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In The Media

• The National publishes Paul Jarvis' article
  29 June 2009
  While no industry has been able to escape the effects of the economic crisis, the aviation sector in the Middle East has weathered the storm better than most. In the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of activity from airlines in the region
• Robert Finney on CNBC discussing increased financial regulation
  18 June 2009
  Is Europe missing the point regarding financial regulation as compared to the US?
• Jeremy Cape on CNBC on the crackdown on tax secrecy
  17 June 2009
  Jeremy Cape was interviewed on CNBC on the US / UK crackdown on tax secrecy. Is the net closing in on tax avoidance with Obama tightening the rules on US citizens living abroad?

Published Articles

• Social usefulness – the purpose of regulation?
  14 May 2009
  Lord Turner spoke to the Global Financial Forum in New York on 27 April.
• The future – as we know it, or not?
  30 April 2009
  It has been hard to keep track of regulatory outpourings of the last few weeks, let alone months. Official and unofficial reports, consultations and pronouncements have come from all over the world.
• The Turner Review – worth the wait?
  08 April 2009
  The Financial Services Authority released the long-awaited Turner review on 18 March. Did we get what we expected? And what happens next? This article looks at the review and related recent developments. This article first appeared in Compliance Monitor.

Press Releases

• Denton Wilde Sapte reprises advisory role for MENA Infrastructure fund's investment in Oman's power sector
  30 June 2009
  Denton Wilde Sapte continues to act as legal advisor for MENA Infrastructure Fund, picking up an instruction to advise on its second investment, in which it has taken 32.8% of the shareholding in Oman's United Power Company SAOG (UPC).
• Denton Wilde Sapte follows up restructuring advice on Setanta with administration role
  24 June 2009
  Denton Wilde Sapte's Restructuring & Insolvency Group has been appointed to advise Neville Kahn, Lee Manning, Nick Edwards and David Carson of Deloitte on the collapse of sports broadcaster Setanta.
• Denton Wilde Sapte follows on from an excellent year in TMT with hire of outsourcing specialist
  12 June 2009
  Denton Wilde Sapte has rounded off one of the most successful years ever for its Technology, Media and Telecoms team through the hire of leading outsourcing lawyer Amanda Lewis.