Yielding to Bonds
Anna-Marie Slot of White & Case guides us through some of the thornier compliance and regulatory issues that vex in-house counsel.
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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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External Counsel of the Year – Shining examples
The relationship forged between in-house counsel and their external counterparts is a strong one, and in many cases can determine the volume of work directed their way. From our Representing Corporate Asia & Middle East Survey 2011, we have mined in-house counsel’s votes to reveal the winners of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL’S External Counsel of the Year accolade.
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Corruption and corporate compliance in China
Matthias Schroeder, former head of Beiten Burkhardt’s Asia desk in Munich, explains the concept of “guanxi” and how to stay the right side of the PRC’s increasingly stringent corruption laws when conducting business there
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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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Industry Thoughts
Corporate Law – what is it good for?
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Out with the old, in with the new: the Csrc’s drive to boost foreign investment funds in China
David Livdahl, Jenny Sheng and Chunbin Xu of Paul Hastings take us through the old requirements imposed on qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII’s) and enlighten us as to how the new measures will have the effect of relaxing protocols for foreign investors.
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Labour & Employment Update
Our cover story takes you through the merits and loopholes of employment legislation in various jurisdictions across the Asia and MENA regions. In addition, Bae Kim & Lee navigate the Korean employment maze and home in on dismissal issues whilst Al Tamimi provide us with an absorbing update on the state of play of employment in the UAE.
We are also excited to showcase the results from our External Counsel of the Year survey – where in-house counsel were asked to weigh in on who they believed to be exceptional external counsel in their own jurisdictions. We bring you the results and more here. -
Opportunity knocks
With demand growing for lawyers with the right skill-set, now is a good time to explore new in-house opportunities, according to Ben Cooper, vice president, Asia-Pacific at CML Recruitment. He takes a look at the latest trends in hiring legal talent
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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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