international catalogUe 2012 - Sweet & Maxwell

COMMERCIAL LAWincluding criminal law, the law of torts and businessethics.Several significant and recent legislative developmentsimpacting the Australian commercial law environmenthave been incorporated into this edition, including:• the introduction in 2011 of the Competition andConsumer Act 2010, covering new unfair contractterms provisions and consumer guarantees;• the National Credit Code introduced by theNational Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009;• the proposed introduction of a new andcomprehensive registration system for securityinterests in personal property through the PersonalProperty Securities Act 2009;• amendments to the Bankruptcy Act;• proposed amendments to the Insurance ContractsAct;• expanded treatment of the role of equity incommercial relationships with a discussion offiduciary duties; and• proposed amendments to intellectual propertylaws by the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment(Raising the Bar) Bill 2011.As the successor title to Gibson’s Commercial Law:In Principle Third Edition, this edition retains many ofthe popular features of the original work. Flowchartsand tables, guides to problem solving and practicequestions throughout the work map out complexconcepts and aid student learning, ensuring thatBusiness Law in Australia is an excellent learning toolfor LLB and commercial or business law students.Thomson Reuters AustraliaDec 2011 9780455229591 PaperbackHK$804International Tax Systems and PlanningTechniques2011/2012 EditionRoy SaundersInternational Tax Systems and Planning Techniquesprovides detailed coverage of the legislation andplanning techniques for investments and businessopportunities in 32 key jurisdictions worldwide.NEW• Offers accessible information on cross-bordertransactional issues and relevant anti-avoidancelegislation affecting their tax efficiency• Covers the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China)jurisdictions discussing how tax issues are dealtwith, the legislation against offshore tax planningand the taxation of non-residents• Includes a case study offering expert commentaryon the issues you need to be aware of whenexamining individual jurisdictions• Considers the taxation of foreign source profits orincome, the taxation of partnership or companies,and taxation of domestic profits for individuals• Offers expert commentary on many new double taxtreaties and multilateral agreements that impactthis area, along with amendments to enactmentsrelating to form of enterprise, companies,electronic transactions, insurance, trusts, etc• Covers six low tax jurisdictions: Gibraltar, Guernsey,Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Monaco• Updated to include the latest legislation, case law,tax treaties, information exchange agreements andnew principles• Dedicated chapter explaining the overall impactof the European Union on direct and indirect taxsystems in Member StatesSweet & Maxwell UKOct 2011 9780414022683 HardbackHK$5,456Behind and Beyond Boilerplate: DraftingCommercial AgreementsThird EditionElderkin, Cynthia L., Shin Doi, Julia S., BA, JD, LLM NEWThis publication combines a practical approach byproviding sample boilerplate clauses and explainingtheir meaning, with a legal framework by explainingthe underlying historical common law and equitableprinciples that gave rise to the use of such boilerplateclauses and analysing the judicial treatment of thoseclauses. The publication also addresses practicalissues that may arise in the use of boilerplate clausesand makes recommendations on drafting suchclauses. The Third Edition features the following:• New independent contractor clause134+852 3762 3222 www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk smhk.salesenquiries@thomsonreuters.comPrices are correct at time of going to press, but may be subject to change without prior notification