Finding Excellence in In-House Practice – an opportunity to nominate
February 4, 2016
The In-House Community’s search for the top In-House Legal Team and Counsel has got off to a flying start…
Dollar strength deflates world finance
February 3, 2016
Last week’s update suggested that the standard explanations for the current financial volatility seem misdirected. This week’s lays out the mechanics of an alternative …
It’s different this time?
February 3, 2016
It’s common to hear that the most dangerous words in economics are ‘it’s different this time’. But ‘it’s just the same as last time’ …
It’s different this time?
January 27, 2016
It’s common to hear that the most dangerous words in economics are ‘it’s different this time’. But ‘it’s just the same as last time’ …
BLP opens in Myanmar
January 22, 2016
Last week, law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) announced it would be opening an office in Myanmar. …
Ownership of homes or residences by foreigners in Indonesia
January 20, 2016
Indonesia issued Government Regulation No. 103 of 2015 regarding the Ownership of Homes or Residences by Foreigners Residing in Indonesia …
Banking on change
January 19, 2016
Managing Director and Head, Group Legal and Secretariat at DBS Bank Sue Lynn Koo discusses her career trajectory, the importance of out-of-the-box thinking and how technology is both a blessing and a curse for her role. She also gives advice to external counsel she wishes she’d heard when she was one, and reveals the best advice she’s ever been given.
What the doctor ordered
January 19, 2016
As well as highlighting the importance of teamwork within an in-house team and between the legal team and others within the business, Michele Kythe Lim, Group Head, Legal & Secretarial/Company Secretary at IHH Healthcare discusses what she feels is essential to in-house success, as well as revealing how she motivates and inspires her team and herself. She also points out how now, legal departments need “to work hand-in-hand with the client”.
The importance of communication
January 19, 2016
Robert Southgate, Head of Corporate Governance, Compliance & Contentious Legal for the Asia, Middle East & Africa region for British Telecommunications (BT), reveals to the In-House Community his methods of motivation, what makes external counsel stand out to him and why ‘phoning it in’ is never the answer.
M&A
January 19, 2016
Our M&A Report includes SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s article ‘Further liberalisation and consolidation of the banking sector’ and Phoenix Legal’s contribution ‘M&A Booster – New Companies Act has it all easy and clean’. You’ll also find a Cover Story compiling thoughts from numerous sources throughout the region entitled ‘M&A Report: a year opened with expectation’.
M&A
January 19, 2016
Our M&A Report includes SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s article ‘Further liberalisation and consolidation of the banking sector’ and Phoenix Legal’s contribution ‘M&A Booster – New Companies Act has it all easy and clean’. You’ll also find a Cover Story compiling thoughts from numerous sources throughout the region entitled ‘M&A Report: a year opened with expectation’.
The energy sector’s knock-on effect
January 19, 2016
Aided by thoughts from Clyde & Co lawyers in the Middle East, we look into what the energy sector can anticipate there, delving into thoughts on the sector itself as well as their implications on regional employment.
The 35000 MW programme: overview of the programme’s structures, challenges and mitigation
January 19, 2016
Looking at new investment regulations for both the private and public sector in Indonesia, Veronica Situmorang and Donke Kafi of DK & Situmorang Lawyers inform the In-House Community about the various hurdles they’ll have to overcome to invest in Indonesia’s power sector.
Overview of the Malaysian PPP framework
January 19, 2016
Discussing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Malaysia, Mark Lim and Faez Abdul Razak of Wong & Partners give their insight into how to navigate guidelines and attain grants in Malaysia under the current Eleventh Malaysia Plan.
CCI rulings in the e-commerce sector: paving the pathway for a virtual marketplace
January 19, 2016
In this article, Phoenix Legal representatives discuss the anti-trust aspects of online portals, noting how easily dominance can be achieved due to pros such as price comparison and doorstep delivery. Has the innovation of the online marketplace increased competition by generating more businesses or made it so that only the big boys can compete?
What in-house counsel should know about China’s anti-monopoly law in the intellectual property sector
January 19, 2016
He Jing of Anjie Law Firm gives history and case studies of China’s anti-trust laws in relation to IP and asks what he feels is the ‘big question’.
Merger control and foreign investment review in Canada
January 19, 2016
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin’s Huy Do and Jack Yu1 write that acquisitions of, or investments in, Canadian businesses can give rise to merger control and foreign investment reviews. The following provides a general overview of the merger control regime under the Competition Act (Canada) (CA) and the foreign investment review regime under the Investment Canada Act (ICA).
The Canadian insurance M&A environment
January 19, 2016
There have been a significant number of insurance company M&A transactions in the Canadian market in recent years, a trend expected to continue. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin have surveyed the acquisition agreements from these transactions and analysed the key deal terms and trends therein.
The Canadian insurance M&A environment
January 19, 2016
There have been a significant number of insurance company M&A transactions in the Canadian market in recent years, a trend expected to continue. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin have surveyed the acquisition agreements from these transactions and analysed the key deal terms and trends therein.
India’s pharmaceuticals sector: towards a healthier growth
January 19, 2016
In their article, Phoenix Legal’s Kripi Kathuria and Ankur Verma discuss why the pharmaceutical industry in India is attracting interest from investors worldwide, noting amongst other things “ever-increasing returns, lowering risk and anticipated multifold growth”.
Energising Thailand’s M&A sector
January 19, 2016
With a focus on the energy and natural resources sector, Chandler & Thong-ek Partner Ratana Poonsombudlert answers our questions on Thailand’s M&A present and future
Energising Thailand’s M&A sector
January 19, 2016
With a focus on the energy and natural resources sector, Chandler & Thong-ek Partner Ratana Poonsombudlert answers our questions on Thailand’s M&A present and future
Regulation of personal information in new fields
January 19, 2016
Focussing on topics such as big data, cloud computing and healthcare, Wonil Kim, Kwang-Wook Lee and Ji Hye Seol of Yoon & Yang examine how new technologies will affect personal information regulation in South Korea.
Grabbing with both hands
January 19, 2016
Disputes present us with the opportunity to negotiate or take a more adversarial approach (arbitrate or litigate). Litigation has traditionally been viewed …
Onwards and upwards for the KLRCA
January 19, 2016
Professor Datuk Sundra Rajoo describes how The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) started the year on the “front foot”, as well as giving an account of what the KLRCA has done more recently and how and why he expects to see Malaysia become Asia’s premier arbitration hub. He also talks about the jurisdictions the KLRCA has and will work in tandem with.
Hong Kong and the HKIAC: adding value for Indian parties
January 19, 2016
Speaking specifically to Indian parties, Aditya Kurian of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, goes into detail about why the Global Arbitration Review was recently quoted saying “Regional arbitration pretty much began with the HKIAC. No regional institution has been running for so long. Or with such success” and why the World Economic Forum 2014 ranked Hong Kong fifth worldwide and first in Asia for judicial independence.
The emergency arbitrator and expedited procedure in SIAC: a new direction for arbitration in Asia
January 19, 2016
To introduce recent developments in arbitration in Asia, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre discusses the details of two key features of the SIAC Rules.
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC): How are external arbitral awards dealt with by the DIFC Courts?
January 19, 2016
Analysing the two leading decisions from last year on enforcement, Al Suwaidi’s David Lant gives an overview of how this area is developing. We are also given understanding of the jurisdiction’s background as an arbitral hub and an indication why one may decide to use the DIFC Courts in this scenario.
Dispute Resolution
January 19, 2016
Our Dispute Resolution Special Report features the HKIAC’s thoughts on ‘Hong Kong and the HKIAC: adding value for Indian parties’; why arbitration is picking up pace for the KLRCA in ‘Onwards and upwards for the KLRCA’; ‘Enforcing arbitral awards in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) courts’, an article from Al Suwaidi; and the SIAC’s input: ‘The emergency arbitrator and expedited procedure in the SIAC: a new direction for arbitration in Asia’.
Leading in-house counsel throughout a ‘worldwide web’ -Matthew Fawcett
January 19, 2016
Global General Counsel of NetApp Matthew Fawcett shares his views on overseeing a worldwide legal team, advises the In-House Community on what they have stated are their most prevailant challenges and tells them what to do when “sitting in the worry seat”.
Anti-corruption laws in the UAE pharma and healthcare sector
January 19, 2016
In his review of anti-corruption laws in the UAE’s pharma and healthcare sector, Faizal Latheef of Kochhar & Co Inc. divulges important legislation and warns on how to avoid corruption allegations.
