Leveraging Technology and Innovation for In-House Legal Departments
August 13, 2021
Eoin Gillen (AP…
MAS consults on AML/CFT Notices for Cross-Border Business Arrangements
May 25, 2021
The Monetary Au…
Data collection and early case assessment for investigations
November 19, 2020
Data collection and analysis for investigations is very different to collection for discovery or review. This article discusses the differences; how Early Case Assessment (ECA) can assist and the benefits of using review technology …
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 …
Spotlight on eDiscovery
October 27, 2020
Many people are still confused about what electronic discovery encompasses …
ADR in the time of Covid-19, and why virtual and hybrid hearings are here to stay
September 14, 2020
To many practitioners’ surprise, virtual hearings have not been as difficult as feared …
Will we see the end of Keywords in eDiscovery?
September 9, 2020
With the advances in Technology Assisted Review (TAR), it raises questions as to whether keywords still have a place in eDiscovery …
How to Make Data Collection More ‘Effective’
July 27, 2020
Data can be collected efficiently, but if relevant data is not collected then the case will not come together.
Information Governance: Preserving Data and Being Prepared for Investigation
June 10, 2020
Organisations need to ensure their rules around information governance are being enforced. Many US organisations have an information governance officer in their IT, legal …
How to speak IT
May 5, 2020
Ideally, everyone should have a basic understanding of the company’s IT infrastructure, not least because as more companies digitise, the risk of cyber threats increases. A cyberattack can come from anywhere …
Computer Forensics and the Rise of the Drone
April 6, 2020
With more people being confined to their homes in different parts of the globe, hobbyists will be finding new uses for their drones …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Three things about tackling Singapore’s Payment Services Act 2019
October 23, 2019
The PSA was passed at the start of this year and will come into full effect at the end of this year.
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 …
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 …
Maxwell Chambers expands dispute resolution hub
August 1, 2019
Asian-Mena Counsel spoke to Philip Jeyaretnam, Chairman of Maxwell Chambers, about the opening of Maxwell Chambers Suites and how it will affect dispute resolution in the region …
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.