Africa

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Voice-over-IP in the UAE

Court of Cassation decision offers guidance for assessing confusing similarity

McCurry beats McDonalds fair and square – Update

A business case for legal due diligence in M&A transactions

Trustees’ role in sukuk structuring

Local restaurant defeats McDonalds in IP battle

Comparisons between applicable arbitration laws in Malaysia

A short note on forum non conveniens

Resolving disputes in challenging times

Safeguarding M&A transactions: Exploring environmental issues

Environmental issues in M&A transactions

Discovery obligations relating to electronically stored documents

Court clarifies meaning of “connection”

Employee vs Independent Contractor – knowing the difference

Responding to employee fraud

Court of Appeal decision on well known trade marks

Revamping the Companies Act

Anti-suit injunctions – A remedy for breach of arbitration agreements

Technical requirement for obtaining computer program patents in Singapore?

Absolute novelty and foreign grace period patent provisions

Amendments to Singapore’s Employment Act

PRC Labour Contract Law implementing regulations issued

Gold bullion regulatory matters in Malaysia

Significant changes to Business Tax for foreign service providers

PRC Law on encouraging the ‘circular economy’

Implementing Rules on the PRC Food Safety Law

Recent WTO ruling – assistance in the fight against piracy?

Severance payment – When and how much?

PRC Anti-Monopoly Law: Practical aspects for practitioners on prior notification of concentration of undertakings

Strengthening tax administration of non-residents

Second Judicial Explanation on PRC Contract Law

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