Sourcing World: Jurisdictional Comparisons, 2nd Edition

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Sourcing World: Jurisdictional Comparisons, 2nd Edition

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The new 2nd edition of Sourcing World: Jurisdictional Comparisons is the essential reference guide for all those involved in international outsourcing transactions. Covering a range of key jurisdictions worldwide, it outlines the law relevant to outsourcing in each country, and is structured to allow easy comparisons between jurisdictions.

Covers the law in 18 important jurisdictions
Features contributions from specialist lawyers in each jurisdiction ensuring readers benefit from local expertise
Offers a well organised starting point for international reference
Explains the statutory framework and industry specific regulations
Covers charging, adjustment of fees, auditing and benchmarking
Looks at employment, tax and insurance issues
Deals with term and termination, notice periods, mandatory termination, prolongation rights, and termination management
Discusses subcontracting and assignment
Covers dispute resolution, including jurisdiction issues, litigation, arbitration, mediation and fast track processes
Uses a reader-friendly Q&A format that enables quick and easy crossjurisdictional comparisons
Includes an introductory overview examining sourcing transactions from the different perspectives of the major market participants – customers, suppliers, business advisers
Provides straightforward, practical commentary on each jurisdiction

GENERAL CHAPTERS
1. Best practices trends in outsourcing
2. Global outsourcing practices – a consolidation of the country chapters into survey style diagrams showing trans-border trends and how to align and structure terms and conditions to meet commercial practices and statutory requirements in as many jurisdictions as possible
3. Outsourcing and risk management
4. Benchmarking global best practice
5. Outcome based outsourcing deals

COUNTRY SPECIFIC CHAPTERS
2. Business practice (international division of labour, breaking-up value chains)
3. Procurement process, role of business advisors and maturity of the consultancy industry
4. Statutory rules, industry specific requirements and regulations
5. Data protection, trans-border data flows, professional secrecies, cloud computing
6. Asset deal, legal concepts and mechanics
7. HR, transfer of undertaking, mass dismissal, reputation aspects
8. Due Diligence, Transition, Service Commencement, True-Up
9. Charging, adjustment of fees, auditing, benchmarking
10. Tax aspects, tax efficiency in group structures, transfer pricing
11. Term and termination, notice periods, mandatory termination, prolongation rights, termination management
12. Remedies, risk management and proactive measures
13. Insurance
14. Subcontracting and assignment
15. Jurisdiction, litigation, arbitration, mediation, fast track dispute resolution

JURISDICTIONAL COVERAGE