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Cains

Cains is an international law firm based in the Isle of Man, specialising in banking, financial, commercial, litigation and shipping law. Its website provides information about the firm's services and profiles of staff. There is background information about the Isle of Man including sections on the government, legal system, international relations, regulation and taxation.

British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission Legislation Library

British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI-FSC) website provides access to full-text legislation dealing with banking, finance, business, insurance and money laundering issues. The legislation can be browsed or searched using the site search engine. It is also possible to specify which division the legislation relates to such as banking and fiduciary, shipping, insurance or investment. Legislation is presented in full-text in PDF format.

Tran H.N. & Associates

Website of Tran H.N. & Associates a Vietnamese law firm specialising in intellectual property law. The site provides information about the firm's services that also cover the areas of international trade, dispute resolution, tax, investment and business consultancy. The site has brief background information to the legal system in Vietnam mentioning the Constitution and the court system. There is guidance to intellectual property law in Vietnam and advice on registering patents, trademarks, copyright and designs.

Shareholder Rights

The Shareholder Rights website is made freely available online by Brabners Chaffe Street a firm of solicitors based in the North West of England. The site contains guidance relating to the legal position of shareholders in a Private Limited Company and includes information about the structure of a company and the role of directors, company secretaries and shareholders. Advice is also given on shareholder disputes, how to value shareholdings and how to sell shares in a Private Limited Company.

Fox Williams

Website of London based law firm Fox Williams. The site has information about the work of the company and staff profiles. The selection of newsletters and briefings reflect the firm's practice areas covering aspects of commerce and technology, dispute resolution and employment law. Fox Williams in-house publications can be purchased on the site. A range of micro sites focusing on human resources law, fashion law and commercial agents can be accessed from the home page.

Financial Law Institute

Website of the Financial Law Institute a research and teaching unit within the Faculty of Law at Ghent University in Belgium. Research activity at the Institute is focused on company and financial law and covers regulation, corporate governance and banking law. The site provides profiles of Board Members and working papers are made freely available on the site from 1999 onwards in PDF. The more recent papers are provided via the Social Science Research Network.

Law and Regulation

Website of the Business Law Department of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) providing information on legal and regulatory issues affecting accountants. There is a section on company law, providing guidance on the Companies Act 2006 with links to ministerial statements, government guidance, a copy of the Act and useful links. The Business Crime and Misconduct section includes guidance for accountants on bribery, corruption and fraud, unlicensed arms dealing and criminal cartels.

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