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During difficult times, it is important that contractors seek to ensure they have security for payment from their clients. Katrina Van Houtte, Sara Cheetham and Andrea Lim discuss popular methods for obtaining security and how they can help reduce the financial impact if the principal fails to pay in New Zealand Construction News Magazine. Please see full article below for more information....By: Dentons

The government of Indonesia issued a new regulation concerning Implementing Regulation of the Construction Law on 21 April 2020. The new regulation may have a significant impact on business activities related to construction services, specifically the technical provisions related to construction services. What’s in the new regulation? Please see full article below for more information....By: Dentons

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) continues to develop a systems-based vision for UK infrastructure and to improve understanding on how a digital approach could be used to better design, build, operate and integrate our built environment. One of CDBB's recent reports, Flourishing Systems - Re-envisioning infrastructure as a platform for human flourishing, places people, connections, sustainability and digitalisation firmly at the heart of that vision and the support and service of...By...

After postponing the licensing of insolvency practitioners due to COVID-19, the licensing regime and the remaining provisions of the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019 (IPRA) will now commence on 1 September 2020. What has already come into force?...By: Dentons

On June 19, 2020, the Hungarian Competition Authority (“GVH”) adopted a decision providing guidance for financial investors and startups. The decision was a result of follow-up proceedings related to an acquisition of joint control by capital funds over CodeCool Kft., an undertaking involved in the development of innovative educational methods (the “CodeCool Case”)....By: Dentons

Judgment has now been handed down by Marcus Smith J in another important case regarding the Lehman estate. This gives much needed clarity on how subordinated debts rank as between themselves....By: Dentons

In this article, we give a broad overview of the changes to the delisting regime implemented by Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) in July 2019 and share our thoughts on its impact on the delisting trends in Singapore. SGX RegCo amended the voluntary delisting rules in July 2019 to provide increased protection to minority shareholders in connection with a voluntary delisting from the Official List of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). Exit offers in conjunction......

The COVID-19 Virus was declared a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30, 2020, and was officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. St. Lucia recorded its first case of COVID-19 on March 13, 2020. The number of infected persons has increased since then....By: Dentons

When the pandemic broke, hand brakes were swiftly pulled, and just like that, the record-breaking bull run of M&A activity was over. It's a very different landscape now credit has become tighter and investors have become more measured. Conventional notions of deal certainty and risk are being severely challenged by an unfamiliar and uncertain environment, and even industry veterans are starting to wonder how long the fear of the unknown will linger....By: Dentons

The socioeconomic fallout of COVID-19 represents an enormous challenge for the construction sector, from employers and contractors to subcontractors, workers and suppliers. This Q&A guide covers the entire chronology of a construction project, whether it be a public works infrastructure project or a private sector renewable energy project. The questions are relevant to any international construction contract affected by COVID-19. The keystone for dealing with problems that arise on...By: Dento...