Sigrid Wettwer
April 2, 2020
We speak to the head of group legal for the Middle East & Asia Pacific at DNV GL, the world’s largest classification society, about change, technology and running a lean and efficient legal organisation …
A Contractor’s Guide to Managing the Commercial Impact of the COVID-19 Virus on Construction Projects
March 11, 2020
This update is intended to provide some guidance to contractors seeking to analyse the issues that apply in their specific situations …
Redactions? How to Ensure There are no Nasty Surprises
March 10, 2020
With recent headlines highlighting the damage and embarrassment that can be caused by poorly redacted documents, it is no wonder many firms and corporates are turning to legal document management specialists to secure their redactions …
COVID-19: Implications for International Trade and Shipping
March 4, 2020
This article considers the main legal issues affecting shipowners, charterers, traders and shipyards.
The Novel Coronavirus: Anatomy of key employment issues in Mainland China, Hong Kong and The Middle East
February 27, 2020
Information for employers in Mainland China, Hong Kong and the Middle East.
The Novel Coronavirus – Insurance Considerations
February 20, 2020
The Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) is likely to represent a significant exposure for the insurance market ..
Self-Collection Risks
February 4, 2020
When digital evidence is required at the start of a matter, it’s easy to get swept up in the moment and start rushing to gather the evidence but this is a key time to step back, take a moment and reflect on the ultimate aim …
What Happens After the Dawn Raid?
December 2, 2019
The dawn raid has led to the forensic collection of 100,000 documents, now safely secured on a hard drive. What is the process from here? It’s important to plan your strategy in advance to minimise downtime, extract relevant documents and get ready for production …
Further transparency in respect of Cayman Islands companies
December 2, 2019
The Cayman Islands has often been referred to pejoratively as a “secrecy jurisdiction”. The two main supports for the secrecy allegation were on the one hand the existence of “secrecy” legislation, The Confidential Relationship Preservation Law (CRPL) dating back to the 1970s …
Growth of e-discovery across Asia
December 2, 2019
The e-discovery landscape across Asia is diverse, but increased adoption was in evidence at the 10th annual Relativity Fest, write Tim Gilkison and Rahul Prakash.
Bringing eDiscovery In-House? Four Tips to Get You Started
October 31, 2019
With an increase in litigation and in costs for document review, more and more companies are considering bringing parts, if not all, of the eDiscovery process in house …
Disrupting the law
October 31, 2019
Technology has been changing the world of work since the dawn of the industrial revolution, but it is only in the past decade or so that technological innovations have truly started to disrupt the way that legal services are delivered …
NewLaw takes-off in Southeast Asia
October 31, 2019
Rob Shakespeare of KorumLegal discusses the market for flexible and innovative legal solutions in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions …
The five stages of the board management maturity model
October 31, 2019
The tools boards use to communicate should be simple to use, meet their needs (and no more) and be secure …
Pioneering New Law in Asia
October 30, 2019
Kirsty Dougan, managing director of Vario Asia, lays out her vision for the company in Asia and how she has seen the legal industry change …
The blockchain effect on investment funds
October 30, 2019
Blockchain was originally considered to be the innovative technology that only supported cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum …
Accessing new markets in APAC – Essential questions you must ask!
October 2, 2019
New market opportunities in this region are immense, but there are challenges.
Keeping track of sanctions
September 18, 2019
Governments around the world are increasingly using economic sanctions and embargoes as a foreign policy tool …
Onshore restructuring vulnerable to offshore SPV insolvency proceedings
September 18, 2019
In the prevailing economic climate, an increasing number of large corporate groups have occasion to consider restructuring their affairs …
A Lawyer’s Future is Looking Sharp with Electronic Hearings
September 18, 2019
The benefits of running an efficient collection and forensic process extends all the way to the hearings room …
A crisis of compliance
September 18, 2019
Investigating allegations of compliance breaches is an expensive affair. Employee and third-party malfeasance remain a costly budget item on P&Ls across Asia …
Forensic investigations, the role of corporate counsel and the rise of information governance
August 2, 2019
Head of Forensics – Erick Gunawan, discusses the Role of Corporate Counsel in the context of litigation or investigation and the increasing importance of information governance …
Economic substance: The reality — what firms really need to know
August 2, 2019
While some of the reactions to the Cayman Islands’ introduction of The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Law, 2018 (Substance Law) have been less than positive, the reality is that the Substance Law is a set of rules that fairly elegantly address OECD requirements for geographically mobile activities to have economic substance …
Revisiting the AMLA in light of transnational money laundering
June 26, 2019
For several decades, money laundering has extended the reach of transnational organised crime throughout various nations …
The growth of third-party funders
June 26, 2019
Growing awareness of litigation funding is making it easier for businesses to pursue disputes …
Q&A with Vario’s new Asia MD – Kirsty Dougan
June 26, 2019
The former head of Axiom and newly appointed Asia managing director of Vario talks to Nick Ferguson about her new role and the future of NewLaw …
Payments regulatory landscape in APAC: Six things to be aware of
June 5, 2019
Important considerations for payment service providers operating in Asia Pacific.
Five steps to better board meetings
May 28, 2019
Why is it that so many board meetings are painful and don’t come to clear outcomes?
Adopting eDiscovery for internal investigations
May 23, 2019
In-house counsel are often called on to manage an internal investigation. How can you effectively plan for and manage these investigations? We explore how electronic discovery (eDiscovery) tools help you mitigate risk and achieve your fact-finding mission.
A ‘return’ to private practice
May 16, 2019
Three experienced Asia-based lawyers spoke to Tim Gilkison about their ‘return’ to private practice, and how to make a successful transition …
The evidence collector that’s always with you
April 17, 2019
It is an integral part of our life these days and an item that is rarely further than arm’s reach …
Chinese M&A goes under the radar
April 17, 2019
There is a greater focus on smaller, more strategic deals that attract less scrutiny from government officials …