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.