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| 22 October 2009 |  | Hospitality & Leisure in Asia
Article - Hospitality & Leisure, Real Estate, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam
October 2009 - From development to post-opening operation, count on us to understand your hospitality and leisure business in Asia. |
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| 16 September 2009 |  | The Carbon Reduction Commitment – what you need to do now
Client Alert - Environmental, Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
The regulations implementing the Carbon Reduction Commitment (the CRC) are due to be finalised. Estimates vary as to the precise impact the CRC will have on businesses – potentially, anyone who owns or occupies property - but some of our clients are planning on a hit of up to several million pounds over the next few years. |
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| 10 June 2009 | | Draft Thai Ministerial Regulation on Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages
Client Alert - Corporate Governance, Hospitality & Leisure, Thailand
The Draft Ministerial Regulation on Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages (the "Draft Ministerial Regulation"), aimed at controlling visual advertising of alcoholic beverages in Thailand, was approved in principle by the Thai Cabinet on 26 May 2009. |
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| 15 May 2009 | | Pandemics - Managing The Contractual Risks
Client Alert - Aviation, Construction & Engineering, Corporate & Securities, Corporate Governance, Environmental, Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement, Hospitality & Leisure, Insurance & Reinsurance, Private Equity / Venture Capital, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Shipping, Hong Kong
The possibility of a pandemic caused by the swine flu virus (H1N1) has received considerable media attention over recent weeks. Although the virus does not appear to be as deadly as initially feared, it would be dangerous to assume we are out of the woods. |
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| 5 May 2009 | | Quarantine Measures - Responding to Swine Flu (H1N1) - What Can the Government Do?
Client Alert - Construction & Engineering, Environmental, Hospitality & Leisure, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Hong Kong
The seven day quarantine "lockdown" of the Metropark hotel in Hong Kong has highlighted the extent of the Government's powers to deal with a potential epidemic. These powers are contained in the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599) and its subsidiary legislation (Cap. 599 A) (the "Ordinance"). Once "Swine Influenza" was added to the Ordinance as a "specified disease" early last week, the way was opened for government authorities to access a wide array of special measures designed to monitor and prevent the spread of disease. |
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| March 2009 | | Terrorism: the implications for hotel management agreements of events outside owners’ and operators’ control
Client Update - Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
Terrorist events outside the control of an owner or operator present significant issues of risk allocation for both parties under hotel management agreements. This note identifies those provisions in hotel management agreements to which both owners and operators should pay particular attention when negotiating agreements in today’s environment. |
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| March 2009 | | Mayer Brown’s Global Hospitality and Leisure Group – A Year in Review
Client Update - Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
Last year was a year of integration between Mayer Brown and JSM following the combination of the two firms in January 2008. For the legacy hospitality and leisure groups, that meant a year of exciting interaction between our 21 offices to create a genuinely global hospitality and leisure group. |
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| March 2009 | | Mayer Brown’s Global Hospitality and Leisure Group – The Year Ahead
Client Update - Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
It is unnecessary to stress the point that 2009 will not see the kind of explosive growth witnessed throughout the hospitality and leisure industry in the recent past. The ongoing global financial crisis is already affecting existing hotels’ profitability and the lack of credit is a major potential (if not an actual) impediment to growth, especially for the operators with an “asset right” approach and significant development pipelines. However, it seems to us that some things are unlikely to change. |
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| March 2009 | | The Hotel Cipriani Case – using your name in different EU countries
Client Update - Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
This alert, issued by the Intellectual Property Group in London, relates to the trade mark dispute between the owners of the Hotel Cipriani in Venice and the operators of the Cipriani restaurant in London. |
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| March 2009 | | Consumer Protection and Hotel Exchange Rate
Client Update - Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
In 2008, Shaw v. Marriott International, Inc. ended a trilogy of “house exchange rate” cases in which hotel companies were charged with consumer fraud and unjust enrichment when they used the official exchange rates when quoting room rates on their website but a less favourable exchange rate when calculating the ultimate price that guests pay on checking-out. Although the damage sought for each case was relatively small - US$1,500 or treble the disparity in prices - the intention of the plaintiffs in each case was to form a class action suit that would involve and benefit every guest who had ever experienced such a discrepancy. |
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| March 2009 | | UK Minimum Wage
Client Update - Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
The UK Government has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the minimum wage legislation. |
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| March 2009 | | UK Immigration Update
Client Update - Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
A major overhaul of the UK employment law relating to the use of immigrant labour is having a significant impact on Britain’s hospitality and leisure industry. The new system makes it easier to hire foreign nationals in the UK but puts a far greater responsibility on employers to conduct relevant checks and maintain up-to-date records. |
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| February 2009 | | UK Immigration Update
Client Update - Employment, Hospitality & Leisure, United Kingdom / England & Wales
A major overhaul of the UK employment law relating to the use of immigrant labour is having a significant impact on Britain’s hospitality and leisure industry. The new system makes it easier to hire foreign nationals in the UK but puts a far greater responsibility on employers to conduct relevant checks and maintain up-to-date records. |
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| 12 November 2008 | | Wing On Travel Refused Leave to Appeal to the CFA
Client Alert - Employee Benefits, Employment & Benefits, Hospitality & Leisure, Asia
The Royal Decree regulating Electronic Payment ("E-Payment") was published in the Government Gazette on 16 September 2008 and shall come into force 120 days thereafter. |
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| 29 October 2008 | | The Race Discrimination Ordinance Begins to Come to Life
Client Alert - Aviation, Banking & Finance, Business & Technology Sourcing, Corporate & Securities, Employment & Benefits, Hospitality & Leisure, Pensions, Telecommunications, Asia
The Equal Opportunities Commission has published a draft Code of Practice on Employment under the Race Discrimination Ordinance ("RDO"). This is an important document. It sets out the provisions of the RDO in an easy to read format. It is designed to educate employers and employees and, in particular, should enable employers to begin to plan for the impact of the Ordinance. |
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| 17 July 2008 | | New Building Facilities Requirements
Client Alert - Construction & Engineering, Hospitality & Leisure, Real Estate, Supreme Court & Appellate, Asia
On 20 May 2008, Ministerial Regulation No. 63 under the Building Control Act B.E. 1979 (the "Regulation") was published in the Royal Gazette. The Regulation, which will come into effect on 21 July 2008, amends the previous Ministerial Regulation regarding the requirement for the design and number of toilets and restrooms for stipulated types of buildings. These requirements must be met in order to qualify for a construction permit. |
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| 10 July 2008 | | New Frequent Visitor e-Channel Scheme to make Clearance through Immigration in Hong Kong Airport Faster and Easier
Client Alert - Hospitality & Leisure, Hong Kong
Immigration procedures at Hong Kong International Airport are set to become easier for frequent travellers to Hong Kong. The new procedures will apply to holders of: (i) a HKSAR Travel Pass; (ii) certain APEC Business Travel Cards; or (iii) a HKIA Frequent Visitor Card. |
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| 12 June 2008 | | Court of Appeal Confirms Tips for Tour Guide are 'Wages'
Client Alert - Employee Benefits, Employment & Benefits, Hospitality & Leisure, Hong Kong
The Court of Appeal in Lam Pik Shan v Hong Kong Wing On Travel Service Limited confirmed the decision of the Court of First Instance which held that tips for a tour guide fall within the definition of "wages" in the Employment Ordinance ("EO"). |
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| 10 June 2008 | | Client Alert: Thailand: Update on Thailand's Hotel Act
Article - Construction & Engineering, Hospitality & Leisure, Real Estate, Thailand
June 2008 - The long-awaited Ministerial Regulation clarifying the provisions of the Hotel Act B.E. 2547 ("Hotel Act"), the law which governs the hotel business in Thailand, became effective on 23 May 2008. |
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| 28 February 2008 | | Client Alert: Hong Kong: Olympic Year Victory For Hong Kong Hotels
Newsletter - Government Relations, Hospitality & Leisure, Tax Controversy, Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Financial Secretary announces plans to waive Hotel Accommodation Tax and designate 10 sites as restricted for hotel use. |
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