Saudi renewable energy sector: entry considerations
September 6, 2013
The Saudi government intends to build a sizeable renewable energy sector to exploit its wind and solar potential. The intention of this …
Qatar Labour Law: Who is excluded?
September 6, 2013
The provisions of Qatar Law No.(14) of 2004, the Labour Law, govern the employment of the majority of individuals employed in …
Limiting the right of the IP owner through competition laws and compulsory licensing regime
September 6, 2013
Intellectual property (IP) laws and competition laws both support the development of technology and economic …
BKPM introduces new investment rules in Indonesia
September 6, 2013
Indonesia’s Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has issued BKPM Regulation No. 5 of 2013 regarding Guidelines and Procedures …
Worker’s compensation rights and ‘Ordinary Wages’
September 6, 2013
Under Article 6 of the Enforcement Decree of the Labor Standard Act (the Labor Act), ‘Ordinary Wages’ is defined as …
Consultants’ fee claims to be time-barred
September 6, 2013
As the fifth anniversary of the onset of the financial crisis approaches, consultants to the construction industry should be …
DIFC Court jurisdiction: constitutional and inter-Emirate issues
September 6, 2013
On April 30th, 2013 the DIFC Court of First Instance accepted jurisdiction over a dispute between a DIFC-based reinsurer and an Abu Dhabi …
Some changes of rules in distribution and trading sector for foreign invested enterprises
September 6, 2013
On April 22nd, 2013 the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 08/2013/TT-BCT on trade in goods by foreign invested …
Energy: Tanzania’s “Big Results Now!” initiative
September 5, 2013
July witnessed the launch of two schemes aiming to have a profound impact on Tanzania’s energy sector. Following U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to the country at the beginning of the month as part of the launch of the USD 7 billion Power Africa initiative that will benefit Tanzania and seven other sub-Saharan African countries, Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy Minerals (MEM) launched its own vision under the Government’s “Big Results Now!” initiative …
Recent developments on the CIETAC Shanghai Arbitration front
August 15, 2013
By Harry Liu and Qiu Yue of King & Wood Mallesons On April 11th, 2013,
Clyde & Co’s collaboration with Clasis LLC – Singapore
August 15, 2013
Clyde & Co and Clasis LLC have collaborated to form a joint law venture in
Clyde & Co’s collaboration with Clasis LLC – Singapore
August 15, 2013
Clyde & Co and Clasis LLC have collaborated to form a joint law venture in
The long arm of the law in South Africa
August 6, 2013
Ayesha Dawood of the eponymous Johannesburg based firm, Ayesha Dawood Attorneys, considers the importance of governance and accountability with reference to the Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act No. 12 of 2003 (PACCA) and sheds light on the issue of extraterritorial effect.
Twin appointments at the helm of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
August 3, 2013
The Chairman and Board of Directors of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) appointed Lim
One of the founders of the HKIAC, Neil Kaplan, QC, meets Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi
August 3, 2013
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre’s Neil Kaplan, OBE, QC, SBS meets Aung San Suu
A matter of interpretation … decisions on arbitration clauses in the UAE
August 1, 2013
Antonios Dimitracopoulos, Partner and Head of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Bin Shabib & Associates LLP, Dubai, explains how local jurisprudence is likely to deal with ambiguous and contradictory dispute resolution clauses.