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The Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Jersey) Law, 1990 contains provisions on disqualifying directors of a company which has been declared 'en désastre' (bankrupt).

The Commission published a preliminary draft Notice on September 10 on cooperation between national competition authorities and the Commission in cases falling within Articles 85 and 86 of the EU Treaty.

Chinese incorporated companies began listing their shares (H-shares) on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) in 1993. Some H-share companies failed adequately to comply with SEHK disclosure requirements. Stricter compliance was necessary. In 1995 a combination of stricter enforcement by the SEHK and better understanding of the requirements by H-share companies resulted in substantial improvement. To ensure continued compliance with disclosure requirements, the SEHK issued extra recommendations, which should be observed in addition to the uniform disclosure requirements for all SEHK-listed companies.

US Supreme Court limits punitive damages

Under Swedish law, a parent company owning more than nine-tenths of the shares with more than nine-tenths of the votes in a subsidiary has the right to redeem the remaining shares from the minority shareholders. The value of a minority share in such a situation must in principle correspond to the value of a majority share. If the parent company has acquired the greater portion of the shares through an offer to an extended group of persons for certain consideration, then the redemption sum shall be equivalent to that consideration, unless there is a special reason otherwise.

The Bank of Italy has introduced changes to Chapter XII of its Regulations concerning the issue of bonds by Italian banks. These have the effect that the existing distinctions made between different types of issuing banks according to their capital base have been abolished. As a consequence, banks with a capital base of less than L50 billion (US$ 196 million) are now allowed to issue bonds with a denomination of at least L5 million provided that the issue has 'market characteristics'.

New York-based LeBouef, Lamb, Greene & MacRae has appointed Jude Kearney a partner in the firm's Washington DC office. Kearney was formerly deputy assistant secretary for Service Industries and Finance at the US Department of Commerce. He specializes in international trade and project finance matters and works extensively with the insurance industry on issues of its access to, licensing by and investment in foreign markets.

The latest gradual steps to a free foreign exchange regime in China will be of significant benefit to foreign investment enterprises there. By Guanxi Zheng of Stikeman, Elliott, Hong Kong

In one of the most significant moves in the expansion of the legal networks of the big six, Ramon Lladó, managing partner with Madrid-based J&A Garrigues, has confirmed that the firm is in merger talks with Spanish legal firm Arthur Andersen ALT.

Accompanying the International Financial Law Review 50 table of the world’s largest law firms are new tables on the financial health of the most and least international firms. Paul Lee provides comfort to those fighting to become more international