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Landmark judgments further Indian IP regime

Patent laws are fast evolving across the world, and nowhere more so than Asia. Emerging case laws and new legislation are helping shape stronger intellectual property laws for regional players

Patent law 2020 to usher in new IP era in China

Patent laws are fast evolving across the world, and nowhere more so than Asia. Emerging case laws and new legislation are helping shape stronger intellectual property laws for regional players

Philippines IP office leads the way in covid times

Patent laws are fast evolving across the world, and nowhere more so than Asia. Emerging case laws and new legislation are helping shape stronger intellectual property laws for regional players

Left without remedy

Creditors are in need of a credible mechanism for the resolution of covid-19-related distress until the suspension of the corporate insolvency resolution process is in place

Video evidence

What are the rules governing the giving of evidence by video link in civil proceedings

Are you being watched?

Governments adopting trace-and-track apps to prevent the spread of this coronavirus have raised questions about the ‘right balance’ between crisis response and privacy considerations

Beyond the ‘mega’ era

What does the future hold for China’s asset management industry?

A comparison of developments in dispute resolution in UAE

By Abdulla Galadari and Manish Narayan, Galadari Advocates

A comparison of developments in dispute resolution in Thailand

By Jayavadh Bunnag, ILCT-Thailand

A comparison of developments in dispute resolution in Taiwan

By Jackson Shuai-Sheng Huang, Formosa Transnational

A comparison of developments in dispute resolution in the Philippines

By Augusto A San Pedro. Jr, Dianne Marie V Roa-Oarde and Rashel Ann C Pomoy, Villaraza & Angangco

A comparison of developments in dispute resolution in India

By Ashwin Julka, Remfry & Sagar

The power of persuasion

A critical part of a lawyer’s job is being a good negotiator. It requires people skills, well-ordered priorities and a positive approach to doing business

A wealth of advice

Acclaimed financial lawyer David Liu shares his career stories

A comparison of developments in dispute resolution

A close look at the emerging trends in litigation and alternative dispute resolution around Asia

Surfing boards

What is the best listing venue for homecoming Chinese stocks?

Ascertainment of foreign law in Chinese judicial practice

By Zhang Guanglei and Cai Xiaoxia, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Are you ready for a secondary listing in Hong Kong?

By Zhang Jian and Zhu Zan, Shihui Partners
Due to the uncertainties brought by Sino-US trade frictions and the negative impacts caused by recent scandals of some Chinese companies, a secondary listing in Hong Kong becomes quite attractive to the China- based and US-listed issuers

Standardized development trends of capital trust business

By Ren Guobing and Lin Shulan, Jingtian Gongcheng

Assessing validity of new credit-enhancing documents

By Yang Guang and Li Yunshi, Lantai Partners

Key points of CFIUS pre-assessment for US investment

By David Pan and Kenneth Kong, Llinks Law Offices

Jordan case shows protection for pre-existing right to a name

By Dorris Hu and Shu Yakai, Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency

Litigation and other options in IP dispute resolution

By Frank Liu, Tiantai Law Firm

Rules for advertising language and responses to penalties

By Zhou Le and Zhou Yeli, Tiantai Law Firm

Factors to consider in short video rights protection

By Zhang Chenyang and Yan Hang, Yuanhe Partners

Establishing CTCs in a changing Hong Kong environment

By Wang Jihong and Xu Yibai, Zhonglun Law Firm

Green shoots

Time to make hay?

Bermuda leads with ‘soft touch’

By Henry Tucker, Carey Olsen
Earlier regarded as a last resort, soft touch provisional liquidation is today a commonly deployed tool for restructuring offshore companies listed in Hong Kong and Singapore

Rising Stars: Thailand law firms

In the first of our new series that identifies movers and shakers making waves in regional legal markets, we showcase Thai law firms on the rise

The Cook Islands solution

This South pacific island country offers convenient, flexible and easy-to-administer options for setting up private trust companies

What’s blocking the chain?

Blockchain can be a disruptive technology for the administration of smart contracts in the financial sector if some regulatory hurdles are cleared

Japan’s top 100 lawyers 2020

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Japan

Structuring and financing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh economy continues to grow at an impressive scale, with a GDP growth rate of 8.1%, surpassing that of its neighbouring countries and making it one of Asia’s most remarkable success stories

Bangladesh: Ready for business

Often overshadowed in such a powerhouse neighbourhood, this populous nation has scripted an unlikely economic success story, creating lucrative opportunities for pioneering foreign investors

Risk control of email, internet scams in cross-border trade

By Ekin Zeng and Caroline Cheng, AllBright Law Offices

High stakes

The months leading up to the US presidential election in November will be crucial for the world, and especially for Asia. Dennis Unkovic explores the cards being dealt in political and legal terms, and warns the stakes could not be higher

ACC Australia poll flags in-house ‘burnout’

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia published its third member flash poll related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with results showing in-house counsel in the country are feeling considerable strain since the pandemic locked them down

SCCA embraces digital platforms

Amid the chaos of COVID-19, the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) has found its footing with the office adjusting to working from home

Faure to keynote for ACC at APAC virtual event

The Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC) virtual Asia-Pacific meeting in late July will feature a keynote speech from author and legal sector innovator Trevor Faure to kick off the event theme of “A New Blueprint: Legal Leadership and Transformation in Uncertain Times”

Singapore legal departments weigh up pandemic

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) and Dazychain Legal Operations Software jointly published a survey on the impact, challenges and post-pandemic future of in-house legal teams

KICA hosts webinar on COVID-19 legal issues

The Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) has hosted a sponsored webinar on pandemic-related legal issues with White & Case, Kim & Chang, Jipyong and Yulchon participating. Topics discussed included US contract and domestic contract law issues (including force majeure), personnel labour issues related to COVID-19, and in-house data management compliance

Pandemics

The contractual impact of pandemics on corporate and financial transactions

The necessity of India’s confidentiality clubs

By Vaishali Mittal and Siddhant Chamola, Anand and Anand
The IP litigation landscape has changed dramatically in the past decade with businesses becoming more technology-driven and technology-dependent than ever before.

Managing a crisis

By Kai Bandilla, David Loszynski and Gao Sen, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
Slowly recovering from lockdown measures, most German companies are more or less affected by the government’s strategy of preventing an uncontrolled spread of the virus, and subsequently an overload of the German health system

The homecoming

A wave of Chinese stocks is poised to exit the US and seek capital back in Shanghai or Hong Kong, following recent fraud allegations of Nasdaq-listed Luckin Coffee and intensifying political tensions

Over the peak?

Businesses restarting after the worst of the pandemic face supply-related legal headaches. How should in-house counsel manage these and other risks?

Adopting cloud, big data and AI in supply chain-based ABS

By Liang Hua and Chen Xiuli, V&T Law Firm
How can lawyers provide a better supply chain-based ABS service by adopting cutting-edge technologies?

Factual witnesses in commercial arbitration

In commercial arbitration, the claimant and the respondent shall each provide evidence for the facts on which they apply, reply or counterclaim. Witness testimony often plays an indispensable role in providing facts and restoring the truth of a case

Focus on BAC rules appeal mechanism

A highlight of the BAC investment arbitration rules is that they provide an appeal mechanism under article 46 and appendix E, allowing the parties to appeal by consent

Complex asset disposal in mass economic crime cases

By Wang Dan, Long An Law Firm
Mass economic crime, with illegal fundraising as a typical form, affects a large group of non-specific victims and features broad involvement, substantial destruction and difficult disposal of assets

Zhejiang bankruptcy procedure involving criminal and civil liabilities

By Nafisa Nihmat and Rita Yan, Zhong Lun Law Firm
In recent years, the number of bankruptcy cases has increased significantly, and the issue of the cases involving both criminal and civil liabilities has become more prominent

Foreign entities acquiring real estate in India

By Alok Tewari and Simrat Grover, Kochhar & Co

Will Covid spell the end for Bollywood?

By Sajai Singh, J Sagar Associates

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