Indonesia: New draft bill on the restriction of hard-cash transactions
July 16, 2017
The Indonesian government and the House of Representatives are currently in the process of drafting the Draft Bill on the Restriction of Hard-Cash Transactions …
RBI granted powers to act on the resolution of stressed assets
July 12, 2017
The Reserve Bank of India has amended the Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy — Guidelines on Joint Lenders’ Forum and Corrective Action Plan.
Indonesia revisits online taxi issue
July 11, 2017
Indonesia’s previous attempt to regulate app-based online taxis, which came into force on October 1, 2016, clearly failed to resolve the tension with conventional taxi providers …
Asian-mena Counsel Magazine: inc. Counsels of the Year and regional updates (v14i10)
July 11, 2017
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Legal Inno’ Tech Forum – Hong Kong 2017
July 5, 2017
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What’s new about the SIAC Investment Arbitration Rules 2017?
June 30, 2017
With the introduction of the Investment Arbitration Rules 2017, the SIAC is now the first private arbitral institution to cater separately to investment and commercial arbitrations …
Baker McKenzie rolls out machine learning in Asia
June 29, 2017
“Relativity” uses machine learning to help clients cope with their information governance and litigation technology needs.
Recent Significant Changes to the Corporate Regulatory and Restructuring Regime in Singapore
June 26, 2017
In an effort to ensure Singapore’s corporate regulatory regime continues to stay robust and to strengthen Singapore’s status as a leading global financial hub, the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 (“CAA 2017”) was passed by Parliament on 10 March 2017 …
China’s Priorities for a Free Trade Agreement with Canada
June 20, 2017
Analysis of Chinese language commentary, news media and academic studies, reveal some of China’s top priorities for a free trade agreement with Canada …
Vietnam Update – Q2, 2017
June 20, 2017
Including electronic visas, IPRs taxes, import/export rules, new tax regulations for farmland use, management of investment projects and commercial mediation …
Machine-learning in the legal department
June 7, 2017
JP Morgan has introduced machine-learning software that it claims will replace 360,000 hours a year of mundane contract-review work.
Indonesia: New Regulation Regarding Public Companies’ Shareholding Reporting Obligation
June 5, 2017
The Financial Services Authority has updated public companies’ obligation to report on their shareholding by way of OJK Regulation No. 11/POJK.04/2017 regarding Report on Public Company Ownership …
Dentons expands into Myanmar
June 1, 2017
Dentons, already the world’s largest law firm, has expanded its Southeast Asia presence with the addition of a new office in Yangon …
The Canadian Government Proposes Amendments to the Regulation of Drug Pricing
June 1, 2017
Due to concerns about the growing percentage of the health care budget allotted to drug spending in Canada and the relative drug prices in Canada compared to other developed countries, the Canadian government is proposing changes to the way in which prices for patented drugs are regulated …
India Update for May 2017
May 31, 2017
The May 2017 India newsletter from Clasis Law includes an article on “Corporate Compliances: Necessity and Implication”, as well as Banking, Projects, Energy & Natural Resources and IP updates …
Developments across the region are supporting the development of alternate dispute resolution mechanisms that will promote further investment into Asia’s …
Q&A – Katherine Yap, chief executive of Maxwell Chambers
May 24, 2017
Singapore’s Maxwell Chambers is an integrated dispute resolution complex housing best-in-class hearing facilities and support services, as well as top international alternate dispute resolution (ADR) institutions. …
Third-party funding in Asia
May 24, 2017
Asian-mena Counsel speaks to Tom Glasgow, investment manager for Asia at IMF Bentham, about the environment for third-party funding in the region…
Asia in-house legal and compliance hiring trends and salaries, 2017
May 24, 2017
Asian-mena Counsel is delighted to partner again with Taylor Root on their 2017 market update and salary survey report for in-house legal and compliance in Hong Kong, China and Singapore …
The role of arbitration in promoting Sino-African trade and investment
May 24, 2017
In March, the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Centre (BAC) and the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA) formally founded the China-Africa Joint Arbitration Centre…
SCIA adopts new arbitration framework
May 23, 2017
The SCIA’s new rules make it the first arbitration institution in China to hear investor-state arbitrations and administer cases under Uncitral Arbitration Rules.
Further analysis on Apple’s lawsuit against Qualcomm
May 23, 2017
In our last article titled “Apple Sued Qualcomm in China, Qualcomm Is Suspected of Abusing Market Dominant Position Again?”, we listed the cases in which Qualcomm was investigated…
Corporate compliance: Necessity and implication
May 23, 2017
The Companies Act of India is the primary legislation governing the functioning of companies established in India during their lifecycle….
New regulation on wage structure and scale for businesses
May 23, 2017
A new regulation enacted by Indonesia’s Minister of Manpower requires employers to formulate, set and inform their employees of wage structure and scale….
Fake news and its web of legal issues in the post-truth era
May 23, 2017
Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year for 2016 is “post-truth” — an adjective defined as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief”. …
Constitutional Court’s decision on Specific Crimes Act changes sentencing expectations
May 23, 2017
Sparked by an increase in the number of repeat offenders committing crimes, Korea has enacted a number of laws designed to prevent crimes by imposing aggravated punishment on repeat offenders…
An obvious advance in resolving “.vn” domain name disputes
May 23, 2017
In a previous article regarding the challenges of resolving “.vn” domain name disputes in Vietnam, we mentioned the recent increase in the number of .vn domain names and the increase in the number of .vn domain name disputes…
Asian-mena Counsel Magazine: Dispute Resolution Report and Salary Survey (v14i9)
May 22, 2017
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S. Korean firm Yulchon establishes ‘Jakarta Desk’ following trends in investment
May 17, 2017
South Korea is currently the third biggest investor in Indonesia …
Visionary External Providers of the Year 2017
May 15, 2017
Introducing the winners of this year’s awards to recognise legal providers that go above and beyond in the service of their clients …
The In-House Community Counsels of the Year Awards 2017
May 14, 2017
The In-House Community presented Trevor Faure the In-House Community In-House Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to the world-wide in-house community at the 2017 In-House Community Awards & Celebration …
