VPN compliance in China
November 11, 2020
China has strengthened its supervision on using VPN’s in recent years …
The separability of an arbitration clause
November 11, 2020
– the Sharjah Court of Appeal sets limits
Pinsent Masons repositions Vario
November 10, 2020
The flexible services offering will become a practice group sitting alongside the firm’s traditional service lines …
RERA flexes its power in relation to non-compliant developers: Bahrain
November 4, 2020
Partner and hea…
Update on Thai civil procedure code:
November 4, 2020
Mediation and settlement prior to filing a suit …
Legal Hierarchy and Accessibility
November 4, 2020
Customers focus on value instead of the hours engaged by lawyers …
Foreword – Distressed M&A and Corporate Restructuring Guide, by Kenneth H. Koo
November 3, 2020
Even before Covid-19’s bolt out of the blue, the confluence of rising trade frictions, growing de-globalisation, tightening geopolitical tensions and daring central bank monetary policies was already pushing countries’ economies akilter …
Distressed M&A and Corporate Restructuring Guide 2021, Advising Editor
November 3, 2020
The In-House Co…
Are you ready for the global tax reform?
October 28, 2020
A brief discussion on how MNCs should respond to the OECD’s new measures relating to Automatic Exchange of Information and Transfer Pricing issues
Sanctions and Investigations Q&A
October 27, 2020
Asian-mena Counsel sought wise counsel on the key issues in these risk-heavy areas from those with expertise at leading International law firm Baker McKenzie, and two thought-leading GC’s …
Anti-corruption compliance in India
October 27, 2020
In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in how corporate India addresses corruption, according to Manjula Chawla, Chandni Chawla and Ashna Gupta, of Phoenix Legal …
Greg Chew
October 27, 2020
Always learning – insights from Greg Chew, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore …
Investigations: effective, strategic crisis-management – the first 48 hours
October 27, 2020
When a crisis such as a regulatory raid or phishing attack grips an organisation, there are essential steps to take that can steady the business and help it steer clear of further danger …
Vietnam: Remarkable changes in the new Law on Enterprises
October 27, 2020
On June 17, 2020, the National Assembly officially passed a new Law on Enterprises to replace the current Law on Enterprises …
Copyright and remote learning in the time of Covid-19
October 27, 2020
On August 15, 2020, Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones to defer the opening of classes from August 24, 2020 to October 5, 2020 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic …
Qatar Fact Sheet – trade marks
October 27, 2020
“Because so much money and time is often invested in a trade mark, it is worth paying something to protect it from misuse …”
Regulation of Virtual Asset Service Providers in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda
October 27, 2020
There is no specific regulation on the sale of virtual assets and virtual asset services in or from within the British Virgin Islands (BVI). On July 13, 2020 …
Spotlight on eDiscovery
October 27, 2020
Many people are still confused about what electronic discovery encompasses …
Sending Work-Related Information to a Personal Email Account:
October 21, 2020
A fast track to the firing-line …
Covering Ears to Steal Bells: Ignoring insolvency at risk of liquidation
October 21, 2020
The closest Chinese equivalent to the English idiom of ‘sticking one’s head in the sand’ is ‘covering one’s ears to steal bells’ …
JV Compliance Issues during the Transition Period under the new FIL
October 21, 2020
On 1 January 2020, the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China came into force …
Asian-mena Counsel magazine – Oct 2020 (e-edition) including Sanction & Investigations Report
October 20, 2020
The interactive…
The Time is Now: Planning for Global LIBOR Content Changes
October 16, 2020
By David Hetling, Marketing Director for Financial Services at SDL