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The UK Bribery Act: prioritising investigations into third parties

In our landmark issue, we present the results of our annual Representing Corporate Asia and Middle East Survey, the most far-reaching and objective survey of in-house counsel and buyers of legal services along the New Silk Road. We uncover the issues which affect the working relationship between in-house counsel and private practitioners and announce the winners of our Firms of the Year 2011. Spotlighting some of the winning practice groups in each jurisdiction, we examine how they maintain their competitive edge and how they manage to outpace their rivals in a mercurial market.

Poised to become a US$225 billion industry by 2020, the Indian information technology (IT) sector has been a significant growth catalyst for the country’s economy.Our Special Report on the telecoms, media and technology sectors outlines some recent key developments in the country’s rapidly changing regulatory framework. We also turn the spotlight on China’s efforts to open up its audiovisual imports market and ask whether they are enough to benefit foreign investors. With editorial contributions from Khaitan & Co and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

In 'Supporting the Legal Function (II)', ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL brings you an exclusive extract from the revised paperback edition of Professor Richard Susskind’s ground breaking book, The End of Lawyers?, in which he shares his hard-hitting views on how the legal industry must adapt to survive. Plus, four senior practitioners provide their feedback.

Where shares in a BVI business company are held by an individual, problems can arise on the death of that person. Failure to put succession planning in place could be costly, explains Raymond Davern of Conyers Dill & Pearman.

Internal investigations: using technology to tame your digital data

With legal departments under more pressure than ever before to cut costs and improve efficiency, it is hardly surprising that general counsel have been seeking out the most cost effective options around when it comes to outsourcing. The demand for cheaper, more innovative third-party legal services has triggered a new wave of dynamic new players in the legal sector, eager to compete with traditional law firms for a slice of the action. Our Special Report focuses on the rise of ‘new model’ firms, legal process outsourcers (LPOs) and other service providers. Experts in the sector explain how these have changed the legal market and look at ways in which conventional law firms can compete by adapting.

With labour tribunal cases on the rise, Japanese companies should pay extra attention to their employment arrangements, say Yumiko Ohta and Mark Weeks of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Commercial disputes in India

Asia’s economic growth has relied heavily on power generated from fossil fuels. But environmental concerns, political volatility in oil producing nations and finite resources mean the race is on to find alternative ways of meeting huge energy demand. In our Special Report on Energy and Natural Resources find out how the region is increasingly investing in overseas power projects and technologies as it strives to diversify its energy mix. Meanwhile, senior industry lawyers tell us how high-profile offshore energy disasters have shaped insurance legislation and how Indonesia plans to exploit its geothermal resources to generate electricity.

Dr George Woodman, director of Teng Hoi Conservation Organization, presents the case for carbon trading as a way of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and explains how a simple game is helping spread the word.

Investing in Mongolia: Opportunities and risks