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18th November 2008

 

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) joins RWG

 

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28th October 2008

 

Luxembourg Rail Protocol in Vietnam

 

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24th September 2008

 

Fromer, Schultheiss & Staehelin joins the RWG

 

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9th September 2008

 

RWG's new structure

 

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1st September 2008

 

UNIFE study expects continued strong growth in the rail sector to 2016

 

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29th August 2008

 

Official commentary on the Cape Town Convention and the Luxembourg Rail Protocol published

 

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30th July 2008

Bowman Gilfillan joins the RWG

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28th July 2008

Appointment of Chairman of the Emerging Markets Task Force

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28th May 2008

The RWG sets up Emerging Markets Task Force

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16th May 2008

Simmons & Simmons joins the RWG

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2nd May 2008

EU issues new guidelines on state aid for railway undertakings

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25th April 2008

A new member in Denmark

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26th March 2008

Luxembourg Rail Protocol presented at CER Conference in Warsaw

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19th February 2008

UIC legal workshop discusses the Luxembourg Protocol

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11th January 2008

The Rail Working Group is proud to announce that law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has joined the Group.

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16th May 2008

Simmons & Simmons joins the RWG

The Rail Working Group is pleased to announce that law firm Simmons & Simmons has joined the Group. Simmons & Simmons will be represented in the group by Frank Thomas, Partner Rail and Asset Finance in the Frankfurt Office.
Simmons & Simmons is a leading international law firm, established over 100 years ago in London with over 2,000 people and 20 offices in key business and financial centres across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Simmons & Simmons advises clients worldwide in all sectors of the railway industry and on all legal aspects of their business. The Firm has a proven track record in acting for banks, lessors, private operators, state owned operators, investors, governments and public bodies on railway projects of national and international importance. In 2006, Simmons & Simmons led by Dr. Frank Thomas advised DVB Bank AG in relation to one of the largest European Cross-border rail finance transactions, voted Rail Deal of the Year (Europe) by Jane’s Transport Finance.

For more information about the firm, see www.simmons-simmons.com