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scheme of arrangement as part of the acquisition of the then second largest brewer in the world.
The use of
a scheme of arrangement as a technique to restructure a mix of Jersey regulated and unregulated funds had never been implemented before and required a highly complex process involving the Jersey Courts, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) and the UK Listing Authority.
Not exact matches
2 A «collective investment
scheme» (
as defined in Schedule 1 to the SFO) generally has four elements: it must involve an
arrangement in respect
of property; participants do not have day - to - day control over the management
of the property; the property is managed
as a whole by or on behalf
of the person operating the
arrangements, and / or the contributions
of the participants and the profits or income from which payments are made to them are pooled; and the purpose or effect
of the
arrangement is for participants to participate in or receive profits, income or other returns from the acquisition or management
of the property.
The ACCC «has reauthorised the Australasian Performing Right Association's (APRA)
arrangements for the acquisition and licensing
of performing rights in music, subject to certain conditions», including requiring APRA to «produce a comprehensive plain English guide to its licences,
as well
as a guide that increases awareness
of the licence back and opt out provisions» and «to implement a new alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
scheme that will be independent, affordable and practical for a range
of disputes and applicants».
The Treasury stated that with the purchases
of the APF having reached # 375 billion in July 2012, the Facility had now accumulated a large cash balance; and
as the scale and likely duration
of the
scheme had increased significantly since its inception, «it makes sense to normalise the cash management
arrangements for the APF.»
But the alternative
of a «Maximum Facilitation»
arrangement - relying on technology and trusted trader
schemes to minimise trade friction - is regarded
as unacceptable by many Remainers.
«The hard - earned pension savings
of New Yorkers should never serve
as a vehicle for corrupt, personal enrichment,» Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement, calling the alleged pay - for - play
arrangement a «classic, quid - pro-quo bribery
scheme.»
As per the proposed
scheme of arrangement, IIFL will invest Rs 100 crore into the company.
As time passed, however, my views evolved, and for several years now, my opinion is that U.S. domestic policy action needs to proceed in parallel with committed efforts to develop a sound international
scheme of cooperation, including the key emerging economies (the usual list), whether that
scheme be an official post-Kyoto agreement, some other multilateral
arrangements, or a set
of bilateral
arrangements.
These challenges are daunting and it will take time to develop new strategies, governance
arrangements and pilot
schemes so
as to evaluate the costs and benefits
of each option.
As part
of government changes to all public sector pension
schemes, the new 2015 Firefighters» Pension
Scheme was introduced, replacing the final salary
arrangement with a career average revalued earnings
scheme.
Our work includes directors» duties (
as they arise both in claims for their breach and in disqualification actions), shareholder disputes, takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reconstructions, loan capital and banking securities,
schemes of arrangement and reductions
of capital, and insurance
schemes.
As part
of ongoing public sector pension
scheme reforms, members
of both the firefighters» and judicial pension
schemes were compulsorily transferred into new
arrangements with less favourable retirement benefits, including a lower rate
of accrual and a higher normal pension age.
But the extent
of the involvement
of the carrier in the selling
arrangement affects the question whether the carrier is to be considered
as a participant in the distribution
scheme or merely an intermediary referred to in Article 8 (3)
of the Copyright Directive, (40) whose services are used by a third party.
«Given the speed at which Carillion collapsed, there appeared to be no time to attempt to save the company by separating it from its 13 defined benefits
schemes through the use
of a regulated apportionment
arrangement,
as most recently agreed, for example, in the British Steel pension
scheme.»
Sherrards also has experience in advising insolvency practitioners acting
as administrators on all aspects
of insolvency law, assisting with the legal aspects
of group re-organisations and restructurings,
schemes of arrangement, business and property sales, pre-packs and the investigation
of prior transactions entered into by the company or its directors.
Ceri has had key roles in ground - breaking creditor
schemes of arrangement in the UK and offshore, such
as Rodenstock GmbH, T&N Ltd and recently in the SPhinX liquidation in the Cayman Islands.
Some
of these «scams» are difficult to detect
as they have the appearance
of being above board, with the receiving
arrangement being a registered pension
scheme and all the paperwork looking completely bona fide.
This case is an excellent example
of the flexibility
of a
scheme of arrangement to assist the restructuring
of any company with a sufficient connection to England and
of the English Courts» «can do» approach when it comes to restructurings proposed for the benefit
of a company's creditors
as a whole.»
The number
of public company takeovers conducted
as schemes of arrangement has more than trebled in the last five years — saving bidders a fortune in stamp duty, says City law firm Trowers & Hamlins.
Burroughs Day intended to conduct the claims
as group litigation, and it expended time and money investigating the state
of development
of the handling
arrangement to enable it to assess what its clients would have received under that
scheme.
Mr Lane said: «This was a complex and interesting transaction for our team to advise on, necessitating a novel approach to the
scheme documentation so
as to satisfy the requirements
of Canadian and US securities laws,
as well
as meeting the requirements for a Guernsey
scheme of arrangement.
Although the solicitors»
scheme on the face
of it complied with the letter
of the practice rule and the guidance, it could be argued that regularly taking commission for routine work was a matter that could very easily have been included in a client care letter, dealing with full costs information
as was evidenced by the fact that, when concern about the
arrangement had been expressed to the solicitors, they had included such information.
There can be confusion over different types
of work experience available, what you can expect from
schemes and more ad hoc
arrangements, when you should undertake work experience,
as well
as weighing up the factors for and against each placement.
Changes to other measures, such
as income management, the acquisition
of land, the development
of community development partnership agreements and community development plans also need to be made, but may require an intermediate period to transition from the present
scheme to alternative
arrangements as identified by the Board in its recommendations in chapter 3.
As well as changing the child maintenance organisational structure, the Government is also proposing a number of controversial changes to its operation, designed to encourage parents to make their own maintenance arrangements without resorting to a statutory collection schem
As well
as changing the child maintenance organisational structure, the Government is also proposing a number of controversial changes to its operation, designed to encourage parents to make their own maintenance arrangements without resorting to a statutory collection schem
as changing the child maintenance organisational structure, the Government is also proposing a number
of controversial changes to its operation, designed to encourage parents to make their own maintenance
arrangements without resorting to a statutory collection
scheme.
A rustic bench serves
as a side table, which is styled with a functioning lantern — perfect for adding ambience to starry, midsummer nights — and a simple, fuschia flower
arrangement which adds a pop
of color to the blue, white, and tan color
scheme.