March 3, 2014
In our landmark ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL Deals of the Year report, we are delighted to bring you a comprehensive overview of our winners from 2012. A varied constellation of deals made it onto our shortlist this year and these consisted of some heavy-hitting M&A transactions, impressive energy projects, titanic IPO’s and various Islamic finance deals.March 3, 2014
The relationship forged between in-house counsel and their external counterparts is a strong one, and in many cases can determine the volume of work directed their way. From our Representing Corporate Asia & Middle East Survey 2011, we have mined in-house counsel’s votes to reveal the winners of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL’s External Counsel of the Year accolade.March 3, 2014
Ula Cartwright-Finch and Alex Waksman of Herbert Smith Freehills explore the problems associated with witness testimony when an incident at work leads to an internal investigation. Using insights gleaned from the field of cognitive psychology, they reveal how fragile memory can be, the power of suggestion and the critical nature of (mis)leading questions. Here, they take us through the steps that counsel can take so as to diminish the effects associated with these concerns.March 3, 2014
Safeguarding the legal profession from being implicated in money launderingMarch 3, 2014
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After a long and contentious discussion involving many interested parties, the Government of Indonesia issued a regulation that bans the …March 3, 2014
With the goal of developing a comprehensive and unified legal framework for public-private partnership (PPP) model for infrastructure projects, …March 3, 2014
We recently undertook an extensive survey analysing data from a number of regional M&A and joint venture deals in 2012 (Deal Study). …March 3, 2014
The current Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (MRFTA) of Korea generally prohibits a second-tier company (i.e., a domestic company …March 3, 2014
On July 1st, 2013, the Saudi Shura Council met and approved a draft Law in relation to Employment Interruption Insurance (the EIIL). …March 3, 2014
Law No. (14) of 2004 (Labour Law) sets out the ways in which an employee’s employment can be terminated. Employment may be …March 3, 2014
It has been over ten years since the promulgation of Land Law No.13/2003/QH11, dated November 26th, 2003 (Land Law 2003). …March 3, 2014
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February 22, 2014