Hewitt on joint ventures / edited by Ian Hewitt, Simon Howley, James Parkes.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2024.

8th edition

202118

Joint ventures -- Law and legislation -- England.

Joint ventures -- Law and legislation -- Wales.

Part A: Planning a joint venture

1. Why go into a joint venture?

2. Planning a joint venture transaction

3. Choosing the legal form

4. Contractual alliances

5. Equity joint ventures

6. Importance of ancillary contracts

Part B: Specific issues affecting the joint venture relationship

7. Capital and funding

8. Governance and management

9. Minority investment and protection

10. Deadlock and breakdown

11. Duties between joint venture parties

12. Transfers of shares

13. Exit, termination and change

14. Disputes: mediation, litigation and arbitration

Part C: Specialist issues affecting joint ventures

15. Tax

16. Competition and regulatory controls

17. Intellectual property and technology

18. Employment

19. Accounting

Part D: International joint ventures

20. International joint ventures

21. Selected jurisdictions

Part E: Precedents

1. Precedent 1. Information exchange agreement

2. Precedent 2. Memorandum of understanding

3. Precedent 3. Legal due diligence questionnaire

4. Precedent 4. Strategic alliance agreement

5. Precedent 5. R&D collaboration agreement

6. Precedent 6. General partnership agreement

7. Precedent 7. Limited liability partnership agreement

8. Precedent 8. ITC model international corporate joint venture agreement (short form)

9. Precedent 9. Multi-party shareholders' agreement (long form)

10. Precedent 10. Articles of association for a UK joint venture company

11. Precedent 11. Preference share rights

12. Precedent 12. Deed of adherence

13. Precedent 13. JVC share sale agreement

14. Precedent 14. Shareholder funding agreement

15. Precedent 15. Put and call option agreement

16. Precedent 16. Support services agreement

17. Precedent 17. Technology licence agreement

18. Precedent 18. Trade mark licence agreement

19. Precedent 19. Deadlock resolution clauses

20. Precedent 20. Arbitration and mediation clauses

Part F: Joint venture and alliance checklists

1. Preparing fo the joint venture: initial issues

2. Drafting the joint venture agreement

3. Relationship management plan: general contents guide.

Hewitt on Joint Ventures 7th edition analyses a variety of transactions where two or more existing entities agree to establish and participate in a common enterprise or business-related activity. The main focus is on joint ventures using the medium of a joint venture company. The principal issues raised by a range of transactions are examined, outlining how such issues might be handled and setting out the relevant background law. Hewitt on Joint Ventures has been described in the High Court as "a book edited by practitioners who specialise and have extensive experience in this area of commercial activity". It is written in a clear and practical way, tailored for the practitioner and in-house counsel. It aims to provide detailed commercial guidance alongside a comprehensive review of relevant specialist areas of law, as well as useful checklists and precedents. Coverage: Provides in-depth examination of all aspects of joint ventures and a range of collaborative relationships ; Covers the practicalities involved in the drafting, negotiating and setting up of joint ventures ; Guides you through the planning stages of a joint venture or alliance ; Identifies and examines the principal issues for joint venture parties, including: capital and funding; governance and management; minority investment and protection; deadlock and breakdown; duties between joint venture parties; transfers of shares; exit, termination and change; and disputes – mediation, litigation and arbitration ; Sets out the relevant legal background ; Suggests ways of dealing with issues that may arise ; Includes a range of precedents and checklists, which also feature on a CD-rom for ease of use ; Recognises the international nature of many JV agreements ; Guides the reader through complex and specialist areas of a JV, with chapter by chapter coverage of tax planning; competition and regulatory controls, IP and technology, employment and accounting. Hewitt also covers the: Increasing impact of laws relating to data protection and anti-bribery and corruption ; Challenges affecting joint ventures with local parties in a number of key international jurisdictions (Brazil, China, India, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates). - Publisher's website.

Previous edition 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780414120891

lvi, 934 pages ; 25 cm