Bär & Karrer Advises Constellium on the Sale of Rolling Business Assets in Sierre, Switzerland, to
On 23 July 2018, Constellium Valais SA, a company of the Constellium group engaged in the aluminium plate and extrusions businesses for industry, aerospace and transportation applications, successfully completed the sale of its aluminium rolling business assets in Sierre, Switzerland, to Novelis Switzerland SA for EUR 200 million. The assets, consisting of real estate, machinery …
Bär & Karrer Advises Bank Cler in Connection with the Public Tender Offer by Cantonal Bank of Basel
On 20 June 2018, the Cantonal Bank of Basel, which already holds 77.52% of the share capital and the voting rights of Bank Cler Ltd., published the preannouncement for a public tender offer for all publicly held bearer shares of Bank Cler, which is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Subsequently, Bank Cler concluded a …
BCLP (Russia) represents Samsung C&T Corporation vc REMZ for recovery of $1,840,000 in debt & damage
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP has brought yet another victory for its client, Samsung C&T Corporation, in the proceeding against REMZ (Rostovskiy ElectroMetallurgicheskiy Zavod) caused by the breach by the latter of a supply contract. The court ordered REMZ to pay USD 1,050,000 of principal debt and USD 790,000 in damages. The decision of the …
JunHe’s latest achievement| JunHe clinches a place in the top three “2018 Universum China Most A
JunHe’s latest achievement clinches a place in the top three “2018 Universum China Most Attractive Legal Employer Awards”, for the third year in a row.
In Memoriam: Andres G. Gatmaitan
SyCipLaw mourns the passing of Andres G. Gatmaitan, a name partner and a former managing partner of the firm. He died at the age of 78.
Changes in Serbian Employment Legislation 2018
The beginning of the summer brought amendments to several employment-related laws. The most notable changes are presented below: The Law on the Employment of Foreigners The duration of the labour market test – The labour market test within the work-permit acquisition process (through which the National Employment Service examines whether there are any Serbian citizens …
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Simon Watt ranked as international climate change expert in Chambers Global 2018
Bell Gully partner Simon Watt is the only New Zealand climate change expert ranked in international climate change rankings of Chambers Global for a fourth consecutive year.
Busiest year for takeovers in a decade
New Zealand listed companies attracted strong interest from buyers in 2017, producing the highest level of takeover activity seen in the past decade, according to a new update by law firm Bell Gully.
Bär & Karrer Successful in Appeal Proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court Against the F
On 11 May 2016, the French tax authorities requested administrative assistance from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration. The request was made based on lists containing several thousand UBS Switzerland AG account numbers which are or were held by persons presumed to be French residents for tax purposes. The French tax authorities were asking for Switzerland …
Bell Gully welcomes new Chair
Leading law firm Bell Gully has appointed Anna Buchly as its new Chair.