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  • 5 Safety Features to Look for on Trampolines

    May 19 -- Dr. Mark Rabinoff is a professor at the Metropolitan State College of Denver, and has consulted on and served as an expert witness in more than 100 legal cases dealing with trampoline safety and injury. He offered his opinion on the top five things ... Patch.com

  • Expert witness for union favors American Airlines merger with US Airways

    May 17 -- By David McLaughlin NEW YORK -- American Airlines "is in a corner" and has to look to a merger with US Airways Group to turn around the bankrupt airline, an expert witness for the airline's flight attendants union testified Thursday. Fort Worth Star Telegram

  • SELLING TIMBER--PROTECT YOURSELF

    May 17 -- By Peter Marchese One of the functions I perform as a Consulting Forester is to act as an Expert Witness when fraud, misrepresentation or damages occur. Three of the most common occurences that I have evaluated as an Expert Witness are; ... Corning Leader (blog)

  • HIV expert gives evidence in Gwaze trial

    May 16 -- A defence expert witness in the trial of George Gwaze has told the Christchurch High Court that injuries his adopted daughter received as a result of what the crown says was a sexual attack, were in fact caused by toxic shock from her HIV infection. Radio New Zealand

  • Max Sica's lawyer accuses expert witness of being 'close to police' and being ...

    May 14 -- Canadian crime scene expert Robert Kennedy at the Supreme Court where he is giving evidence in the Max Sica murder trial. Source: The Courier-Mail A WORLD expert on crime scene foot impressions reacted angriy today when accused of giving evidence in ... Courier Mail

  • Expert witness rejects HIV link in Charlene's death

    May 14 -- by Staff Reporter AN EXPERT in paediatric HIV cases has told the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, that she does not believe HIV is responsible for a 10-year-old Zimbabwean orphan's death. Charlene Makaza died in January 2007 after being taken ... New Zimbabwe.com

  • Choices: International expert on parental alienation to speak in Naples

    May 14 -- Bone has spent more than 25 years working with high conflict divorces as a therapist, expert witness, mediator, evaluator and consultant, both nationally and internationally. His presentation is sponsored by the Alienated Grandparents Anonymous group ... Naples Daily News

Clipped from Google -- May 2012
China and Macau Modify Double Tax Treaty
Nov 16 2010 -- China has amended its double tax agreement with the territory of Macau, standardizing tax rates and clarifying capital gains exemptions, among other changes.
Global Currency Transaction Tax Proposal Gains Momentum
Sep 2 2010 -- The idea of a tax on currency transactions has been around for nearly 40 years, but recently it has gained momentum as a mechanism to raise funds for development aid for poor nations. How such a tax would be implemented has yet to be worked out.
China issues new offshore beneficial ownership directives
Nov 17 2009 -- The State Administration of Tax has issued new guidelines on the determination of the beneficial owner during the application of double tax treaties with China. According to Circular Guoshuifan (2009) 601, effective from October 27, 2009, any applicant -- ChinaBrief
Isle of Man signs tax information pact with Germany
Mar 3 2009 -- The Isle of Man has signed a bilateral agreement with Germany for tax information exchange based on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) model, making it the most prolific jurisdiction for such agreements.
India high court gives foreign law firms tax break
Jan 3 2009 -- A division of the Bombay high court has ruled that foreign law firms, even though working as solicitors for multinational corporations with operations in India, will pay tax only in those countries where they give legal advice and not in India. -- LawWire
Spain abolishes wealth tax
Dec 28 2008 -- While abolition of the Spanish wealth tax was approved by the Council of Ministers in April 2008, the legislation officially abolishing the tax was published December 25, 2008. The abolition of the tax will apply to tax years starting from January 1, 2008
BVI, Guernsey and Jersey sign bilateral tax agreements
Nov 4 2008 -- BVI, Guernsey and Jersey have signed some 16 new bilateral tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) to meet the OECD's standards of transparency requirements. The OECD attributes the agreements to governments' determination to fight tax evasi
No tax haven for Cemex in Mexico
Sep 9 2008 -- Mexican companies must pay tax in Mexico on investments in countries where there are no taxes or where levies are 75% lower than in Mexico, the country's Supreme Court ruled September 8th, overturning a ruling that protected the world's third-la
Taxes and mergers and acquisitions in Mexico
Aug 20 2008 -- The U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty provides certain tax benefits to U.S. individuals and businesses that are shareholders and/or affiliates of Mexican companies. John Dorsey reviews KPMG's Carlos Vargas and Patricia Rubirosa's article summarizing the tax -- MxLblg
Jersey and Germany sign tax treaty
Jul 27 2008 -- Germany and Jersey have signed a bilateral arrangement for the exchange of information for tax purposes. This treaty numbers 16th of the agreements signed by one of the 35 Jurisdictions committed to work with OECD countries. -- TaxPrc
UK foreign companies and EU tax legislation
Jul 10 2008 -- The UK HM Revenue & Customs position on foreign subsidiaries appears to be out of touch with the current EU Tax Case Law. The HMRC will appeal the High Court judgment of Vodafone using a Luxembourg subsidiary as a holding company for European investme -- TaxPrec


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