Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) and its China joint operation partner, Kewei Law Firm, along with Goodwin Procter have advised on a potential USD240 million option agreement between Chinese pharmaceutical company Fosun Pharma and South Korean biopharmaceutical firm...
Macau law firm Lupi & Associates has recently formed a strategic partnership with Portuguese firm Morais Leitão, strengthening the two firms’ international footprint across Portuguese‑speaking jurisdictions and along the China‑Africa co‑operation corridor.
In a joint statement, Morais Leitão said that,...
Singapore law firm Allen & Gledhill has appointed Wang Xin, formerly at Jingtian & Gongcheng, as a partner and head of its China practice, based in Shanghai.
Christina Ong, chairperson and senior partner at Allen & Gledhill based in Singapore,...
Nominee shareholding sits at the intersection of two competing principles: party autonomy, and the certainty of the public register and the protection of third-party reliance. Once an arrangement is voided, the property fallout is often as intricate as the validity question...
Jipyong and Kudun and Partners have advised Korean beauty and skincare company RIMAN on its strategic entry into the Thailand market.
South Korea’s Jipyong served as the overall co-ordinating counsel for RIMAN and Bangkok-based Kudun and Partners acted as Thai...
Multiple international and domestic law firms advised on Japanese petroleum company ENEOS’ acquisition of Chevron’s downstream fuels and lubricants businesses across Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam.
The transaction, which amounted to about JPY336 billion (USD2.1 billion), also...
The Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) and the Japan In-House Lawyers Association (JILA) have strengthened their cross-border collaboration at a joint legal exchange programme in Tokyo.
The event brought together in-house counsel from both jurisdictions to discuss developments in Japan’s...
To navigate the latest EU sanctions on China, this article maps out key compliance flashpoints for Chinese businesses expanding overseas by examining the EU’s consolidated sanctions list. The central government maintains its firm opposition to any unilateral sanctions imposed...
Building upon the foundational rules governing principal and term interest as analysed in Part 1 of this series, this article addresses the calculation of penalty interest and compound interest following a borrower’s default. By reference to central bank rules,...
India’s recent FDI policy update relating to investors from neighbouring countries is pragmatic and keeping pace with the times, writes the legal leader at LG Electronics, Rajiv Malik
English philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon observed in his Novum Organum that...
Dentons Hong Kong has hired three specialists for its intellectual property (IP) and technology practice from Baker McKenzie.
Tan Loke-Khoon joins as a partner and head of practice, Dominic Edmondson as a senior consultant and head of privacy and cybersecurity,...
Beauty may lie in the eye of the beholder, but an industry once projected to be valued at USD500 billion by 2027 offers a different view. The creator economy is a strange beast, a unique mix of trust and...
Cross-border guarantees underpin international commerce by facilitating trade, investment and financial intermediation. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), through the Foreign Exchange Management (Guarantees) Regulations, 2026, has instituted a regime for arrangements between residents and non-residents, balancing commercial facilitation...
The ongoing geopolitical volatility is reaffirming how, globally, lives are intertwined with our need for energy. Hostility around oilfields thousands of kilometres away has doused the hearths of countless homes in India. World leaders are increasingly doubling down on...
When sanctions are involved, Russian courts can now assert jurisdiction over disputes that parties intended to resolve in international arbitration. This article explains what the latest Russian Supreme Court rulings mean for Asian businesses.
Russian disputes shift to courts
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SNG & Partners has announced its annual promotions across multiple practice areas under the corporate and non-contentious practice group.
Jahnavi Dwarkadas and Sweta Mehta were elevated to partners in the private client and banking & finance practice groups, respectively, while...
Shashank Shekhar has joined JSA Advocates & Solicitors as a retained partner in the firm’s Bengaluru office.
With more than two decades of experience in indirect tax litigation and advisory, Shekhar has worked before the Supreme Court of India, various...
Pakistan has issued its first sovereign panda bond in China’s interbank bond market, raising RMB1.75 billion (USD260 million) and becoming the first South Asian country to issue such a bond.
Fangda Partners, Pakistan law firm Ahmed & Qazi, Global Law...
London-headquartered boutique disputes firm CANDEY has expanded into Asia with the launch of a Singapore office.
The move marks the firm’s first presence in the region, adding to its existing offices in London, New York and the British Virgin Islands...
LPA Tokyo has bolstered its corporate and M&A practice with the addition of partner Yoshiki Tsurumaki.
Tsurumaki joins from King & Wood, where he served as a partner for nearly a decade. He previously spent more than nine years as...
Brookfield, one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers, recently announced that it had entered into an agreement through its private equity business to acquire air cargo services provider World Freight Company (WFC) from PAI Partners and EQT.
Hogan Lovells...
Rohit Tiwari has joined Trilegal as a partner in its capital markets practice in Bengaluru. With his appointment, the firm’s all-equity partnership has grown to 158 partners.
Tiwari was previously a partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas in its capital markets...
India’s private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) landscape remains robust with an investment inflow of USD49.3 billion last year. As capital continues to flood into the economy, investors rely on various mechanisms to monitor and protect their investments...
MinterEllison and Nishimura & Asahi have advised Japanese petroleum refining and energy company Idemitsu Kosan on its USD500 million investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) enterprise MidOcean Energy.
The investment is part of MidOcean Energy’s USDD1.2 billion global equity raise.
MinterEllison...
Simpson Thacher has advised Japanese pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma on its JPY113 billion (USD711 million) global offering of 51,304,400 newly issued shares.
The team included Tokyo-based partner Takahiro Saito and associates Weiwei Chen and Yoshimi Koshiishi; Washington DC-based partner Vanessa...
Interpreting when service income from cross-border transactions is considered Philippine-sourced – and taxable – has become a hot topic of debate lately in the Philippines.
The controversy follows Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) application of the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling...
Non-tariff measures now reportedly affect nearly 90% of trade flows worldwide, a six-fold increase in the past three decades, according to The Economist. Over half of more than 20,000 standards established during the past seven decades did not exist...
The Ministry of Power has notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (dated 13 March 2026), substituting rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005 governing captive generating plants under section 9 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The amendments address ambiguities...
SongYi Son, global division general counsel, Marine & Ports at ABB and vice president at the In-House Counsel Forum (IHCF), discusses the merits and possible obstacles for doing business in South Korea
While South Korea ranks as the world’s 13th-largest...
K&L Gates has announced its intention to split from Singapore firm Straits Law after a seven-year partnership, with the separation expected to take place in January 2027.
The firms, which merged in 2018, are splitting at a time when Singapore’s...
Clifford Chance has advised data centre provider INSITE DC on the establishment of an investment platform with investment manager Alceon, aimed at acquiring and developing data centres across the Asia-Pacific region.
Partners Reuben van Werkum and Robert Tang led the...
In order to achieve its aim of becoming a USD30 trillion economy by 2047, the government of India has significantly increased capital expenditure on infrastructure from INR5.92 trillion (USD6.45 billion) in FY2021-22 to INR11.21 trillion for FY2025-26.
Yet given the...
Section 44A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) was enacted in 1973 by the first Indian Legislature established under the Government of India Act, 1935. It was enacted so that decrees from superior courts in the UK...
Midea Group has issued HKD17.25 billion (USD2.2 billion) in offshore zero-coupon convertible bonds through its wholly owned offshore subsidiary, Midea Investment Development Company in the largest such deal to date in the Greater China region in 2026.
Freshfields, King & Wood, Linklaters and Fangda Partners advised...
Anant Mishra has joined Aretha Legal as a partner in the firm’s corporate, M&A, private equity and venture capital practice, and will be based at the New Delhi office.
Mishra, previously a partner at JSA, has nearly 15 years of...
Duane Morris and its Singapore joint venture, Duane Morris & Selvam, help exonerate Kangxi Communication in a US International Trade Commission (ITC) section 337 investigation over accusations of intellectual property rights infringement such as patent and trademark violations.
On 28...
Allen & Gledhill has announced the establishment of two new practices – technology disputes, and healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals in the Singapore office.
The technology disputes practice will be led by partners Tan Kai Liang, deputy co-head of the...
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has appointed Domitille Baizeau and Victor Dawes as its new co-chairs, and Thomas Walsh and Sun Huawei as vice-chairs, effective from 1 July.
Baizeau and Dawes will succeed David Rivkin and Rimsky Yuen,...
Gaurav Rana, formerly a partner at Indo Legal Services, has launched his boutique law firm, Rana & Partners, headquartered in New Delhi.
In an exclusive with India Business Law Journal, Rana shared his journey and his decision to go independent.
“As...
The power to freeze property helps preserve suspected criminal proceeds and secure financial evidence. But its increasing usage in financial fraud and cybercrime cases has raised serious concerns, often denying individuals and businesses access to funds long before any...
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) does not mention artificial intelligence directly, but it significantly affects the technology. AI requires vast amounts of data, often personal data, for training, and it also generates synthetic outputs that can...
Artificial intelligence may be transforming how businesses compete, but if their algorithms are tilting the playing field, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) wants them to find out before it does.
In September 2025, the CCI released a Market Study...
Singapore law firm Drew & Napier advised digital asset and financial infrastructure platform Payward on its USD600 million acquisition of Hong Kong-based fintech company Reap Technologies Holdings.
The firm advised Payward, providing guidance on APAC regulatory aspects of the transaction,...
Full-service boutique firm Goswami & Nigam has been dissolved following the decision of its founding partners Himanshu Goswami and Nishant Nigam to pursue independent professional paths.
Goswami & Nigam was based in Gurugram, handling complex disputes, labour and employment, real...
Japan and Taiwan take steps toward a low-carbon future
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A transition to promoting renewable energy as a major power source is one of the core drivers in advancing green transformation in Japan. The “GX...
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Sustainability has become a central policy priority in Taiwan following the government’s announcement of its 2050 Net Zero Pathway on 20 March 2022. Under this framework, Taiwan has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050,...
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A transition to promoting renewable energy as a major power source is one of the core drivers in advancing green transformation in Japan. The “GX 2040 Vision”, approved in February 2025, places establishing renewable energy as a major power...
Firms serve food distributor Kobe Bussan and restaurant chain operator Gourmet Kineya on establishing their Meal Hub joint venture as well as acquiring the airline catering business LSG Asia-Pacific from Aurelius Group for an undisclosed amount.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer...
Taiwan’s trade secrecy regime gives businesses broad legal tools to protect commercially valuable information from misuse, theft and unfair competition
Under Taiwan’s legal framework, the protection of trade secrets is primarily governed by the Trade Secrets Act (TSA) and the...
Malaysian law firm Skrine has strengthened its dispute resolution practice with the return of partner Brenda Chan, effective 7 May 2026.
Chan rejoins the firm from D&P Law Group, where she spent two years, having headed the disputes practice group....
Zul Rafique & Partners advises on Tenaga Nasional’s (TNB) issuance of Asean Green SRI Sukuk Wakalah valued at up to MYR1.05 billion (USD267 million) to finance the largest solar power plant in Malaysia and TNB’s largest renewable energy project...
Firms across the world have partnered to assist on a consortium’s bid to acquire Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Rajasthan Royals for USD1.65 billion.
The transaction is the second-highest acquisition this year of a franchise in the IPL, the...
Metis TechBio debuted on the main board of the HKEX on 13 May under the Chapter 18C listing regime for specialist technology companies, raising around HKD2.1 billion in the world’s first listing of an AI‑driven nano-delivery platform company.
Davis Polk,...
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised Malaysia-headquartered airline operator AirAsia on a USD19 billion purchase of 150 new Airbus A220-300 aircraft in the largest single firm order for A220 planes globally to date.
The transaction includes options for a further...
Italian law firm Gianni & Origoni (GOP) appoints Hong Kong-based partner Teresa Lee, strengthening its cross-border transactions and corporate practice capacities.
Alessandro Zalonis, GOP’s partner and head of China practice, said in a statement: “Teresa’s hire marks another key step...
The appeal of panda bonds has surged in 2026, with issuance volume reaching RMB88.24 billion (USD13 billion) in the first quarter, up 101.45% year on year in a record high for a single quarter.
Legal professionals say the renminbi’s rising...
Dechert strengthens its corporate and securities practice group with the appointment of two partners from Milbank – David Cho, ex-managing partner of the Seoul office, and special counsel Min Kim.
Cho returns to Dechert after more than four years at Milbank....
Firms have advised on a Singapore-Thai joint venture’s USD880 million green loan to fund the development and construction of a data centre in Chonburi in the largest such project financing completed in Thailand to date.
Singapore-based Digital Edge and Thai...
Indonesian law firm Bagus Enrico & Partners bolsters its corporate and commercial practice with the addition of partner Ujang Suhirta.
Suhirta joins the firm after spending 14 years as senior legal counsel at Donggi Senoro LNG, a company engaged in...
Llinks Law Offices has recently appointed partners Vivian Ji and Daniel Leung for its Hong Kong branch, strengthening the firm’s international capital markets and corporate commercial capabilities.
Ji brings more than 16 years of experience in Hong Kong, focusing on...
Asia Business Law Journal names Malaysia’s top law firms. Byung Jin Park reports
Malaysian law firms are experiencing a significant uptick in demand, driven by the country’s expanding international partnerships. One key example is recent revitalisation of the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore...
Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi has advised financial services group Resona Holdings on its JPY90 billion (USD572 million) strategic capital and business alliance with West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Kansai Mirai Bank.
Tokyo-based partners Tatsuya Tanigawa, Tatsuya...
Hogan Lovells has bolstered its corporate and finance practice in Singapore with the appointment of Eric Tan as a partner.
Tan joins from Ashurst, where he had been based in Hong Kong since 2018 and most recently served as a...
India’s four labour codes have brought the most sweeping overhaul of employment law in decades, consolidating 29 central statutes into a structured and modernised framework. Among the entitlements carried forward is one of maternity benefit – a benefit for...
Lee & Ko, Bae Kim & Lee, Paul Hastings and Linklaters have advised on HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering’s (KSOE) KRW2.37 trillion (USD1.55 billion) zero-coupon exchangeable bond issuance due 2031, the largest such offering by an Asian issuer...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a draft Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs), 2026 (draft rules), seeking comments from regulated entities, stakeholders and the public.
The draft rules aim to comprehensively review the guidelines on PPI,...
Changes to the Maritime Code are under scrutiny as tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz. How will its latest revisions assist the flow of global seaborne trade? Olivia Wang reports
From the “Maritime Silk Road” of the Han dynasty,...
CATL completed a new H-share placement, raising HKD39.19 billion on 30 April 2026 in the largest equity placement in the Hong Kong market to date. Llinks Law Offices, Linklaters, CM Law Firm and Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal...
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Marshall Bromwich as its new Australia country head and Daniel Lin as an energy and infrastructure partner based in Sydney and Tokyo.
Bromwich, who will succeed Alison Deitz on 1 June 2026,...
AnJie Broad Law Firm has hired Jessica Jiang as a partner at its Shanghai office, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in construction and project financing services.
Jiang, who has more than 10 years of experience, previously served as a senior counsel...
Linklaters has advised Malaysia-headquartered leisure, hospitality and entertainment company Genting Group on its issuance of USD1.25 billion dual-tranche subordinated perpetual securities, one of the largest such offerings in the region in the past few years.
The firm also supported Genting...
Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Mallesons have advised on a merger between Vault Minerals and Regis Resources to establish a new Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed gold company with a pro forma market capitalisation of around AUD10.7 billion (USD7.7 billion).
Corporate partner...
South Korean law firm Yulchon has rehired Yung Sang Lee as a partner, effective 4 May 2026, after he served at the Public Prosecutors’ Office, Office of the President and a multinational company.
“Having experience across prosecutorial investigations, responses to...
Property ownership in the Philippines is governed by a title registration system called the Torrens System, where land is evidenced by a certificate of title issued by the government. This system aims to promote certainty and facilitate transactions by...
In the Philippines, securing a government permit is not always the final word for mining projects. A unique legal powerhouse known as the Writ of Kalikasan has emerged as a significant game-changer, proving that environmental protection can stop even...
Asia Business Law Journal reveals the country’s top law firms. Byung Jin Park reports
As the world shudders under the reverberations from conflict in the Middle East, Vietnam, like most Asian jurisdictions, is not immune to ongoing restrictions on oil...
LAST NOVEMBER, this columnist visited Singapore to deliver some training for the Singapore Academy of Law and revisited one of many museums in the city-state, the Asian Civilisations Museum.
One of the most famous collections in this museum is cargo...
Kudun and Partners has strengthened its capabilities through the integration of corporate and capital markets law firm Manunya & Associates, with founder Manunya Thitinuntawan joining as a partner alongside her team.
The Bangkok-based firm has also launched a Vietnam practice,...
Llinks Law Offices has hired Chen Yongxing and Chen Gong as partners at its Shanghai office, strengthening its real estate, dispute resolution and employment law practices. Both joined from East & Concord Partners.
Chen Yongxing began practising at the Shanghai...
Manila-based firm PJS Law, Norton Rose Fulbright and Clifford Chance have advised on the USD300 million financing for a 440-megawatt solar power project, which is the largest internationally financed development of its kind in the Philippines to date.
Global company...
Simmons & Simmons has strengthened its asset management and investment funds (AMIF) practice with the addition of Han Ming Ho as a partner in Singapore.
Ho joins from Reed Smith, where he spent more than two years and led the...
Asia Business Law Journal is conducting extensive research for the 2026 Indonesia Law Firm Awards, the results of which will be announced in the next edition.
As part of this process, we are requesting nominations from in-house counsel, corporate executives...
Roshan D’Souza has joined Saga Legal as a partner at the Bengaluru office to bolster the firm’s disputes and financial regulatory practice.
D’Souza brings more than two decades of experience in debt recovery, securitisation, insolvency and bankruptcy law. His practice...
Vishal Vora from ALMT Legal has been elevated to associate partner at the firm’s Mumbai office, four years after he initially joined as a senior associate in 2022.
Since joining ALMT Legal, Vora has become an integral member of the...
Amid the drive to establish a unified national market and enhance the business climate, the fair competition review process has evolved from mere policy guidance into a mandatory statutory duty.
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The Regulation on Fair Competition Review sets out four...
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) has strengthened its regional footprint through partnerships with Korea’s In-House Counsel Forum (IHCF) and the Legal Management Council of the Philippines (LMCP).
The agreements, formalised through memoranda of understanding, will allow SCCA members to...
Cofoe Medical Technology has listed on the HKEX main board on 6 May, raising HKD1.06 billion (USD136 million) and has become the first home medical equipment maker to achieve a dual listing in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong.
O’Melveny,...
Australia’s Corrs Chambers Westgarth has hired Bree Miechel as a partner in Sydney to bolster the firm’s projects and construction capabilities.
Miechel joins from Ashurst, where she was a partner for five years. Prior to that, she spent three years...
Australian law firm Clayton Utz has bolstered its projects practice with the addition of partner Tristan Iredell in Perth.
Iredell joins from Allens, where he spent more than eight years and was most recently a partner.
He specialises in projects, development...
Global Vietnam Lawyers has appointed Le Phuong Dang as a partner and head of its Hanoi office, effective 4 May 2026.
Dang joins from Hong Bach Law, where she served as managing director. Her previous roles include legal director of...
The first part of this series addressed standard compliance rules and the essential features of live-stream trading card unboxing. Given that such streams merge retail sales with chance-driven mechanics and real-time interactivity, the legal considerations reach further than conventional...
White-collar and corporate governance lawyers advise how in-house counsel can be prepared when lawmen – namely the ED, CBI and tax officials – show up at the door. Indrajit Basu reports
ONa weekend morning earlier this year, teams from the...
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Mumbai has taken possession of six properties in Kharghar, Mumbai and Pune owned by Suresh Kute, Archana Kute and their associated entities worth INR92.9 million (USD976,301) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act,...
Firms have advised on Kone Corporation’s landmark EUR29.4 billion (USD34.4 billion) agreement to purchase Germany’s TK Elevator (TKE) in the largest transaction in Finland’s history, and the biggest private equity exit in Europe to date.
The transaction team comprised Cyril...
Thailand’s Chandler Mori Hamada has brought back Siregran (Gahn) Sakuliampaiboon and Disaphon Kevin Saengpetch from Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners (Weerawong C&P) in the Bangkok office.
Sakuliampaiboon is a partner in the firm’s corporate and M&A practice, effective 5 May 2026,...
South Korean law firm Barun Law has appointed John JungKyum Kim, a US attorney with more than 25 years of insurance experience, as a partner and senior foreign attorney in its insurance and financial services practice, effective 1 May...
Following years of preparation, Hong Kong regulators are implementing the Uncertificated Securities Market (USM) in 2026, with the objective of enhancing market efficiency, strengthening competitiveness, and modernising the securities market infrastructure.
Background
At present, investors may hold securities of Hong Kong-listed...
Malaysian law firm Adnan Sundra & Low (ASL) has appointed Dhanyaa Shreeya as a partner in its shipping and maritime, and employment and industrial relations practices.
Shreeya joins from Skrine, where she spent nearly five years and most recently served...
As cyber criminals gain sophistication, insurance companies have built a multi-layered line of defence to protect customer data and savings, writes Sanhita Katyal of Axis Max Life Insurance
As paper statements and branch visits get replaced by digital dashboards and...
Mallesons has appointed Mark McNamara as its new chair, effective 30 June 2026, succeeding David Friedlander, whose five-year tenure is ending. Friedlander will transition into the role of M&A partner.
Based at the firm’s Sydney office, McNamara has been a...
Commerce & Finance Law Offices has appointed Jiang Shan as a partner in its debt capital markets practice in Hong Kong, further strengthening the firm’s domestic and international capital markets capabilities.
Eric Chow, managing partner of the firm’s Hong Kong...
Adnaan Noor, formerly a partner at WongPartnership, has announced the launch of his own firm, Ashmere Law Asia, in Singapore.
Noor spent more than five years at WongPartnership, including two years as a partner, and specialises in commercial litigation, international...
Taiwan blends semiconductor innovation and regulation to stay ahead
Taiwan plays a pivotal role in the global semiconductor supply chain and its semiconductor industry is critical to economic development.
Taiwan has therefore established a comprehensive legal framework covering intellectual property protection,...
The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) of Ahmedabad zonal unit in Gujarat has apprehended Kapil Chugh on charges of several economic criminal cases. Chugh is accused of being “the mastermind” behind a goods and services...
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow and HHP Law Firm, the Singapore and Indonesia member firms of Baker McKenzie, have advised nickel mining and processing company Vale Indonesia on its USD750 million sustainability-linked loan.
The transaction marks Vale’s formal entry into...
Effective as of 26 April 2025, the Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Intellectual Property Infringement Cases consolidates and revises existing judicial guidance. It furnishes a systematic refinement and explicit articulation of the...
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The devil is in the details when deciding judicial home and clauses – especially amid convergence of India-Singapore arbitration
For in-house counsel or cross-border practitioners advising on Indian transactions, the arbitration clause has transitioned from a “midnight...
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A careful balance needs to be maintained between progressing arbitration laws and deviating from its historic global roots
The Indian Arbitration Act, 1996, is international in its outlook. It is founded on two United Nations documents: the UNCITRAL...
Partners Chen Han Toh and Nicholas Hanna have been appointed co-heads of Pinsent Masons’ Singapore joint law venture, Pinsent Masons MPillay, to strengthen its energy and infrastructure capabilities globally.
“There has always been a strong financial flow between Singapore, the...
Kennedys has recently welcomed back Emily Duncan for the second time as lead counsel for employment law in its corporate and commercial team in Hong Kong.
Prior to rejoining Kennedys, she served as regional employee relations lead at Macquarie Group...
Covenant Chambers has appointed former Rajah & Tann Singapore partner Ching Meng Hang as a director, effective 21 April 2026.
He spent nearly a decade at Rajah & Tann, including three years as a partner, before joining Covenant Chambers.
Ching specialises...
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has strengthened its insurance offering in the Asia-Pacific with the appointment of partner Sumyutha Sivamani in Singapore.
Sivamani joins from Clyde & Co, where she spent three years and most recently served as a legal director....
Beijing-headquartered Grandall Law Firm has opened new offices in Milan and Budapest, marking its fourth and fifth branches in Europe after offices in Paris, Madrid and Stockholm. The expansion creates a legal services network spanning key regions across western, southern, northern, central and eastern Europe.
The two offices are also...
Gilbert + Tobin has advised CDC Data Centres, a large-scale data centre operator in Australia and New Zealand, on its multi-jurisdictional debt transformation and raised USD2.75 billion.
Banking and finance partner and real assets sector co-lead Stuart Cormack, who oversaw...
Geographical Indications (GIs) have been recognised as a form of intellectual property since the enactment of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines in 1997. In 2022, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) released the Rules and...
Most commercial contracts contain a force majeure clause, answering the important question: What happens when an event beyond the control of a party renders performance of its obligations impossible?
For many decades this clause was treated as a standard condition...
India’s pharmaceutical landscape is witnessing a landmark shift as biosimilar manufacturers race to offer alternatives to life-saving treatments.
Two Delhi High Court cases have produced a body of jurisprudence on the intersection of biologic science and patent enforcement: F Hoffmann-La...
The Indian coal ministry has entered into agreements for the production and development of four mines with successful bidders. Reliance Industries has secured the Recherla and Chintalpudi sector A1 mines in Andhra Pradesh state, and Axis Energy Ventures India...
Legislation passed in August 2025 and recent rules prepared to provide operational procedures finally took effect in May 2026, which aim to protect citizens in India from financial, psychological and social distress caused by predatory online money gaming platforms.
The...
