Total Recall? The milk scandal and food liability insurance in China
Carrie Yang and Amanda Li of Clyde & Co contemplate how the insurance market will change in China once the government implements strict liability for food safety.
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To trade or not to trade: that is the question
Dr George Woodman, director of Teng Hoi Conservation Organization, presents the case for carbon trading as a way of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and explains how a simple game is helping spread the word.
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Chinese Vitamin C Producers Price-Fixing Verdict: Questions of Comity and Conflict with U.S. Executive Branch Views Part II
By Michael N. Sohn, Miranda So, and Jesse Solomon, Davis Polk & Wardwell
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“Landing Foreign Direct Investment in Asia”
In our latest edition of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL, the issue of Foreign Direct Investment takes centre stage. Homing in on the welcoming investment climate in Asia, Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor, pulls back the covers and sheds some light on the incentives that the Thai government has been able to drum up, despite recent political turmoil and Lubis Ganie makes a compelling case for FDI in Indonesia. Industry experts from Clasis Law and Jun He Law Offices bring their collective towers of experience to bear in their features on why India and China remain attractive destinations in which to settle funds.
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Internal fraud investigation in Asia
An executive summary – based on a presentation by Navigant Consulting and Winston & Strawn LLP – of the implications of the FCPA for companies in Asia, and steps organisations can take to avoid or mitigate violations.
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Making a case for centralising the in-house legal function
According to Sascha Hindmarch, former general counsel at the University of South Australia, centralised systems represent the intelligent choice for the legal function. In a post-Enron, post-Fannie Mae world, a centralised system is more accountable, transparent and safe. Here, she makes a compelling case for backing the model having regard to the changing nature of in-house counsels’ role.
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Financial dispute resolution in Hong Kong: ‘FDR’ – nothing to fear?
David Smyth and David Luk of Smyth & Co (in association with Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP), review Hong Kong’s new Financial Dispute Resolution Scheme and highlight some pertinent issues that may arise for prospective claimants, financial institutions and their in-house lawyers.
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Energy And Natural Resources Special Report
Asia’s economic growth has relied heavily on power generated from fossil fuels. But environmental concerns, political volatility in oil producing nations and finite resources mean the race is on to find alternative ways of meeting huge energy demand. In our Special Report on Energy and Natural Resources find out how the region is increasingly investing in overseas power projects and technologies as it strives to diversify its energy mix. Meanwhile, senior industry lawyers tell us how high-profile offshore energy disasters have shaped insurance legislation and how Indonesia plans to exploit its geothermal resources to generate electricity.
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The importance of being earnest (when defining the “Client”)
Sascha Hindmarch, former General Counsel of the University of South Australia emphasises the importance of knowing who your client is. Dispelling the notion that all employees of an organisation make up the client, she advises that defining who the client is at the outset can avoid common pitfalls and minimise legal risk.
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Women in the Law
Across Asia and the Middle East, women are playing an increasingly important role in the corporate legal world. ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL speaks to a host of successful women around the region who have managed to walk the knife’s edge and often balance their challenging legal careers with equally challenging family demands. Despite deeply embedded attitudes towards women and their traditional roles in parts of Asia, it is encouraging to note that many law firms around the region are becoming increasingly progressive and answering the call to create more supportive and flexible conditions for female lawyers. We hear women recount their stories about their rise to the top and the attitudes and conditions they face in their own countries as women in the law.
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