Our latest Disputes Special Report features contributions from K&L Gates, King & Wood Mallesons, the Hong Kong Arbitration Centre, Lee International and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, – from funding to resolution, bringing the pieces together.
The importance of being earnest (when defining the “Client”)
July 8, 2013
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.
In our Capital Raising Special Report Kim & Chang explore recent developments unfolding in the world of capital markets in South Korea, and India’s Phoenix Legal take us through some of the issues which have moved the needle on capital raising on the ground there.
Tomorrow’s Lawyers – The shifting role of in-house lawyers
July 8, 2013
The legal profession that Professor Richard Susskind OBE has been observing since 1981 is ‘on the brink of fundamental change’. He predicts that the practice of commercial law in particular, will be almost unrecognisable in 15 years from what it is today. Inevitably, in-house counsel teams are not immune. But with change comes opportunity …
David Smyth and Warren Ganesh, of Smyth & Co in association with Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, summarise the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on legal advice privilege and some key points for lawyers, in-house lawyers and other professional advisers.
In a recent landmark ruling, the UK Supreme Court deliberated on the question of whether an overseas defendant had to have submitted to the jurisdiction under common law before a foreign bankruptcy order would be recognised and enforced in England. Richard Keady and Jay Qin of Bird & Bird consider the practical implications of the decision and the significance it may have on practitioners going forward.
Alec Emmerson and Keith Hutchison of Clyde & Co LLP share with us some of the implications and effects of the recent ruling on the recognition and enforcement of foreign awards in Dubai. Here, they highlight the importance of the decision and indicate that whilst an element of uncertainty still remains, clarity is within reach.
Recent changes to Public Private Partnership law in Indonesia
July 8, 2013
Chris Naziris of MKK Law Indonesia examines Public Private Partnerships as an alternative means by which development of infrastructure can be managed and promoted. Recent changes to the legislation in Indonesia include financial incentives designed to boost participation in the scheme.
