Mauricio Gomm Santos
Ignoring 12 years of case law in favor of arbitration, on January 30, 2008, the Tribunal of Justice
of the Brazilian State of Paraná, in Inepar S.A Indústria e Construções (“Inepar”) v. Itiquira
Energética S.A2(“Itiquira”) has denied enforcement to a domestic award because the parties had
not signed the submission agreement (“compromisso”). Although the decision has no
precedential force in Brazil, it may raise some concerns of foreign, as well as domestic, investors
because the State of Paraná is one of the best states in the country to invest in. Paraná is located
in the southern region of Brazil, close to Argentina and Uruguay, and is the headquarters for
many multinational corporations, such as car manufacturers Renault, Nissan, Audi-Volkswagen
and Volvo.
Date: Friday, February 1, 2008
Hours: 8h30
Place: At the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC, 6th Floor Auditorium
-Unlocking the Doha Round: Perspectives for 2008
-Global Warming and Environmental Preservation: What Options International Trade Law Has To Offer?
-Revisiting the Possibility of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) Between the United States and Brazil with the support of The Embassy of Brazil, Brazil – US Business Council, CESA, IBRAC and Arnold & Porter LLP
Andrew J. Dell´Olio
Most of the PAC’s initiatives are still in the planning stage. At its final meeting of 2007, on December 20, the Conselho Curador approved the regulations governing the Investment Fund, although they have not yet been published as of the date of this article. In December, the Conselho Curador also formed the “Investment Committee”, of twelve members, six from government and six from industry and labor. We await the Committee’s issuance of investment policy guidelines.
Amanda L. Cunha
As reported by PETROBRAS, the giant Tupi discovery may place Brazil among the largest oil and gas producers in the world. As a result, new challenges to the Brazilian regulatory framework for oil and gas exploration and production have appeared on the horizon.
Baker & McKenzie is pleased to present its 9th Annual Latin American Tax Conference, to be held at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida, on Wednesday, March 5 and Thursday, March 6, 2008.
Leonardo Neves
Much has been said about the group of countries known as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and its economic potential. Initial predictions from Goldman Sachs already indicated that in less than forty years, the BRICs economies together could be larger than
the G6.
As a foreign employer in the Netherlands, it is important to know that there are many legal provisions that protect the interests of the employee. These are, among others, provisions regarding holidays, minimum wages, working hours and employment of disabled employees.
Dr. Annelie Struessmann
REACH is the new regulatory framework for chemicals of the
European Parliament & of the Council. REACH entered into
force on 1 June 2007 and is amending the Directive on
Dangerous Substances 67/548/EEC.
Jayme Vita Roso
I would like to welcome everybody who, connected or not with the legal milieu, is interested in the importance of the practice of law as a way of improving democracy. I, as I believe many are, am weary of the fact that this noble profession is interested solely in the content of the rule of law.
Migalhas is delighted to offer its readers, by random drawing, two copies of the book "Auditoria Jurídica em Migalhas: Os Caminhos da Institucionalização" - "Legal Audit in Migalhas Website: The Road Towards Institutionalizing it".
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