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Resources For Clients

The World Law Group and its member firms, individually and collectively, offer a growing compendium of legal information and other resources for members and their clients. In addition to updates on a wide variety of business law topics provided by member firms from various jurisdictions around the world (see a selection of the most recent below), you can access:

• Information about the World Law Group Handbook series, such as the recently published International Securities Law Handook, 3rd Edition, by Kluwer Law International http://www.kluwerlaw.com;
• Copies of helpful comparative legal guides and other publications, such as "Confidentiality of Communications Between Lawyers and Their Clients: A Country-by-Country Guide," available from www.amazon.com.
• Other international comparative law resources and tools, such as our popular Global Data Protection Chart compiled by members of the WLG's Privacy Matters Practice Group (now being updated).
• Quarterly electronic newsletter, World Law Reports, of legal updates from around the globe.  See the latest edition here. 

 

Recent Publications

Russia - Legislative Reforms Introduced to Help Borrowers Avoid Insolvency

United States - Hybrid Tax Entities between the U.S. and Canada: The Impact of Amendments to Article IV of the US-Canada Income Tax Treaty

Australia - Legal Issues in Offshore Geosequestration

 

Innovations & Strategies for Troubled Times: A Global Legal Update

On April 29, 2009, the World Law Group held a one-day conference for clients and other key contacts of member firms. Nearly 100 guests and WLG delegates attended the event, which featured two timely plenaries on topics related to the global economic crisis and seven concurrent sessions.

To access conference presentations and other materials, click here.