Proper governance is a milestone on corporate China’s road to modernised management. Its practical significance – and classic governance missteps – are broken down by vice chairman of Juneyao Medical, Hang Dongxia
AS CHINA NAVIGATES its journey of economic reform, many...
In many disputes arising from equity investment transactions, the transaction documents contain a clause stipulating that the founder’s liability shall be limited to the equity (value) they hold.
Disputes easily arise from the different understanding and application of such clauses...
Driven by fan base popularity, live-streaming, short videos and other trending new business forms in the fast developing age of the internet economy have proven prosperous for the entertainment industry. For public figures, the value and commercial potential of...
Goodwin has added a new partner, Stephen Howard, to strengthen its debt finance practice across Asia.
Howard specialises in advising private equity sponsors, corporates, asset managers, alternative finance and banks on capital structures and financing solutions. In 2020, he acted...
Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has added Chen Xirong and Shaw Liu as partners boosting several practice areas including financing, investments, capital markets and dispute resolution.
Chen specialises in financial management, distressed asset investment and liquidation, as well as dispute resolution.
With...
Silkroad, Anchorite & Sage Law Firm has expanded its mainland presence by opening a Shanghai office and adding new partner Lucca Li, who will boost the banking and finance business.
Partner Kevin Yuan – who joined Silkroad, Anchorite and Sage...
The European Commission is investigating whether the EU’s imported Chinese electric cars (EVs) benefit from illegal subsidies and whether this harms European manufacturers.
If both legs of inquiry are proved, the commission will establish “whether it is in the EU’s...
Recently, the Changping District People’s Court in Beijing released the White Paper on Labour Dispute Trials and Integrity Building (2018-2022), listing 10 model cases in labour disputes for judicial reference. One of the cases, involving false sick leave, is...
Repurchase under the VAM (valuation adjustment mechanism) is a common arrangement in private equity investments. However, when investors exercise repurchase rights, a target company or its founding shareholders often defend against the obligation. This article selects three issues that...
Delisting shares under the proposed fixed-price mechanism could be a game changer, but retaining the 90% delisting threshold may derail its effectiveness, writes Freny Patel.
In line with global norms, India’s proposal to allow promoters the option to delist securities...
Arbitration clauses are the basis for commercial disputes to be resolved through arbitration. Article 16 of the Arbitration Law stipulates three elements of a valid arbitration clause: the expressions of intent to apply for arbitration; arbitrable matters; and selected...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) recently partnered with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to host the Asian Regional Conference in Support of Accelerated Life Sciences. The conference, which was held in Mandaluyong city from 11-15...
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has amended the Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing in the Cayman Islands.
The amendments codify how Cayman Islands-regulated financial service providers can use e-KYC (know...
Legal relationships in commercial disputes are as diverse as they are complex. Sometimes they concern purely civil and commercial disputes; sometimes they involve criminal offences. More often there is an intersection of both.
In the world of commerce, the main...
Freight forwarders often sub-contract some or all of their forwarding tasks to others. When they default on payment, sub-contractors typically withhold the bill of lading, refusing to release the cargo until outstanding agency fees or advance expenses have been...
In recent years, many stock investors have brought lawsuits against continuous supervisors for securities misrepresentation. This article draws on the authors’ own professional experiences with relevant regulations and judicial practice to analyse the administrative and civil liabilities that may...
The Hong Kong government, via its Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, has consulted on a proposed regime for non-Hong Kong incorporated companies to re-domicile in the city. The objective is to facilitate company re-domiciliation to Hong Kong, thus...
In practice, disputes arising from the enforcement of non-compete agreements are not uncommon between companies and employees. In this article, the authors combine the latest judicial practices in Shanghai to address common controversial issues in non-compete disputes.
What types of...
China is emerging as a leader in legal technology as it reforms and modernises its judicial and dispute resolution frameworks. Vanessa Ip reports
Is that your replacement, being uncrated next to your desk? The embrace of digital technologies and technology-enabled...
Mediation, or samadhan, is woven into Indian culture. In the third millennium BCE, Lord Krishna is said to have unsuccessfully mediated a conflict over a throne. In the present, the upper house of parliament passed the Mediation Bill, 2021...
A fundamental principle of India’s arbitration law is to have limited judicial intervention in the process. It is a principle that balances the sanctity of arbitration agreements against access to justice when necessary. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996...
REGULATORY COMPLEXITY is an increasing challenge facing legal systems around the world. In September 2020, the Australian Commonwealth Attorney-General asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to consider how the legislative framework governing corporations and financial services regulation could...
The Supreme Court, in Hindustan Construction Company Limited v National Highways Authority of India, held that the dissenting opinion of an arbitrator cannot be treated as an award if the majority award is set aside. The court observed that,...
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Two law firms have opened branches in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, and Chongqing, while two others established offices in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.
Duan & Duan Law Firm has opened a Nanchang office, which brings the total number of...
Asia Business Law Journal is conducting extensive research for the 2023/2024 Philippines Law Firm Awards, the results of which will be announced in December 2023.
As part of this process, we are requesting nominations from in-house counsel, corporate executives and...
The Civil Procedure Law was promulgated in 1991 and underwent revisions in 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2021. However, the revisions did not bring substantive modifications to the sections related to foreign affairs. As China continues to open up to...
The proportion of modern enterprises’ intangible assets is getting increasingly higher. Among S&P 500 companies 40 years ago, enterprises held mainly tangible assets such as land and equipment, accounting for about 90% of their asset value. Nowadays, this has...
It is an undeniable reality that dispute parties have opened their hearts to financial services from domestic and international funders. This is particularly so in international investment arbitration. Third-party funding (TPF) is booming in the litigation and arbitration sectors....
Under China’s Copyright Law, subject matters receiving its protection are referred to as “works”. Works are intellectual creations with originality in the literary, artistic or scientific domain, insofar as they can be reproduced in a tangible form.
There are in...
Disregard of corporate personality, also known as “lifting the corporate veil”, a legal concept relative to the independence of corporate personality, refers to the disregard of the independent personality of a company and the limited liability of shareholders in...
Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) has acted for the buyers of Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC)’s issue of green convertible bonds and global depositary shares (GDS) in the largest such concurrent issuance in Asia in the past two years.
TCC issued USD420...
On 1 September 2023, the revised Administrative Reconsideration Law (the new ARL) was adopted at the fifth session of the 14th National People’s Congress, and is expected to come into force on 1 January 2024.
Compared with the previous Administrative...
The State Council recently issued new policies aimed at incentivising and protecting foreign investment
China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the 2023 Half-year Economic Report on 17 July, announcing that GDP in the first half of the year reached...
The conflict between the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016’s twin objectives of timely resolution and value maximisation of corporate persons has been subject to much debate. The sweeping conclusion from judicial decisions indicates that actions in pursuit of maximising...
Our annual 'State of the Legal Market' survey finds that AI, specialist firms, discerning clients and the paired trends of fragmentation and consolidation are preoccupying the legal community. Katherine Abraham reports
Big changes are afoot in the Indian legal landscape...
In April 2020, the Central Committee and the State Council issued the first central document on “factors of production” – the resources that businesses use to produce goods and services. Called the Opinions on Establishing a Better System and...
Bidding, or tendering, is one of the key areas in compliance management of central enterprises, as has been emphasised since 2018 in both the Measures for the Compliance Management of Central Enterprises and the Guidelines on the Compliance Management...
Dispute resolution specialist Stan Cheung has joined DeHeng Law Offices in Hong Kong, becoming the first partner to join since its merger with associate firm, Chungs Lawyers, in March.
Cheung, who previously practised at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, specialises in cross-jurisdictional...
On 6 August 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardisation Administration of China jointly issued rules for internet-based finance, named Information Disclosure of Online Individual Consumer Loans in Internet Finance.
There are specific requirements and further guidance...
Hong Kong maintains a robust, sophisticated and effective system for intellectual property (IP) protection. Being a signatory to various international agreements and conventions related to IP protection, Hong Kong has been ensuring compliance with evolving international norms pertaining to...
After more than two years of repeated revisions and eager anticipation from the market, the Vietnamese government finally approved the eighth power development plan (PDP8) in May 2023.
PDP8 reflects Vietnam’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050,...
Reed Smith has appointed Han Ming Ho, a prominent figure in the Asia investment funds market, as a partner in its global corporate group and Singapore office.
Joining from Sidley Austin, where he co-headed the Asia investment funds practice, Ho...
Linklaters has advised BlackRock on acquiring a 49% stake in Chow Energy, its first renewable energy venture in Thailand, for an undisclosed sum.
Wanwisar Nakarat, managing partner at Linklaters in Bangkok, led the transaction team.
BlackRock’s Climate Finance Partnership, a public-private...
Presenting the Korea Outbound Investment Guide 2023 – a comprehensive resource for South Korean companies venturing into overseas investments. Collaborating with renowned law firms, we provide invaluable insights on navigating commercial disputes, IP protection, and investment strategies across various...
Maritime-focused firm Ince has seen an additional 10 staff of Hong Kong brand jump ship to Hill Dickinson, following the departure of eight from its Shanghai office within a month.
In the latest exit, senior partner David Beaves, partners Gary...
AZB & Partners has advised Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on the buyback of USD1.2 billion worth of equity from shareholders and beneficial owners.
Partner Lionel D’Almeida and senior associate Sweta Ananthanarayanan worked on the deal.
In the buyback process, qualified institutional...
Law firm management professionals boost support functions and can play an important advisory role in succession planning, writes legal recruitment expert Vivek Das
The success of the recent G20 Summit held in India and the signing of major agreements such...
Chance Bridge Partners’ Beijing office has hired partner Guo Runhua to boost its civil and commercial dispute resolution capabilities.
Guo, who practised at Han Kun Law Offices, specialises in civil and commercial retrials and execution objection cases. He is also...
Maserati’s holding company Stellantis has acquired a 20% stake in new-energy carmaker Leapmotor for EUR1.5 billion (USD1.6 billion) and has set up a joint venture with the latter in a 51:49 shareholding ratio.
This follows Volkswagen’s acquisition of XPeng Motors,...
Asia Business Law Journal is conducting extensive research for the 2023/2024 Korea Law Firm Awards, the results of which will be announced in December 2023.
As part of this process, we are requesting nominations from in-house counsel, corporate executives and...
Littler welcomes on board a trio of lawyers – Soowon Hong, Betty Lee and Shiau Sang Tee – to significantly bolster its Asia-Pacific capabilities from its regional office in Singapore to serve clients across the region.
Hong brings more than...
Fangda Partners, Dechert, White & Case, Global Law Office and JunHe advised on the first African country to issue panda bonds, preparing other nations on the continent to enter the Chinese market.
Egypt became the first African country to issue...
DOCVIT Law Firm has added senior partner Dong Geng to the Beijing branch to improve the dispute resolution practice.
Dong, formerly a partner at the CM and PH law firms, focuses on civil, commercial and administrative dispute resolution, criminal litigation...
Corporate specialist Kitty Chan has joined Appleby as a partner in Shanghai and legal manager in Hong Kong.
Chan specialises in equity capital markets, M&A, foreign investment, corporate governance and compliance matters and regulatory enforcement. Before joining Appleby, she spent...
A former Supreme Court justice has shone a light on the vital contributions of general counsel to the legal landscape in India at the 7th Annual Meet & International Summit of the Alliance for Corporate Counsel and Company Secretaries...
Trilegal advised Muthoot Finance on its Tranche II issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) raising INR7 billion (USD 84.12 million).
Muthoot Finance’s NCD deal marks one of the initial public issuances after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (issue and...
Seven law firms assisted various parties involved in the Samhi Hotels IPO on the NSE and BSE, raising USD164 million for the Indian hospitality giant.
Samhi saw a five-fold oversubscription of shares in the IPO, which comprised a fresh issue...
Gong Cheng Law Firm and Wintell & Co have completed their merger, creating a new entity named “功承瀛泰律师事务所”, while retaining the English name Wintell & Co.
The national partner committee of the combined firm is led by Chi Rida, founding...
The timeless saying, “dance with shackles on”, neatly epitomises the essence of 2022. It was a year that put the resilience and adaptability of the nation’s businesses to the ultimate test. Confronting a multitude of challenges, the legal profession...
Paul Ho, former head of Greater China at Ince, has brought his team and joined Stephenson Harwood as a partner.
The eight-member team focus on shipping between Shanghai and Hong Kong. Ho’s practice covers both contentious and non-contentious matters in...
Chennai-based law firm Commercial Law Advisors (CLA) has merged with JSA, effective from 1 October 2023.
This merger is set to improve JSA's service offerings in the broader south India region, in conjunction with its offices in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Partners...
Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo) has cemented an alliance with Philippine law firm Sy & Partners to expand its reach in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Nishimura & Asahi (GKJ) has long been dedicated to delivering high-quality legal services...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has assisted Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company in its USD480 million qualified institutional placement (QIP).
This marks the first Indian company to raise funds via a QIP of both equity shares and compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs).
CAM...
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has appointed new members of the board of directors and the court of arbitration.
Cyril Shroff, managing partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, is now a director to the SIAC board. His appointment was made...
Shihui Partners has added partners Jeff Liu and Guo Youning to the Beijing branch, while Fiona Fong and Genevieve Lam join the Shenzhen office.
Liu, formerly a lawyer with Cleary Gottlieb, focuses on private equity, risk investment funds, other investment...
Nishimura & Asahi has completed a significant rebranding endeavour and launched a foreign law joint enterprise, now operating as Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo).
This transformation aims to align the firm with the evolving legal landscape, ensuring its international...
AnJie Broad has added three new partners, Li Feng, Yang Tongmei and Pan Weili, to its Shanghai office.
Li specialises in dispute resolution, corporate and commercial, labour and employment, and intellectual property matters. He has a particular focus on the...
Southeast Asia’s largest fast delivery company, J&T Express, has debuted on the HKEX, raising HKD3.92 billion (USD501 million) from issuing 327 million shares at HKD12 each, making it the second-largest IPO on the city’s bourse to date.
Latham & Watkins...
Hogan Lovells has bolstered its infrastructure, energy, resources and projects (IERP) expertise in the Asia-Pacific region with the addition of Matthew Bubb as its head.
Bubb, with more than two decades of experience, brings a wealth of knowledge in closing...
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) will close its Kuala Lumpur office by the end of April 2024, as the firm adapts to changing client needs in the region, but will continue serving Malaysian clients.
Asia managing partner Graeme Preston acknowledged that...
Milbank has advised parties, including the lead arrangers, senior lenders and hedge banks, over a USD403.8 million financing deal for an Indonesian hyperscale data centre campus.
James Orme, partner of Milbank’s Singapore office and Asia practice, expressed his enthusiasm, saying:...
Secret point illustration, a document describing the scope of confidential know-how, plays an irreplaceable role in know-how infringement trials. But, due to lack of uniform guidelines on how to prove technological know-how or draft a piece of secret point...
A typhoon is a common form of natural disaster in China’s coastal regions and, only recently, Guangzhou fell victim to severe and prolonged rainfall. While it may be impossible to prevent catastrophic weather from happening, it is within our...
The current global economic environment may leave much to be desired but in an era of information, technological exchanges and co-operation between nations and regions, it remains of paramount importance.
In recent years, cross-border technology transfer has been subject to...
White & Case (W&C) continues its expansion with the hiring of Cindy Riswantyo as a partner to its global debt finance practice in Jakarta, retaining Indonesia as a key market for the firm.
Eliza McDougall, White & Case partner and...
Charles Russell Speechlys is enhancing its footprint in Greater China with the recent addition of Stephen Chan as a partner to strengthen the international litigation and dispute resolution team in Hong Kong.
Chan brings more than 15 years of expertise...
What are the major developments in India and China with their evolving patent ecosystems?
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As a country with written statute laws, China enjoys the inherent advantages of them, such as a complete structure and rigorous logic. However, these laws have...
Following stagnation on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM), the HKEX is seeking to revitalise its second board but there are concerns the revamp will crimp rather than promote activity as has occurred after the SPAC reforms.
The HKEX’s GEM listing...
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Taiwan’s economy has been resilient through the covid-19 pandemic, ranked as the 21st-largest economy in the world by gross domestic product based on the data collected by the International Monetary Fund. In light of its business agility, professional talent...
The eruption of generative AI is provoking a tsunami of shock waves
Early adopters of AI technology are creating documents, images, music and videos at an astounding pace, with increasingly high quality, often indistinguishable from human productions. The inevitable flipside...
Why is the Cayman Islands drawing two-thirds of Japanese investment in overseas funds?
Q: What are the latest trends in Asian investment funds that use offshore vehicles, and what are the key legal benefits?
The primary drivers behind the use of...
Failing to prepare for the eventuality of disputes can cost organisations significant time and money, with the risk that the outcome will not profit any of the parties. In contrast, agreeing to a well thought-out process before disputes arise...
The amendment to the Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act of Taiwan marks its most substantial revision in more than 14 years.
The amendment grants exclusive jurisdiction over first-instance civil IP cases to the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court (IPCC), which...
Stock market manipulation can be broadly divided into trading-based manipulation and information-based manipulation. The former requires significant advantages in funds and securities holdings and is closely supervised by stock exchanges and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). This means...
According to the law, inventions or creations made by departed employees within one year of leaving can be recognised as service inventions – if they are related to either their former job responsibilities or their former employer’s tasks. However,...
A recurring issue in recent years has been debtor companies having their business licences revoked before settling their debts. In such cases, creditors seek to hold shareholders responsible for neglecting their liquidation obligations. So, how should a company shareholder...
Four years have elapsed since the launch of the Star Market, in which semiconductor enterprises account for nearly 20% of the lineup, raising nearly 50% of the total proceeds in the first half of this year. Evidently, the domestic...
Asia’s intellectual property landscape has experienced a transformative shift in recent years. As innovation surges, it must be protected with efficient strategies
The rise of the Asian market has not only brought economic prosperity but has sparked a renewed focus...
The way interim injunctions in intellectual property litigation are granted has recently seen a challenge to a core approach. The case of Silvermaple Healthcare Services Private Limited v Dr Ajay Dubey and Ors considered the relationship between intellectual property,...
The Supreme Court (SC) recently held that the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), override those of the Electricity Act, 2003 (act), so far as they relate to the recovery of electricity debts.
In Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran...
Hylands Law Firm has welcomed partners Fu Wenjuan, Huang Li, Ni Liangyue and Wu Jianli to its Beijing office.
Fu, previously a partner at Junyou Law Firm, specialises in securities, private equity funds, M&A, restructuring, state-owned asset management and investment...
Madhavan Srivatsan has joined Emerald Law Offices as a senior partner and has brought his team to bolster the corporate and M&A practice.
“This collaboration with an industry leader represents a major milestone in our pursuit of continuous growth and...
The alliances among associations dedicated to the growth and development of corporate counsel in Asia seem to have become a numbers game. So, is everyone on the same side? Freny Patel reports
Just three months old and very much a...
Eversheds Sutherland’s Hong Kong office has hired banking and financing partner Tom Van Hoof from DLA Piper.
Van Hoof focuses on financing for leveraging, acquisitions, projects, assets, pre-IPOs and margining, general banking transactions and real estate.
During his tenure as of...
S&R Associates has represented digital engineering services provider Ascendion in its acquisition of India-based Nitor Infotech, a software product engineering company for an undisclosed sum.
Partners Venkatesh Vijayaraghavan and Raya Hazarika led the S&R team. Associates Apurv Sharma, Priya Kapadia,...
Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan (LKS) has acted for Educational Testing Services (ETS) on acquiring PeopleStrong’s assessment and remote proctoring business, Wheebox, for an undisclosed amount.
LKS provided transaction support, including structuring, legal due diligence, negotiation, finalising transaction documents, and assistance on...
Partner Shashank Shekhar and principal associate Tushar Joshi, both formerly colleagues at Trilegal, have moved to DMD Advocates to solidify the firm’s tax practice.
Shekhar is a tax lawyer with a more than 20-year track record. He has worked at...
What developments are affecting the property sector in often volatile regional markets?
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China’s real estate market has experienced a continual downward trend since 2022, with investment and sales significantly decreased. The land premium rate is at the lowest level in...
Singapore has established itself as a global business hub, ranking first in Asia and fourth worldwide in global competitiveness according to the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking and second for Ease of Doing Business according to the World Bank in...
In Taiwan, a “three-level and three-instance” system is adopted for civil proceedings. Three-level refers to the courts, including the District Court, the High Court and the Supreme Court. Three-instance means a case is initially heard by the District Court...
2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Malaysia’s co-operation with South Korea since adopting its Look East Policy (LEP). The enduring relationship saw bilateral trade reaching MYR114.55 billion (USD26 billion) last year, which Malaysia aims to further increase by 20%.
The...
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country, ranked seventh in the world, with a forecast population of 230 million by 2025. With significant crude oil and natural gas reserves and major exports including cocoa, cassava and rubber, the country is...
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Malaysia has just introduced its New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP 2030) aiming to drive the nation’s trajectory as a leader in industrial development, extend domestic linkages to creating wealth and strengthen its global value chain.
Launched...
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India allows automatic foreign direct investment (FDI) of up to 100% in the construction development sector, which includes projects such as townships, residential/commercial premises and hospitals, accounting for a significant nine per cent of recent total...
Before introducing a new product to the market, it is a common practice for both domestic and international brand owners to file a trademark application, obtaining exclusive rights to use their new trademark and legally enforce it against any...
IndusLaw has advised Sheela Foam on the company’s qualified institutional placement (QIP) of equity shares, raising USD167 million.
Sheela Foam will use the funds raised from the QIP to partially finance its proposed acquisition of Kurlon Enterprise.
The transaction team at...
Arindam Sarkar has joined Fox & Mandal as a partner to strengthen the firm’s corporate practice.
Sarkar brings to the firm nearly two decades of expertise in general corporate and commercial law, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital,...
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM) has represented Centella Mauritius Holdings, an affiliate of TPG, before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), securing unconditional approval of share deals.
This case involved Centella’s proposed acquisition of shareholdings in Quality Care India...
Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, provides remedies for owners to protect their intellectual property (IP) rights. In the past 10 years, an average of 632 inter partes cases involving trademarks,...
Whether a Japanese patent covers an overseas server was litigated in Dwango v FC2 (The IP High Court, En Banc, 26 May 2023). The patented system has server and user terminals. Although FC2, a US company, provided streaming media...
The competition for arbitration business is heating up with a host of national developments
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Hong Kong retained its status as a leading global arbitration hub in 2023, recovering from setbacks caused by the pandemic. The resumption of cross-border...
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Japan is not frequently selected as a place of arbitration, mainly because it is assumed that Japanese is the language used in arbitration procedure, which is disadvantageous to non-Japanese attorneys and parties. It’s also widely believed that...
Asset management has been growing rapidly as an industry across China in recent years. Now, banks, securities companies, insurance companies and other institutions provide overlapping financial services. The sector is a model of mixed operations, giving rise to complex...
Indonesia and South Korea have enjoyed a fruitful relationship in the past five decades. As both countries mark the 50th anniversary of trade relations, transactions between them have reached USD30 billion in 2022. This collaboration makes South Korea the...
Jia Yuan Law Offices, DeHeng Law Offices, and Zhong Lun Law Firm assisted the spin-off of six design institutes from China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and China Urban and Rural Holding Group, which once finalised will mark the completion...
Khaitan & Co, Foley & Lardner and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) advised on Indian private equity firm True North’s USD75 million acquisition of a minority interest in both iLink Multitech Solutions and iLink Systems.
True North sought transaction advice from...
The business climate in Indonesia is characterised by a multitude of complexities and diverse business sectors with promising growth. As commercial disputes inevitably arise, there are primarily two settlement pathways: out-of-court settlements (Cession (Assignment), novation and subrogation) and court...
When an employer intends to unilaterally terminate an employment contract, China’s employment laws and regulations strictly require it to be in keeping with one of the circumstances specified in law. Among such statutory circumstances provided by the Employment Contract...
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