-treaty-investing-offshore-rmb-funds-valuing-equity-transfers-9701?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS International trade compliance update – January 2012 This comprehensive ITC update covers recent global developments in customs and other import requirements, export controls and sanctions, trade remedies, WTO and anti-corruption. In addition to regional updates, the briefing includes details on the new WTO membership for Russia, Montenegro and Samoa. http://www.legalweeklaw.com/abstract/international-trade-compliance-update-january-2012-9678?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=RSS