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Sanctions: US approves transfer of anti-surveillance software to Iran

In a little noticed action, the USA has issued a licence to a Californian company to export its products to Iran. Surprising in itself, it's the nature of the product that raises eyebrows. The US...

BizLawCentral: US Treasury's guidance on lawyer's fees in blocked funds cases

The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has issued revised guidance covering the case where listed persons whose assets are frozen may use some of those assets to pay legal fees.

BizLawCentral: World Money Laundering Report Volume 9 Number 2 published

In this issue published 8 July 2010:

BizLawCentral: Former company director jailed for fraud

Malaysian citizen and Australian permanent resident Joseph Kieng Ho WONG has been sentenced to jail. He was extradited from Malaysia to stand trial.

Sanctions: UN extends life of body dealing with North Korea sanctions

The UN Security Council yesterday (7 June 2010) voted unanimously to extend for another year the mandate of the expert body dealing with United Nations sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republ...

Biz Law Central: Hong Kong regulator freezes IPO proceeds

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has obtained an injunction freezing the proceeds of Chinese company Hontex International Holdings. HKD997,400,000 in the hands of the company and f...

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Nothing in business happens without some form of interaction with the law. From Health and Safety to Trade Contracts, from Employment Law to Intellectual Property. Every way you turn, you come into contact with regulations, permissions, licences and obligations. And somewhere in between you are supposed to make a profit.

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