Employment and Human Resource：
Banking & Finance： • Alternative Investment Management Association (Full-text reports, newsletter) • Asset Finance International (subscription) – Online version of industry magazine for assets and leasing finance. Free trial available on registration • Association of Investment Trust Companies –News, publications, basic information on investment trusts • Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers –News, publications, directory of members, FAQs • Bond Market Association – Represents securities firms and banks that underwrite, trade and sell debt securities, both domestically and internationally, includes legal and policy issues, and market practices guidelines. • Commodity Futures Trading Commission – Includes new and pending opinions and orders, consumer alerts, press releases, reports and publications, popular brochures online and related links • European Banking Federation (EBF) –Documents, press releases, annual reports • European Central Bank – Concerned with banking stability within the European Union. Press releases, key speeches and publications. Links to EU Central Banks • European Securitisation Forum – Publications, guidelines and standards, research reports • Export Credits Guarantee Department – Press releases, published reports, information on interest rates and cover • Financial Markets Lawyers Group (FMLG) –Access to market standard documents such as Foreign Exchange and Options Master Agreement (FEOMA) • Financial Services Authority (FSA) – The UK's principal regulator of banks and financial services companies. Central Register of authorised investment businesses (subscription). Publications and press releases • Futures and Options Association (FOA) –Includes access to (or order forms for) various reports and agreements, plus information on the FOA's regulatory reform work • Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) – The site of the government authority in Hong Kong responsible for maintaining monetary and banking stability. Also available in Chinese • International Securities Market Association (ISMA) • International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) – Publications including master agreements available to download • IslamiQ –Islamic financial news and services • Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) • Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission • Structured Finance International & SFI News (subscription) – Online version of magazine and access to SFI Directory of International Structured Finance. Free trial available on registration.
Corporate & Commercial Law： • Treaties: Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes – This Convention is designed to overcome the major disparities and uncertainties that currently exist in relation to instruments used for international payments. The Convention applies if the parties use a particular form of a negotiable instrument indicating that the instrument is subject to the UNCITRAL Convention • Convention on the Law Applicable to Contract Obligations – Wikipedia explanation of the Convention of the Law Applicable to Contract Obligations. The intention of the law is to create at least a harmonised if not a unified body of law within the European Union • UNIDROIT Convention on International Factoring – International Institute for the Unification of Private Law • UNIDROIT Convention on International Financial Leasing – International Institute for the Unification of Private Law • United Nations: Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) • Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods – Tufts University edition of the Conv • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale Of Goods
Foreign Direct Investment：
Telecommunications Law & Information Technology： • Electronic Frontier Foundation – A nonprofit group of lawyers, technologists, and volunteers working to protect digital rights • Electronic Privacy Information Centre • International Bar Association – Technology and eCommerce Law • The Society for Electronic Access – Works to educate people about computer networks and how to use them to find information and to communicate with one another. Also reaches out to foster better understanding of cyberspace and to ensure that individual rights are fully respected in this new medium
Intellectual Property： • China Patent Trademark Office • Chinese Patent Office • Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) – Information about reproduction rights organisations and other copyright information sources • European Patent Office (EPO) – Access to the Official Journal of the EPO, annual reports and decisions of the administrative council. Available tender documents. Links to patent information centres in Europe German Trademark Office Database • German IT and Patent law service • Hong Kong Government Intellectual Property Department – Information, advice and resources concerning copyright, registered designs, patents and trade marks law in Hong Kong • Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) – Includes OHIM decisions, community trade mark forms and guidance, and links to other trade mark offices. • Patent Office (UK) – Information, advice and resources concerning copyright, designs, patents, trade marks, etc. Patent decisions since 1998 (please note, site may not be a fully comprehensive source; some decisions may have been overturned on appeal, either in whole or part) • The Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks • US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) – Access to patent and trademark files, including facilities to search trade mark database, to apply for a trade mark online. Patent and trade mark rules and practice, information on fees and access to forms and information on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board • World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) – Treaties, guides, WIPO Magazine. Access to Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA), a database of worldwide national IP legislation.
Litigation & Arbitration： • American Arbitration Association • American Bar Association – Litigation Section – Dedicated to helping litigators become more effective advocates for their clients. The Section is a legal publisher, a provider of CLE programming, a source of news and analysis, and a strong national voice in discussions concerning the profession • European Convention Providing a Uniform Law on Arbitration • ICC International Court of Arbitration • The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) – The leading world-wide organisation devoted to promoting international commercial arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution
Maritime & Shipbuilding： • Equasis – An information gathering organization developed by the European Commission and the French Maritime Administration to collect existing safety-related information on ships from both public and private sources for posting on the Internet • European Commission on Maritime Affairs • International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) – The oldest intergovernmental organisation in the world concerned with marine and fisheries science • International Hydrographic Organization – An intergovernmental consultative and technical organization that was established in 1921. The organization's primary goal is to develop the field of hydrographic research and nautical chart-making • International Joint Commission – An American/Canadian organization that seeks to engender cooperation on common boundary waters • International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) – The Institute was established in 1989 under the auspices of the IMO for the training of specialists in maritime law, the international legal regime of merchant shipping and the general law of the sea. Special emphasis is placed on furthering the purposes and objectives of the IMO • International Maritime Organization (IMO) – The UN specialized agency responsible for improving maritime safety and preventing pollution from ships. International conventions concluded under its auspices include the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) conventions. IMO News, a quarterly magazine, and IMO Circulars are available online • International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea – The court established by UNCLOS to adjudicate disputes under the Convention • UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) – The United Nations' primary legal body for international trade law. The Commission's areas of responsibility include the international sale and transportation of goods and the resolution of disputes through arbitration • UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea – A division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs that is responsible for issues relating to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The Division serves as the Secretariat of the Convention and also the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
Mergers & Acquisitions：
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Real Estate & Related Tax Matters：
Anti-dumping： • WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping • Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Law – A complete guide to US anti-dumping and countervailing duty law