The Law of Criminal Cartels provides comprehensive coverage of the cartel offence introduced into UK law by the Enterprise Act 2002, as well as of the related powers of the main regulators in the UK, EU, and overseas. The appearance of cartel conduct presents new challenges for lawyers straddling the traditionally unrelated areas of criminal and competition law. The book is a main tool of reference for practitioners uncovering a potentially criminal cartel and considering the position of the company or individual, and for practitioners advising corporate and individual clients who are the subject of UK criminal and cartel investigations with ramifications in other jurisdictions. This book is the first work to focus exclusively on the UK cartel offence from the practitioner's perspective. The text provides an analysis of the relevant black letter law and procedure - bringing together the criminal, regulatory, and civil law regimes. It provides detailed coverage of the history and development of anti-cartel enforcement, examining in depth the elements of the offence that give rise, for the first time, to personal criminal liability in the UK. This analysis includes identifying issues with the statutory offence where clarification through case law is likely to be required. It also takes clear account of the international perspective, providing a detailed exposition of the UK, EU and US regimes, as well as the main regimes where such conduct is criminalised. Designed to address the problems that arise in practice, the book focuses on thorny topics such as competing jurisdictions; the interaction between criminal and regulatory investigations (information-sharing and other types of co-operation); and conflicts of interest. It also includes a full guide to the OFT's recently revised leniency regime. The appendices include relevant OFT guidance and statutory provisions including Part 1 of the Sherman Act 1890, Part 6 of the Enterprise Act 2002, OFT Leniency Guidance and the OFT Investigative Powers Guidance.

The Law of Criminal Cartels: Practice and Procedure

O'Kane, Michael

Foreign & International Law

Oxford University Press

Newly updated (November 2013), this best-selling handbook on Saudi labor law is full of critical information for the new Saudi employee or the employer who seeks to recruit staff for the Kingdom. This new version contains a translation of the new Domestic Servants Law. From the Table of Contents: Introduction Historical View I. The Employment Contract 1. Right to Work 2. Government Employees 3. Characteristics of the Employment Contract 4. Probation, Contract Duration 5. Relocation of Employees; Change in Duties 6. Expiration of the Employment Contract 7. Employee Discipline 8. Discrimination in Employment 9. Immigration II. Conditions of Employment 1. Workday/Workweek 2. Overtime 3. Breaks 4. Treatment of Professional and Managerial Employees 5. Leave 6. Holidays 7. Part-Time Employees 8. Workmen’s Compensation 9. Health Insurance 10. Mandatory Deductions from Salary 11. Transfer of Employees 13. Workers in Remote Areas 14. Termination of the Employer-Employee Relationship 15. Retirement 16. End of Service Benefit 17. Calculation of End of Service Benefits 18. Disputes III. Saudiization Saudization—Government Contracts The Nitaqat System Foreign Employee Fee Secondment of Employees Recurring Issues Employee Transfer Probationary Period Passport Confiscation Freezing Bank Accounts Lay-offs or Redundancies Transfers Late Payment Unfunded End of Service Benefit Appendix I--The Labor Law Appendix II--Labor Law Implementing Regulations Appendix III--Resolution No. 50 Appendix III--Jobs Reserved for Saudis Appendix I--Sample Employment Agreement Appendix V--Definition of “Wage” Appendix VI—Nitaqat (Ranges) Table Labor Law Index Useful for doctors, nurses, engineers and anyone considering a job in Saudi Arabia-- this helpful text is for anyone planning to work in Saudi Arabia, for companies that employ workers in Saudi Arabia or anyone interested in examining the labor rules in one of the world's strongest economies. Learn about the End of Service Benefit, vacation pay, the importance of the labor contract, Saudiization and more. Explore visa and immigration issues, sponsorship, and what qualifies as a breach of a Saudi employment contract. The author, Michael O'Kane, is a practicing attorney with more than ten years of experience in Saudi Arabia. He routinely advises foreign governments and major corporations on Saudi labor matters. The book is available in both hardcover and digital editions from Amazon. Have a comment? Contact the author at info@aldandaluslaw.com.

Saudi Arabia Labor Law Outline

Business & Money

International

Andalus Publishing

Now greatly expanded, with new sections covering the new Saudi mortgage law, dispute resolution and more! Doing business in Saudi Arabia can be perilous for the new enterprise but promises rich rewards. Those who wish to tap the commercial riches of doing business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia need this book. Unlike other books about doing business in the Kingdom, this practical guide will help you avoid the mistakes and pitfalls for the unwary. Among the topics covered are: Corporate Formation Government Contracts Tort Law Saudi Powers of Attorney Banking System Islamic Financing Opening Bank Accounts Capital Markets Securities Business Private Placements Foreign Investment Import Standards Customs Contractor Classification Types of Business Entities Agency and Distribution Real Property Mortgage and Finance Laws Conveyancing Liquidation Labor Law Intellectual Property Taxation (yes, there are taxes in Saudi Arabia) Mining E-Commerce and Data Protection WTO Issues Corrupt Practices Dispute Resolution The New Saudi Arbitration Law …and more. Similar books sell for two or three times the price. Newly revised as of March, 2013, this book is an indispensable tool for any company seeking to open new business lines in the Kingdom.

Doing Business in Saudi Arabia

Michael O'Kane, an idealistic Catholic priest in the Scarborough Foreign Mission society, was ordained in 1953 and spent much of his priestly life in Brazil before he left to be married in 1988. This book is an intimate personal snapshot of life in the missions. It is particularly acute when O'Kane analyses with much perception the grave damage done by the Vatican to the church of the poor, not only in Brazil but in much of Latin America. His is a genuinely gentle voice which lamentably agrees with famed missiologist Jose Comblin that "all appointees of Pope John Paul II took as their mission to destroy anything their predecessor had accomplished." Among those harmed was the prelacy of Itacoatiara deep in the Amazon where O'Kane had worked with his great Hamilton-born colleague and bishop George (Jorge) Marskell.

Beyond Our Vision: The Journey of a Married Priest

Tomiko Publications

The 2013 introduction of nine new real estate laws promises to revolutionize the traditional real estate market in Saudi Arabia. Yet while Saudi Arabia seeks foreign investment to promote the real estate sector, most of these laws have not been translated. Nor is it easy to get answers to simple questions like, "how do you transfer a piece of property?" The book contains a historical overview, an analysis of Saudi Arabia's new mortgage ecosystem, a summary of existing real estate laws and helpful practice pointers. The new real estate laws are translated and where necessary, annotated. Included also is the full, annotated text of the new Enforcement Law, a groundbreaking change to the Saudi legal system designed to make debt collection routine. Companies owed money in and from Saudi Arabia will find these chapters indispensable. There is no similar book on the market today. Every real estate investor, practitioner and loan officer active in the Saudi market should keep a copy close by. The author, Michael O'Kane, has worked in the Kingdom for more than a decade as a legal consultant to the government and as a practicing attorney.

Saudi Real Estate Law and Practice

Real Estate

The end of military rule, the elimination of economic sanctions and the passage of a new Foreign Investment Law heralds modern Myanmar's opening to the world. What rules apply to doing business in this previously forbidden country, at once old and new? Michael O'Kane, author of the best-selling Doing Business in Saudi Arabia, examines the legal, business and investment climate in this new guide to doing business in Myanmar. Among the subjects tackled are:   --Business Structures  --Starting a business  --The Foreign Investment Law  --The Negative List  --Labor Law  --the new Stock Exchange  --the new tax law  --Mining  --Oil and Gas  --Intellectual Property  --Banking   and more. This is an indispensable guide for anyone visiting Myanmar on business or anyone who wants to do business in the country.  In Myanmar, each day brings significant progress. Following fifty years as a pariah state, Myanmar has embarked on an aggressive modernization program that promises to bring real change to the country and propel it to its rightful place among world nations.   The pace of change is inspiring as planned construction projects are awarded at a ferocious rate. The era of sanctions is for the most part over and foreign investment is actively courted. "Doing Business in Myanmar" prepares you to participate successfully in Myanmar's rapidly growing economy.

Doing Business in Myanmar

An American attorney travels to the Green Zone to run the office of a German law firm. What could possibly go wrong? Practicing law in a war zone isn't so bad, if you can overlook the nightly mortar attacks. Ten thousand tons of chicken are stolen, a transgender government contractor finds sympathetic ears amongst the ayatollahs and the office phone keeps shutting off when military convoys go by. Meanwhile there's a law practice to organize and clients to keep happy. Sometimes it seems that conflicts with the home office are more stressful than the fear that a rocket exploding nearby will find its target.    In his war diary, lawyer Michael O'Kane tells of his experience as a lawyer in Green Zone.    Michael O'Kane is the last attorney admitted to practice in the Panama Canal Zone. Since then he has worked in Miami, New Jersey, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bolivia and Iraq.

Law and Rockets: An American Lawyer in Iraq

History

Military

In ancient Greece and across the Mediterranean, kingdoms strive for dominance. The great powers of Carthage and Egypt look on with avarice as the might of the Greeks is spent warring between themselves, oblivious to external dangers. Year in and year out, the people suffer at the hands of their rulers and the famine and pestilence that comes with conflict. The great rulers of the day are themselves helpless to end this cycle of destruction. While life on the battlefield is cheap, the slave trade flourishes through the years of interminable battle and death. Kings and queens pray to the gods and seek wisdom from the oracles, but the gods, it seems, prefer combat to diplomacy.At Olympia, the peace of the temple precinct is an island of calm in a sea of turmoil. Here on this sacred soil grows the seed of a better future, yet even here there lurks danger and deceit as the forces of destruction reach into the sanctuary of the gods. For this seed to thrive, it will take more than prayers and goodwill.Yet often hope springs from the most unlikely sources. There is one amongst the Greeks who sees light where others only perceive darkness. One who sees that there is another way to settle conflict - with honor and courage. One who will set aflame a torch that will burn for thousands of years, down through the ages. In an epoch of chaos and strife, a new force for peace is born.

Olympia: The Birth of the Games. Illustrated Edition

Literature & Fiction

Martino, John

Genre Fiction

Histria Academic

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