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Law360, New York: An International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal has denied Zimbabwe’s bid for more time to comply with a tribunal’s award issued to a Swiss-German family whose farms and forest holdings were seized by Zimbabweans during the 2000s, leaving the country on the hook for more than US$230m (to be paid into escrow accounts subject to success in pending annulment proceedings).
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NOTE—to see whether notification thresholds in Zimbabwe and throughout the world are met, see further: Where to Notify. Note—Zimbabwe is also a member of COMESA, which operates a supra-national merger control regime, and the SADC. Introduction The merger control regime in Zimbabwe is governed by section 34A of the Competition Act (Act) and the corresponding Regulations. Zimbabwe has mandatory merger filing requirements for transactions which meet the financial thresholds, which must be notified to the Competition and Tariff Commission (Commission). The Commission is an autonomous body empowered in terms of section 4 of the Act and is the only agency authorised to investigate and approve a merger. As such its decisions are not subject to review by any other authority in Zimbabwe. An aggrieved party can however appeal the decision of the Commission to the Administrative Court. Under the Act, a ‘merger’ means the direct or indirect acquisition or establishment of a controlling interest by one or more persons in the whole or part of the business of a competitor, supplier, customer or other person whether that controlling
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CASE HUB ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 30 March 2015; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and relevant/related cases. Case facts Outline European Commission merger investigation into the planned acquisition by Zimmer of Biomet (Case M.7265). Referred to phase II on 03/10/2014.The transaction involves a merger between two of the leading designers and manufacturers of orthopaedic implants and related surgical products. Latest developments The Commission cleared the transaction subject to commitments on 30 March 2015. The parties have committed to:• divest the Zimmer Unicondylar Knee implant and Biomet's Discovery Elbow across the EEA• divest the Biomet Vanguard total knee system for primary and revision implants in Denmark and Sweden• grant the purchaser of the knee system an EEA-wide, non-exclusive license to the rights and know-how that are currently used and are needed for the manufacturing, marketing and sale of an exact copy of the Vanguard Knee.The divestments include instrumentation, any improvements, pipeline projects and all intellectual property and licensing rights. The conditions ensure the purchasers of
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A company which continues to operate but which is destined to fail eventually, as it's no longer financially viable.
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A company which continues to operate but which is destined to fail eventually, as it is no longer financially viable.
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Law360, London: Insurer Zurich said on 20 February 2025 it expects to take a US$200m hit from the fires that swept Los Angeles in January 2025, in which approximately 30 people were killed and more than 18,000 structures were destroyed or damaged.
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Law36: A London court has ruled that the company operating a dental practice in Leeds did not misrepresent itself in a policy with Zurich, and the insurer cannot claim it withheld insolvency-related information to deny cover for losses stemming from a fire.
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Law360, London: Insurance company Zurich said on 29 October 2025 it has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) lab to 'revolutionise' its business model and develop what it called the next generation of insurance solutions.
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Law360, London: On 27 November 2024 the commercial risk advisory unit of Zurich Insurance Group launched a digital tool to provide data aimed at helping businesses and public organisations track and manage climate risk.
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Law360: Zurich Insurance Group and Aon Plc launched a new insurance facility on 1 July 2024 aimed at supporting clean hydrogen projects globally, providing comprehensive coverage for blue and green hydrogen projects with capital expenditures of up to US$250m.
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