Against the background of a roller-coaster ride of conflicting rulings, the Supreme Court in its recent judgment in In Re: Interplay Between Arbitration Agreements Under The Arbitration And Conciliation Act 1996 and the Indian Stamp Act 1899 has delivered what is...
Taxpayers received a breather in November when the GST Council announced an amnesty extending the deadline for filing appeals until 31 January 2024.
The amnesty scheme aimed to streamline the appeal process against demand orders issued by tax inspectors. Approved...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is contemplating amendments to insider trading regulations, aiming to facilitate trading for key insiders while ensuring market fairness.
The proposed changes intend to ease restrictions for high-level personnel, enabling them to trade...
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) hopes to motivate producers with the Draft Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Rules, 2023.
Public opinion is now invited on lower fee structures under consideration. Proposed amendments...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced new directives tightening supervision of cross-border payment operations.
Entities like online payment gateway service providers (OPGSPs) and collection agents now fall under the Payment Aggregator – Cross Border (PA–CB) category, subject to...
Herbert Smith Freehills has continued its strategic expansion in the Asian private capital landscape with the appointment of Benjamin Lohr as a funds and asset management partner in Hong Kong.
Lohr brings a wealth of expertise in this sector, focusing...
Harneys has added Calvin Chow to the insolvency and restructuring group as a partner in Hong Kong to solidify the firm’s commitment to providing comprehensive legal services.
Chow’s advisory portfolio includes handling listed company disputes, shareholder disputes, insolvency matters and...
Withers has added special counsel Gary Leung to its litigation and arbitration team and has promoted Alex Ye to special counsel in Hong Kong to boost the firm’s dispute resolution practice in Asia.
Joseph Chu, partner and regional divisional leader...
Delhi High Court stressed the importance of following the Patent Rules, 2003 (rules), and the significance of compliance in the recent case of Akebia Therapeutics Inc v the Controller General of Patents, Design, Trademark and Geographical Indications and Ors.
The case...
The rise of digital technology has revolutionised access to and sharing of digital content. It has also led to a significant increase in digital piracy, a major concern for content creators, copyright holders and the entertainment industry. As a...
DLA Piper has named Masahiko Ishida as the sole country managing partner in Japan, following the retirement of corporate partner Lance Miller, both of whom previously jointly held the post.
Ishida and Miller had shared the role as country managing...
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on 10 November 2023 released the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 (bill), for public comments. The bill will replace the decades-old Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, recognising the significant changes...
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is significant for the global economy and is also critical to India’s economic advancement. Defying worldwide sluggish performance, India has seen sustainable macro-level growth. This has offered various investor classes attractive investment opportunities. In the...
National Company Law Tribunal Mumbai counsel Mansi Kaku explores crucial changes that the insolvency board seeks to better align the corporate insolvency resolution process and overcome significant challenges
It is often said that, in order to meet the changes,...
The valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) is widely used in the private equity and equity investment sectors in China. The transaction structure of a VAM agreement mainly involves the investors making a premium investment in a company and setting certain...
On 19 October 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the Measures for the Administration of Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading (for Trial Implementation), providing basic requirements for voluntary...
In investment and financing projects, investors often seek to appoint directors to the investee company to ensure a certain degree of voice. Given that directors have such specific legal obligations as duty of loyalty and duty of diligence to...
Employees of private enterprises such as senior executives may become the subject of crimes for certain charges under the Draft Amendment (XII) to the Criminal Law, released on 26 July 2023.
The National People’s Congress explained that this amendment –...
According to the law, operators of online game platforms can be held liable for directly engaging or indulging in infringement if they know or should have known of it.
Is direct operation involved? In many game infringement cases, game platforms...
Amid ongoing transformation of the domestic economy and reshuffling of industries, equity investment and financing activities are thriving, with particularly vibrant acquisitions in real estate, culture and tourism, and innovation and technology.
Equity investment and financing both take the form...
An intense business war over trade secrets has erupted between technology intensive companies in recent years, especially among communications technology and new energy automobile enterprises. Trade secret disputes often involve issues such as technical competition, tussles for talent and...
White & Case’s Hong Kong office has welcomed Ryan Tou as a capital markets partner, bringing expertise in corporate finance, particularly in handling IPOs, block trades and private placements.
Tou was formerly an of counsel at Allen & Overy before...
Influencers, traffic, brands and platforms are widely understood aspects of the influencer economy. However, what is less known to the public are the policy and the core technologies behind the influencer economy – such as communications technologies, network technologies,...
Yoon & Yang has made dynamic changes to the leadership team, which is poised to steer its strategic evolution in Seoul.
Myung Soo Lee becomes senior managing partner after the unanimous election by the firm’s equity partners underscores his seasoned...
Indicating a new trend, 15 listed companies completed reorganisations in 2023 while maintaining steady development, with 14 of them undertaking pre-reorganisation procedures. This clearly shows a continued increase in pre-reorganisation, compared with only seven among reorganisation rescues concluded in...
The group economy is derived from the market-oriented and large-scale development of the modern economy. However, any debt problem in a group economy is more likely to cause widespread and systemic risks amid continued macroeconomic downturns, oversupply and liquidity...
Dorothy Siron, former co-managing partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm’s Hong Kong office, and Danny Kan, the former overseas chief counsel at Ping An Insurance, has joined Stephenson Harwood in the city as partners.
Siron has more than 35 years...
Six firms act for parties involved with Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca’s acquisition of Chinese peer Gracell Biotechnologies for USD1.2 billion, which will be completed in the first quarter of this year.
After the transaction, Gracell will become the first biotech...
Zhong Lun Law Firm has welcomed four partners to strengthen its capabilities in the capital markets and intellectual property sectors in the Qingdao, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices.
Liang Junjie and Sheng Yongpan, previously partners at Global Law Office, joins the...
Tian Yuan Law Firm has established a Zhengzhou office to strengthen its presence in the Central Plains region.
With a team of 150 professionals, the Zhengzhou office offers services in areas including comprehensive land utilisation and real estate development, infrastructure...
JunHe is extending its American footprint with the establishment of its third US office in the west coast city of Seattle, adding to the New York and Silicon Valley branches.
The new office will be headed by partner Adam Li,...
The Indian healthcare sector is expected to grow into a USD50 billion industry by 2025 due to digital innovation, such as in remote healthcare, medtech, and artificial intelligence. However, cyberattacks on AIIMS Delhi, a premier Indian healthcare institution, demonstrate the...
The Supreme Court judgment in M/s Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited v M/s Gayatri Shakti Paper and Board Limited and Anor (Dakshin Gujarat) settles long-standing issues related to captive generation plants and the use of electricity.
The Supreme Court considered...
The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the principles relating to the liability of a director of a company for the dishonour of a cheque issued by the company. In Siby Thomas v M/S Somany Ceramics Ltd, the appellant sought to...
A host of law firms have supported an oversubscribed initial public offering of beauty brand Mamaearth’s parent.
The IPO of Honasa Consumer, operating under the Mamaearth brand, saw IndusLaw provide legal counsel to Kotak Mahindra Capital, Citigroup Global Markets India...
In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court dealt with the issue of stamp duty on non-disclosure agreements containing an arbitration clause. The court made its order under the provisions of section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,...
US-based global healthcare leader Viatris (formerly Mylan and Upjohn) has finalised agreements to divest business segments including its women’s healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) divisions.
The divestments carry a substantial value of USD1.2 billion. The API business in India...
Ashurst, King & Wood Mallesons, Bird & Bird, Guangdong Sun Law Firm, Deacons, Dorsey and Zhong Lun Law Firm have advised on Chinese robot maker UBTech Robotics’ HKD1.01 billion (USD130 million) IPO in Hong Kong.
Cornerstone investor, E-Town International, subscribed...
Trilegal has advised the book running lead managers, ICICI Securities and IIFL Securities, on APAR Industries’ qualified institutional placement (QIP) of equity shares.
Trilegal partners, Bhakta Patnaik and Albin Thomas, led the transaction team, with the assistance of senior associate...
A corporate debtor’s journey from admission to resolution comprises various compliances and procedures in India, as prescribed in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), and regulations. One of the key steps is implementation of a resolution plan, which...
PLA Advocates opens a new office in Bengaluru, marking the firm’s entry into the southern states of India.
The firm’s three partners, Aniket Prasoon, Utsav Mukherjee and Akashdeep Singh will be handling matters at the office, with an initial team...
The city-state remains a prominent arbitration destination for many countries, including India, and growth is on the cards, says Ban Jiun Ean, CEO at Maxwell Chambers
Maxwell Chambers CEO Ban Jiun Ean gives insights in a Q&A on why Singapore...
Fangda Partners has acted for iPhone assembler Luxshare Precision to acquire US wireless connectivity chip manufacturer Qorvo’s assembly and test facilities in Beijing and Dezhou. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2024.
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Credit risk incidents have occurred frequently among China’s property developers since the second half of 2021. Even developers with a nationwide footprint have collapsed, such as Evergrande and Sunac.
The number of delistings or winding-up petitions filed abroad against property...
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) finally published India’s first draft tender document for seabed leasing for offshore wind energy projects in November 2022. The release of the document has subsequently been deferred to the end of...
As Hollywood is continually pointing out, space travel is hazardous. One problem, usually earthbound, is taxation. Authorities are all too keen on raising revenue when technologies take off, in this case literally. The space sector generates an annual income...
Shareholders bear limited liability to the extent of their contributions – a fundamental attribute of a limited company. In reality, the primary purpose of shareholder investment is to gain profits. The majority shareholder occasionally violates the principle of one...
Following many months of telegraphing its continued discomfort with the rapid growth in personal loans and unsecured credit, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued its most obvious sign of tougher action to come. In its governor’s statement...
In recent years, India has moved to scale up its climate financing. From the issuance of sovereign green bonds to the introduction of a framework for green deposits, efforts continue to ensure that finance is generated and channelled towards...
The inclusion of the settlement and commitment regulations in the amended competition law is set to boost the credibility of India’s antitrust commission and promote fair play in the market. But stakeholders see room for improvement in the draft...
Latham & Watkins has assisted the book running lead managers for Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy’s qualified institutional placement (QIP), raising USD180 million.
Partner Rajiv Gupta led the Latham & Watkins team, acting for Nuvama Wealth Management and DAM Capital...
Milbank and Ropes & Gray (R&G) have advised on Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of US Steel Corporation in an all-cash transaction valued at USD14.1 billion.
Nippon Steel is set to acquire US Steel at USD55 per share, making this a...
Kennedys has intensified its insurance practice in Sydney with the addition of a seasoned team of 13, joining from Clyde & Co.
The team brings extensive experience and expertise to enhance Kennedys’ sector capabilities, led by newly appointed partner and...
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E-commerce in sights of trade competition watchdog
Thailand’s Trade Competition Commission has unveiled its 2024 agenda, with efforts to be concentrated on overseeing competition, unfair trading practices, and antitrust policies in e-commerce businesses valued at more than...
China’s W&H Law Firm and Russian peer Better Chance have entered a comprehensive strategic co-operation, enhancing their international influence.
W&H, which has 46 locations including four overseas offices, intends to follow China’s national strategy to provide higher-level legal services for...
Akin is winding down operations in Beijing, with the office set to close in 2024, but will retain its Asia presence with the Singapore and Hong Kong branches.
“Akin is staying open in Hong Kong and remains committed to serving...
Hylands Law Firm has welcomed Gao Qingchao, Han Aili and Jiang Ruipeng to the Beijing office as partners, bolstering its dispute resolution capabilities.
Gao, who formerly practised at Shi Yin Law Firm and Chui Yin Law Firm, specialises in criminal...
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Fangda Partners, Freshfields, JunHe and Clifford Chance have counselled on intelligent electric vehicle maker XPeng’s sale of a 4.99% stake to Volkswagen for USD705 million.
After completing the transaction, both automotive brands will jointly develop two Volkswagen-branded B-segment all-electric vehicles.
Fangda’s...
JunZeJun Law Offices has welcomed three partners Li Yongsheng, Rong Jiaxin and Yin Tianbao to its Chengdu office, and partner Sun Meng to its Changchun office.
Li’s practice areas include civil and commercial disputes, administrative litigation, and dispute resolution. He...
Partners Vicky Fei, Feng Lin and Yan Shaomin have joined Tiantai Law Firm, enhancing its comprehensive expansion process.
Fei, previously a partner at Jun You Law Firm, brings years of professional experience in corporate law, contracts, banking and finance, and...
Zhao Sheng Law Firm has appointed Richard Gu, a Shanghai-based corporate partner, as its managing partner, replacing Eric Liu, who recently left to join #Haiwen & Partners#.
Gu joined Zhao Sheng as a partner in 2019 and he previously practised...
India’s economy is growing rapidly, with GDP expected to grow by 6% year-on-year. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector contributes significantly to GDP and is crucial to its overall increase.
The MSMEs are those meeting requirements for investment...
The progress made by India’s economy and the acceptance of the Make in India programme by global producers has influenced another previously unaffected segment. Immigration into India is increasing. The grant of residence through India’s visa and immigration regime...
Winston & Strawn’s Hong Kong office will shut down at the beginning of next year, along with LC Lawyers, a Hong Kong law firm member of the global network of EY, one of the Big Four.
The Hong Kong office...
PREVIOUS LEXICON COLUMNS have examined issues concerning expert evidence (see China Business Law Journal, volume 10, issue 4: Expert evidence) and culture in the courtroom (see volume 11, issue 3: Culture in the courtroom).
The following is an edited version of a...
Global Law Office has added partners, Jia Yong, Yao Ping and Lilian Li to strengthen its Beijing headquarters.
Jia specialises in PE, investment funds, asset management, and dispute resolution, with a particular focus on the real estate and construction sector....
Tough times are continuing at Lumiere Law as three partners, along with their teams, leave to join DMD Advocates, while partner Dhruv Gupta heads to Trilegal.
Vihang Virkar, Monika Deshmukh and Ayesha Rai, along with their teams, have joined DMD’s...
Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have advised Tata Technologies on its INR30.4 billion (USD366 million) initial public offering.
Partners Yash J Ashar and Devaki Mankad led the CAM team advising on India legal matters for Tata Technologies....
AZB & Partners and Anagram have advised on AU Small Finance Bank’s acquisition of peer Fincare Small Finance Bank for INR44.11 billion (USD529.8 million).
“The Fincare-AU bank merger is the first merger between small banks in India,” said Ankit Mishra,...
China Business Law Journal is conducting extensive research for the 2024 CBLJ In-house Counsel Awards. We would be most grateful if you would take a few moments to nominate any China-focused general counsel and/or in-house legal teams that you...
Blossom & Credit Law Firm has established a Wuhan office to develop business across central China.
Partner Jin Jing is the director of the new branch comprising 10 members, including two partners and three associates, who are divided into the...
As most companies in India return to the work-from-office model, increased on-site interactions make it imperative for employers to put in place robust mechanisms that effectively address workplace harassment. An employee’s misconduct often results in another becoming a victim...
Can China-related verdicts be recognised and enforced abroad? Kevin Cheng reports on positive developments with dispute mechanisms and more
Justice is universally accepted by most societies, but not judgments. The rest of the world has for the longest time held...
Guantao Law Firm has opened two offices in Nanchang and Wenzhou, bringing the number of its offices to 28 worldwide.
The Nanchang branch is Guantao’s first office in Jiangxi province, providing services in investment, financing and M&A, real estate and...
Han Kun Law Offices has expanded its reach to New York, marking the second office outside China for the firm following its Singapore branch in June. The new office functions as a limited liability partnership under the name Han...
Lim Chee Wee Partnership (LCWP) has added Ng Jern-Fei KC to the team, making it the only law firm in Malaysia with a king’s counsel within its ranks.
Ng, who has two decades of international arbitration experience, will officially join...
Skadden, Widyawan & Partners and Davis Polk are advising on TikTok’s strategic move to re-establish its presence in the Indonesian e-commerce market via a USD1.5 billion acquisition of GoTo’s online shopping platform Tokopedia.
Skadden’s head of corporate practice in Asia...
Nishimura & Asahi has advised Japan Post Capital on its strategic move to solidify its USD18 million investment in industrial robot manufacturer Mujin.
The deal is an extension of Mujin’s series C funding round that has concluded with cumulative funding...
Rajesh Sehgal, a partner in the energy, infra and ESG vertical of Dentons Link Legal, has joined Adani Power where he will serve as the chief legal officer – energy.
Prior to Dentons Link Legal, Sehgal was the head of...
Khaitan & Co has assisted Siemens AG in its purchase from Siemens Energy an 18% stake in Indian joint venture Siemens Limited for EUR2.1 billion (USD2.28 billion).
Khaitan partners Niren Patel, Arindam Ghosh and Shreya Mukherjee led the transaction team,...
Ashurst ADTLaw has advised Sunray Group in its joint venture with The Lo & Behold Group for the development and management of a lifestyle destination to open in the second quarter of 2024 in River Valley, Singapore.
The joint venture...
Nations behind 90% of world GDP are co-ordinating laws on a minimum global tax rate to catch out multinationals. CPA and writer Peter Chan investigates the implications across Asia
For years, there has been growing concern that globalisation has allowed...
In the last two months of 2023, at least three Chinese law firms have been writing prospectuses for IPOs in Hong Kong, breaking the norm where usually their international counterparts take the lead.
In November, Fangda Partners assisted WuXi XDC...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has assisted BNP Paribas on its strategic exit with a 100% sale of its stake in Sharekhan Group’s brokerage unit.
Korean investment banking and brokerage firm Mirae Asset Group acquired the stake in the brokerage unit...
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Our survey of in-house counsel and business leaders reveals the most sought after lawyers in India. Katherine Abraham reports
In 2023, India’s legal landscape witnessed a notable acceleration. Given the government’s swift changes in the legal system,...
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has acted on a USD145 million financing deal for BW Batangas, a floating storage regasification unit in the Philippines.
The NRF Singapore team advised the lenders led by Standard Chartered Bank with Bank of America, Clifford...
India’s largest firm Khaitan & Co has expanded its footprint in the western region with the opening of two offices in Pune and Ahmedabad.
This extends Khaitan’s network, complementing its existing presence in key locations such as Mumbai, Delhi NCR,...
IndusLaw has advised the Naspers-owned Prosus on B2B fruit marketplace Vegrow’s series C funding, raising USD46 million.
Partner Nikita Goyal led the IndusLaw team, with the assistance of senior associate Deepansh Goyal, as well as associates Ayush Singh and Sarthak...
Triumvir Law has assisted Hyderabad-based Nourish You’s acquisition of prominent vegan brand One Good for an undisclosed sum in one of the largest M&A deals in India’s alternative dairy industry.
Partners Anubhab Sarkar and Aakash Parihar led the team advising...
Freshfields, Fangda Partners, Allen & Overy and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have advised on electric vehicle battery supplier Rept Bettaro’s IPO on the HKEX main board.
More than 116 million shares were issued globally, raising HKD2.12 billion (USD271 million)...
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s current co-chief operating officer Bonnie Chan will replace chief executive Nicolas Aguzin, becoming the first female CEO of the HKEX.
Aguzin’s contract will end in May 2024 and Chan will take over for a three-year...
S&R Associates has advised Ashv Finance, a Reserve Bank of India-registered non-banking finance company, to raise USD10 million in a series E funding round.
Partner Viral Mehta and counsel Kinnari Sanghvi led the transaction team, with associate Shreya Jaipuria assisting...
Varalakshmi Makyam, a seasoned intellectual property rights attorney, has joined Novo Juris as a partner in a move that comes hot on the heels of the firm’s announcement to expand into the US.
Makyam, who became a registered patent agent...
Khaitan & Co advises funds managed by Neo Asset Management and True North Managers on two significant transactions involving Steel Exchange India.
The first transaction involved the subscription of up to INR1 billion (USD12 million) in unrated, unlisted, secured, redeemable,...
Miran Lim and Emeli Zuño report on the shining lights in the legal world who provide their clients exceptional services to meet the rising demands of South Korea’s export sector
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Clifford Chance has advised Bain Capital on its USD250 million investment in Vietnam’s Masan Group Corporation.
The investment, comprising an initial USD200 million and an additional USD50 million, marks Bain Capital’s inaugural venture into the Vietnamese market. It is structured...
Criminal expert Han Yang has joined the Beijing branch of Han Kun Law Offices as a partner.
Previously, Han was a partner at King & Wood Mallesons. She had worked in the procuratorate system of Beijing for more than 10...
Tahota Law Firm set up a new branch in Vientiane, Laos, to boost services for the Southeast Asia market alongside its Bangkok branch.
Partner Zhang Tianyi will lead the new branch focusing on international projects, infrastructure construction, cross-border financing and...
India's successful moon mission has shone a light on the expanding involvement of private companies in space, and the afterburners are being applied to previously stalled projects. Chandu Gopalakrishnan reports
As the rover mission landed lightly on the moon, the...
Jingtian & Gongcheng has strengthened its dispute resolution capabilities with the addition of new partner Kwan Chi Ho in its Hong Kong office.
Kwan, who practised at Akin Gump and Latham & Watkins, specialises in cross-border dispute resolution in Asia...
Under the call of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council to deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a growing number of SOEs have in recent years begun to implement the co-investment mechanism for...
Complex civil cases are often intertwined with intricate legal relationships that are filled with uncertainties. This article discusses how to scientifically analyse sensitive factors and uncertain risks in civil cases through case studies, and aims to assist lawyers to...
Bifurcation refers to the division of arbitral proceedings into distinct stages to address different issues, typically involving the separation of jurisdictional issues from merits of the dispute. The authors of this article take the case of Huawei v Sweden...
Hogan Lovells has acted for JP Morgan Securities, BNP Paribas, Merrill Lynch, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Mizuho International and Westpac Banking Corporation on the issuance of EUR500 million guaranteed subordinated hybrid notes by Australian company APA Infrastructure.
The...
The global oil and LNG shipping sector has long been anticipating a rise in legal disputes relating to the transition away from fossil fuels, as new and unpredictable regulations spur adoption of new and untested solutions. But geopolitical uncertainty...
Amid an intensive one-year nationwide campaign by the National Health Commission and other departments to uproot corruption in the healthcare sector, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission underline an intention to “insist on punishing...
In a recent judgment passed on 11 September 2023, Delhi High Court encountered a distinctive and unparalleled scenario in the matter of Nadeem Majid Oomerbhoy vs Sh. Gautam Tank. This trademark conflict was related to the use of the wordmark...
Financial risks are escalating with the growing complexity of financial innovation, calling for stronger regulation characterised by look-through review to maintain financial stability. Against this backdrop, financial justice and regulation systems are demonstrating growing signs of alignment.
In financial judicial...
Hylands Law Firm has hired two partners Li Xiaobing and Ma Lifeng for the Beijing office to boost dispute resolution, banking and finance as well as the intellectual property practice.
Li, who formerly practised at Upright Law Firm, has 20...
Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture (Baker McKenzie KLP JV) has added leading arbitration practitioner David Kim as a partner in Seoul, significantly strengthening its capabilities in South Korea.
Kim brings international arbitration experience as the former lead of...
Halim Hong & Quek (HHQ) has responded to the escalating demand for technology-related legal services in Malaysia in the launch of its technology practice group with Ong Johnson and Lo Khai Yi as joint heads.
The group aims to assist...
The EU is the most valuable market for Chinese exporters. It is also one of the regions that initiates the most anti-dumping investigations against China.
Most of these EU investigations against China end with high anti-dumping duties. This is primarily...
Clients rightly expect communications with their legal advisers to be protected by attorney-client privilege. While privilege is available to lawyers and their clients in India, it does not extend to patent agents, even though their roles overlap in many...
If dividends and bonuses due to, or expected by, shareholders in a company are under judicial freeze but the company has matured prior claims over shareholders, considerable controversy has arisen over whether the company may object to the enforcement to...
Chinese courts are having to explore foreign-related legal issues as more and more foreign courts apply their jurisdiction’s laws and make judgments on Chinese interests. It’s a mark of China’s continual economic development and the economy’s increasing exposure to...
After collecting a wide range of market feedback, the editorial team of China Business Law Journal announces The Visionaries in China’s legal market. Winny Zhang reports.
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While the world has regained its footing, social dynamics...
Across Asia, lawyers are experimenting with legal technology and tools to capitalize on efficiency, management, and research. Vandana Chatlani explores just what tech is hot
Never enough hours in the day or staff for the job? Legal technology promises to...
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