Tuesday 5 September 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Two Sydney men were today committed to stand trial in the District Court of New South Wales following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) into Progressive Investment Securities Pty Ltd (Progressive) and Capital Investments Group (Aust) Pty Ltd. Mr Tunde […]

Tuesday 5 September 2006 LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced plans to develop a policy which will allow buy-backs of interests in listed registered schemes in certain circumstances. ASIC’s policy will take into account industry concerns that existing regulation of buy-back offers for managed investment schemes

HOUSTON, Sept. 4 LAWFUEL – Law News Network — BP America will work with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to develop workable, market-based strategies for implementation of climate change legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout California. Governor Schwarzenegger is expected to sign the legislation into law in the near future. “After speaking with Governor Schwarzenegger,

LONDON – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Allen & Overy LLP are advising Emap plc (Emap) on the proposed return to shareholders of £285 million in cash from its recent sale of Emap France. The return in cash to shareholders is being made by way of a B share scheme, representing 110 pence per

AMSTERDAM – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Allen & Overy has advised the Slotervaart Hospital in the first ever sale of a hospital to private parties to take place in the Netherlands. The hospital will be sold to Meromi Holding B.V.. The original sale, to a consortium including Housing Corporations De Key and Het

LONDON – LAWFUEL – Law & Business News Daily – Sept. 4, 2006–More than 400,000 copies of the free newspaper will be handed out by 700 distributors on the streets of central London between 4.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. today. The paper is full-colour, 48 pages and designed to attract 18 to 34 year-old readers.

LAWFUEL – UK Legal News – One of Britain’s most experienced Judges is to come out of retirement to handle what will be one of the most difficult court cases in living memory: the inquest into the death of Princess Diana. The story from The Times is LawFuel.com’s lead story. About LawFuel.com LawFuel.com is one

LAWFUEL – Law & business news – On July 28, our client, Japan Airlines Corporation, completed a global offering, including a Rule 144A offering in the United States and a Regulation S offering in Europe and Asia, of 700 million shares of common stock, with Goldman Sachs International and Mizuho Securities acting as joint global

Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Masco Corporation as stockholder of Metaldyne Corporation in connection with the sale of Metaldyne to Asahi Tec Corporation. Based in Michigan, Metaldyne is a leading global supplier of powertrain and chassis systems and components. Asahi Tec is a Japanese chassis and powertrain component supplier in the passenger car/light truck and

LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – The real estate practice of international law firm Clifford Chance in Amsterdam welcomes two ambitious new members to the team. Tjepco van Voorst Vader, practice area leader for the real estate group: “Illustrated by the number of large and complex (real estate) transactions we are involved in, our team