Bringing China’s arbitration rules up to date and in line with international standards has far-reaching advantages, including greater transparency and more scope for choice from the parties’ point of view. Stuart Dutson and Yang Zhao of Eversheds provide an overview of the key changes to the CIETAC Rules (2012) and outline the impact these amendments will have on arbitral proceedings in China.
Assistance in Dispute Provisions: helping former employers in Japan when they find themselves in a bind
July 8, 2013
When employers in Japan find themselves in a dispute, in need of vital information, it may be that their former employees hold the key to securing a resolution. A voluntary agreement containing an Assistance in Dispute provision could be helpful in this case. Sayaka Ohashi, Toshishige Fujiwara and Peter Sise of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune take us through the benefits and pitfalls of such a provision.
Pitted against a backdrop of financial as well as natural disasters in 2011, in-house and external counsel had to fight clock, calendar and boundary to get their clients’ deals across the finish line. Notably, countries in the Asian and MENA regions, drivers of the engines of growth since the GFC and the Euro-crisis, have delivered a high level of torque. ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL celebrates an array of stellar deals in this issue that made the short-list for their size, innovation, complexity and uniqueness. From towering IPO’s to huge eco-friendly structures, our winning deals as well as our honourable mentions, span an impressive gamut.
Non-compliance with U.S. Anti-corruption law: Are you losing millions in company value?
July 8, 2013
Remote as one may think the ramifications are on an Asian company, compliance with the US FCPA can significantly impact upon and increase a company’s value. Mauro M.Wolfe and Kathrine A.Gehring of Duane Morris LLP clue us in on the potential opportunity cost of non-compliance … which can be substantial.
Will the new Hong Kong law on shareholder access to company documents represent a quagmire for in-house lawyers?
July 8, 2013
Pàdraig Walsh of Clyde & Co examines the developing law in relation to shareholder access to company records and sets out some pitfalls that in-house counsel should be cognizant of.
