Indonesia: New draft bill on the restriction of hard-cash transactions
July 16, 2017
The Indonesian government and the House of Representatives are currently in the process of drafting the Draft Bill on the Restriction of Hard-Cash Transactions …
RBI granted powers to act on the resolution of stressed assets
July 12, 2017
The Reserve Bank of India has amended the Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy — Guidelines on Joint Lenders’ Forum and Corrective Action Plan.
Indonesia revisits online taxi issue
July 11, 2017
Indonesia’s previous attempt to regulate app-based online taxis, which came into force on October 1, 2016, clearly failed to resolve the tension with conventional taxi providers …
Asian-mena Counsel Magazine: inc. Counsels of the Year and regional updates (v14i10)
July 11, 2017
Please find below an interactive PDF of the July 2017 edition of Asian-mena Counsel, magazine
Legal Inno’ Tech Forum – Hong Kong 2017
July 5, 2017
For the longest time, the legal profession seemed immune to change — particularly in Asia.
What’s new about the SIAC Investment Arbitration Rules 2017?
June 30, 2017
With the introduction of the Investment Arbitration Rules 2017, the SIAC is now the first private arbitral institution to cater separately to investment and commercial arbitrations …
Baker McKenzie rolls out machine learning in Asia
June 29, 2017
“Relativity” uses machine learning to help clients cope with their information governance and litigation technology needs.
Recent Significant Changes to the Corporate Regulatory and Restructuring Regime in Singapore
June 26, 2017
In an effort to ensure Singapore’s corporate regulatory regime continues to stay robust and to strengthen Singapore’s status as a leading global financial hub, the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 (“CAA 2017”) was passed by Parliament on 10 March 2017 …
China’s Priorities for a Free Trade Agreement with Canada
June 20, 2017
Analysis of Chinese language commentary, news media and academic studies, reveal some of China’s top priorities for a free trade agreement with Canada …
Vietnam Update – Q2, 2017
June 20, 2017
Including electronic visas, IPRs taxes, import/export rules, new tax regulations for farmland use, management of investment projects and commercial mediation …
Machine-learning in the legal department
June 7, 2017
JP Morgan has introduced machine-learning software that it claims will replace 360,000 hours a year of mundane contract-review work.
Indonesia: New Regulation Regarding Public Companies’ Shareholding Reporting Obligation
June 5, 2017
The Financial Services Authority has updated public companies’ obligation to report on their shareholding by way of OJK Regulation No. 11/POJK.04/2017 regarding Report on Public Company Ownership …
Dentons expands into Myanmar
June 1, 2017
Dentons, already the world’s largest law firm, has expanded its Southeast Asia presence with the addition of a new office in Yangon …
The Canadian Government Proposes Amendments to the Regulation of Drug Pricing
June 1, 2017
Due to concerns about the growing percentage of the health care budget allotted to drug spending in Canada and the relative drug prices in Canada compared to other developed countries, the Canadian government is proposing changes to the way in which prices for patented drugs are regulated …
India Update for May 2017
May 31, 2017
The May 2017 India newsletter from Clasis Law includes an article on “Corporate Compliances: Necessity and Implication”, as well as Banking, Projects, Energy & Natural Resources and IP updates …
