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With the opening of the Wills and Probate Registry in the DIFC, it is now possible to register a will in Dubai and have a high degree of confidence that it will be enforced.

Morocco's draft reform bill contains a number of measures designed to bring new life to the mining industry and attract investment.

While Canada does not currently have a reporting regime for payments to governments, a process is underway to ensure that a regime is implemented in the near future.

The Shanghai Public Security Bureau released the Implementation Rules on Series of Immigration Policies of Shanghai Sci-tech Innovation Center. The article describes the standards for foreigners to be identified as “overseas talents”, the conditions to apply for permanent residence and other related topics.

Vietnam has issued new regulations that affect PPPs, derivative securities, cross border provision of public information and employment. Here are the most important changes from each new regulation.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) imposes its largest fine to date on Deutsche Back AG Dubai (DIFC Branch), sending a strong signal that DFSA is both independent and unafraid to take on well-resourced opponents.

Effective 15 June 2015, the Abu Dhabi Global Market began accepting license applications from existing non-financial service tenants of Al Maryah Island that have either a private limited or branch office legal structure.

There was a strong turnout for the June 15 launch party for Women in Law Hong Kong (WILHK), with an inspiring address from Gill Meller, Legal Director & Secretary of MTR Corporation ...

Seoul law firm Bae, Kim & Lee (BKL) has established a new office in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong office will boast 450 lawyers and is BKL's 4th overseas branch, adding to its offices in Beijing ...

Over the last year or so, you may have noticed an explosion of interest in the practice of 'mindfulness', whether in the business section of the airport bookshop, the list of classes at ...

Want to know if the ASEAN Economic Community is Asia, and perhaps the world’s, next big thing? With its diverse markets and political systems, there’s debate over whether the region’s 10 jurisdictions can work as one and if so, how long it will take for them to integrate, their goal being to do so by the end of 2015. Given the well-documented slow-down in Asia’s emerging markets, can the ASEAN economic integration be a successful one and make the region competitive and worthy of investment?

Companies in the Emirate of Dubai have recently been receiving questionnaires requesting detailed information about their business, including financial information...

Strategically located between Europe, Africa and Asia, the United Arab Emirates has become a hub for trade and commerce throughout the world ...

Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 on the regulation of competition (the “Competition Law”) introduced a regime for the regulation of anti- competitive behavior in the UAE which previously did not exist ...

Law firm Clyde & Co recently published its second Middle East Deal Study. Based on the firm's analysis of data from M&A and JV transactions on which they worked in the region over the last 18 ...