Righting a Wrong: Canadian Regulators Improve the Rights Offering Regime
May 18, 2016
Canadian regulatory authorities recently overhauled how prospectus exempt rights offerings are to be conducted going forward.
Global economic weather – 11th May 2016
May 11, 2016
Asia: The economic news from Asia is currently conforming pretty much to trend, with occasional unexpected strengths, such as Japan’s industrial production last week or Australia’s exports this week …
Indonesia’s Anti-Monopoly Law: Changes Ahead?
May 11, 2016
Since its enactment in 1999, Indonesia’s Anti-Monopoly Law has never been amended. The New Anti-Monopoly Law has been prioritized for enactment by the Government of Indonesia. Here’s a look at some proposed major changes.
Client Alert – Vietnam
May 11, 2016
New regulations affect business in Vietnam. They cover topics ranging from social insurance to stock market actions to real estate trading floors.
Guantao merges with Zhongmao
May 4, 2016
Beijing-based Guantao Law Firm (Guantao) and Shanghai-based Zhongmao Law Firm (Zhongmao) officially announced their merger on April 18, 2016 after a five-year alliance …
Global economic weather 4th May 2016
May 4, 2016
The economic news has been so disappointing for so long that even the trickle of good news seen over the last few weeks is emerging as the strongest run for almost a year. But, as the chart shows …
In-House Community™ Annual Report Q1 2016
April 28, 2016
Global economic weather 27th April 2016
April 27, 2016
Despite a week of mostly negative news, the story of the last month has been one of more surprises than shocks, …
Global economic weather
April 26, 2016
The balance of good news vs bad news about the global economy reached its most positive point since November 2015 during this week …
The AI genie is out of the bottle: is this the tip of the spear for law firms?
April 20, 2016
Aparna Bundro, Business Development and Communications specialist and former lawyer, comments on whether AI robots may be the next inflection point in the legal industry after NewLaw, and considers …
IP & TMT
April 20, 2016
While Gilkron’s General Counsel looks at ways technology can aid in-house counsel in ‘IP can be both easy and hard to find’, Yoon & Yang focus on the implications of new technology in ‘Regulation of personal information in new fields’.
Dispute Resolution
April 20, 2016
The Beijing Arbitration Centre reference a case study to demonstrate arbitration’s fairness; Clyde & Co discuss arbitral awards in China and the future of arbitration in the middle kingdom; and Mochtar Karuwin Komar review mediation and explain why it should become more popular.
Achieving the proper result in arbitration
April 20, 2016
Using a recent case study, Gong Yuan Tang, Arbitrator of the Beijing Arbitration Commission, demonstrates how there is often more to take into consideration when trying to achieve the proper result than it first seems.
Mediation: concord from discord
April 20, 2016
Made Barata, S.H. with assistance from Bobby Manurung, S.H. and Arkie Tumbelaka, S.H. of Mochtar Karuwin Komar gives an overview of mediation and tells why he believes that going forward, this avenue will become more popular.
China – an international arbitration superpower? Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in China and the future of arbitration in the middle kingdom
April 20, 2016
Richard Bell, dispute resolution partner at Clyde & Co, highlights key points of Justice Hongyu Shen of the People’s Supreme Court of the People’s Republic of China’s address on the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in China, made on March 4, sets out the procedure for enforcing arbitration awards in China and considers China’s track record of enforcing foreign arbitral awards.
Market update and salary survey for the legal in-house sector in Asia
April 19, 2016
TAYLOR ROOT – ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL – 2015 market review and 2016 preview ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL is delighted to present Taylor Root’s tenth annual survey for the in-house legal sector in Asia. The findings offer valuable insights into the hiring trends and salary fluctuations in key sectors of the in-house legal market, and follow the rise and fall of job prospects around the region.