Total news: 162
Last news: February 18, 2010 15:57:57

While most transfer pricing conferences focus on methods, a unique ICC seminar will examine the practical issue of transfer pricing documentation and its role in dispute resolution. - [Read more]

The European Commission has substantially revised the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) for global data transfers from data controllers in the European Union (EU) to data processors outside the 27-member union. - [Read more]

The World Economic Climate Indicator rose in the first quarter of the year for the fourth consecutive time due primarily to positive assessments of the current economic situation in Asia, but the expectation of a continued rise in unemployment, and other factors, raised concerns about the strength of the recovery. - [Read more]

Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom won the first prize in the 5th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition hosted by ICC, with the University of New South Wales in Australia taking second place. Osgoode Hall School of Law in Canada came in third. - [Read more]

For the first time since the adoption of the revised ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG), members of the drafting group will give a full public presentation on the new rules at a special seminar to be held in Paris on 18 March. - [Read more]

Preparations for one of the most important, Internet-related policy events of the year kicked off today in Geneva. ICC and its Business Action to Support the Information Society initiative voiced the business perspective at the first round of Internet Governance Forum (IGF) open consultations, aimed at laying the groundwork for the next forum due to take place in Vilnius, Lithuania later this year. - [Read more]

The newly revised Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees have been published and are now available for purchase from the ICC bookstore, giving practitioners a chance to familiarize themselves with the extensive changes before they come into effect on 1 July. - [Read more]

ICC has proposed that the already extensive cooperation between the world business organization and the World Customs Organization be extended further, especially in the areas of trade facilitation, training, and capacity building initiatives. - [Read more]

As more consumers consider environmental features important in their purchasing decisions, businesses have a keen interest in communicating the ‘green’ attributes of their products. Getting the message right is far from easy. To help marketers and advertisers avoid the mistakes of vague, non-specific or misleading environmental claims, the International Chamber of Commerce has produced a new global Framework for Responsible Environmental Marketing Communications. - [Read more]

Over 150 eminent guests from the legal and business world attended the official inauguration of ICC’s expanded regional Asia office in Singapore yesterday. - [Read more]

To help legal and business professionals take advantage of mediation as a form of dispute resolution, ICC – in conjunction with the American Bar Association Sections of Dispute Resolution and International Law – will host a one-day conference on how to use this cheaper and business-oriented method of settling disputes. - [Read more]

A conference on arbitrator independence that will bring together former secretary generals of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and feature a mock ICC Court Plenary Session will be held on 26 February. - [Read more]

ICC has today issued a statement calling on governments to review their approach to the taxation of international takeovers, reorganizations and mergers. - [Read more]

The number of reported piracy and armed robbery incidents on the high seas rose for a third consecutive year in 2009, with 406 cases registered compared with 293 the previous year, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). - [Read more]

In a private meeting with ICC Chairman Victor K. Fung yesterday, Turkish President Abdullah Gul reaffirmed Turkey’s commitment to cross border trade within the scope of international rules. - [Read more]

Drafting international contracts can be tricky, necessitating special skills and techniques to avoid loopholes that can eventually lead to serious problems. - [Read more]

ICC acknowledges the agreement reached in Copenhagen as a step towards a global low-carbon economy, pending the clear expression of commitments and mitigation actions, but is disappointed that the international negotiation process did not deliver a clearer and more ambitious agreement. - [Read more]

The ICC Institute of World Business Law was created 30 years ago to foster wider knowledge and development of international business law and practices, thereby helping to create a bridge between lawyers and businessmen through trainings and think tank activities. - [Read more]

ICC has hosted an official side event at the Copenhagen climate change talks to explore vital enabling frameworks needed for business to successfully develop and deploy technology at the necessary scale to combat climate change. - [Read more]

Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, challenged business to make itself more relevant to the international climate change debate and to offer clear products to address climate change, which he said business had so far failed to do, beyond a national level. - [Read more]