The United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development drew over 100 governments together in Rio de Janeiro (3-14 June 1992) to agree action and legal bases for future protection of the environment. This book elucidates both the UNCED process and the Conference itself by assembling the key documents, including the final version of Agenda 21, and using them to recount how UNCED began, developed and finally, in Rio, came to fruition. Each document is preceded by analytical and highly informative commentary which renders large and sometimes technically complicated material accessible...

This work offers a thought-provoking overview of the oil and gas insurance market. It addresses market credits, how oil and gas insurance products developed and their function, and analyses the types of claims and litigation arising and alternative means of dispute resolution. Relevant EC Directives and their impact on placing oil and gas contracts are examined, as are approaches to mutual indemnities in North Sea Contracts. In the context of the increasing magnitude and sophistication of the international oil and gas industry and the critical role of risk management, this work is an...

This new edition stems from the work of the International Bar Association Committee on Business Organisations, and is a welcome and timely successor to the highly successful first edition. Leading international practitioners address the increasingly complex issues surrounding due diligence, disclosures and protection of the buyer and seller in corporate acquisitions practice. The book also addresses the structure of acquisition agreements, including warranties and the effect of different controlling laws. Environmental due diligence is also included in considering current international...

Mechanics of a Global Equity Offering is a clear, accessible look at the key issues involved in a global equity offering, including: which capital markets to tap, and how (public offering vs. private placement); which stock exchanges to list on; structuring the underwriting syndicates; due diligence questions; road shows and marketing activities; whether to disclose forecasts; which lawyers should give negative assurance' as to the disclosures in the prospectus; and how to negotiate representations, outs', indemnification and other terms of the underwriting agreements. A group of...