Top 10 International Law Headlines from All Regions Mourant du Feu & Jeune has recently made a successful application on behalf of its client, Mr Gary Kaplan, to secure the discharge of a saisie judiciaire obtained at the United States' behest freezing all his realisable property situate in Jersey. During the earlier part of the financial crisis the European Commission approved State aid for troubled banks (eg Northern Rock) under “Article 87(3)(c) EC Treaty and the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines”. The European Patent Office (EPO) are introducing further restrictions on the filing of voluntary amendments from 1st April 2010. With the global credit crunch and the ensuing contraction in international trade, many container terminal operators are seeing a dramatic decline in volume and revenue figures. Legal systems are generally limited territorially. However, over centuries, private international law has developed rules permitting judgments of one country to be recognised or enforced in other countries. In Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc v China Haisheng Juice Holdings Co. Ltd. an English court has held that an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the English courts in the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement ("Master Agreement") does not extend to claims against third parties to the Master Agreement, whether affiliates of a party or otherwise. Parties entering into cross-border transactions must consider the possibility of the transaction giving rise to a permanent establishment for either party, with an eye to avoiding this problem where possible. Over the past ten years, Indonesia has undergone dramatic changes, starting with the crash of its economy during the South East Asian economic meltdown. In pursuance of its obligations to implement border measures as envisaged in Articles 51 to 60 of the WTO Treaty on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), India has defined the role of the Customs Authorities in combating Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringements at the borders (land, sea and air). Ofcom – the UK media and communications regulator – has announced plans for the enforcement of a new law which implements regulations concerning TV-type content online. | 
