In a recent judgment on the Ghanshyam v Yogendra Rathi property dispute case, the Supreme Court of India upheld the possessory rights of the plaintiff-respondent, but clarified that an agreement to sell did not transfer proprietary rights. The plaintiff-respondent...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is planning its next steps on proposed regulation for web-based platforms that offer fractional ownership of real estate assets. It aims to promote the development of the real estate market, ensure...
Delhi High Court has finally paved the way for third-party funding in India. A division bench decision in Tomorrow Sales Agency Private Limited v SBS Holding, Inc stands as one of the first that sets out jurisprudence for third-party...
Specialist technology companies (STCs) have been afforded a path to listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK). The exchange published the conclusions of its consultation on the matter on 24 March 2023.
The conclusions, plus the Main Board...
A common question is: can a Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) hearing can take place in Shanghai or Beijing? The answer is yes.
This question reveals two common misunderstandings. The first is that choosing the HKIAC necessarily means having...
Young talent rose to the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) Legal Eagle Challenge on 29 July for the fourth year, with members of two student law societies invited for the first time.
The SCCA opened the challenge to the Australia...
The death of an arbitration party complicates proceedings. While the Supreme People’s Court’s interpretation on the Arbitration Law provides guidance on the binding nature of arbitration agreements in cases of merging or divisions of a party, the complexity of...
The federal government has unveiled draft amendments to the Electricity Rules, 2005, to bridge the gap between power costs and approved tariffs set by states, and address regulatory assets in the power sector.
According to the government announcement, the move...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a master direction on minimum capital requirements for operational risk. It directs specified commercial banks to maintain adequate regulatory capital to cover operational risk exposures.
Once implemented, these directions will replace existing...
The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has urged statutory auditors to exercise professional scepticism while assessing company fraud, and to remain independent of any influence from company legal opinions.
The accounting watchdog emphasised that auditors could not absolve themselves of...
Dentons welcomes partner Timothy Bickham to the Washington DC Office, who will also be head of Dentons China’s IP litigation team to improve the firm’s patent litigation services.
Bickham is the vice president of the International Trade Committee of the...
Zhong Lun Law Firm adds equity partner Wen Ye to the Shanghai office, strengthening its capital markets, M&A and financing sectors.
Wen was a partner at Grandway Law Offices, V&T Law Firm and S&P Law Firm, and also was an...
Swire Properties MTN Financing is the first Hong Kong company to list green dim sum bonds on the HKEX valued at RMB3.2 billion (USD446.57 million), making it the largest such issuance among the city’s corporations.
The wholly owned subsidiary of...
Malaysian firm LAW Partnership has strengthened its white-collar crime and corporate investigations group with the addition of Ariff Firman as a partner in Kuala Lumpur, as well as former judge Fredrick Nicholas as a counsel.
Firman, a white-collar investigator, joined...
Maples Group has hired Ian Clark, formerly a partner at Harneys in Hong Kong since 2022, as a partner in the firm’s Asia funds and investment management practice in Singapore.
Having advised clients on a wide range of fund-related matters...
South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has reinforced its antitrust and competition practice with the hiring of a former director of the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Lee Hee Jae.
Lee, who spent 18 years at the competition watchdog since...
Rajah & Tann has appointed industry expert Paul Ng as a partner to head the firm’s aviation practice in Singapore.
Ng’s experience as counsel covers the full spectrum of aviation, including the leasing and acquisition of aircraft, leasing maritime assets,...
Chae Jooyup, general counsel and vice president at South Korea’s biotechnology company SK Biopharmaceuticals, has moved to Yulchon to be a partner in its dispute resolution practice and lead its medtech and bio team in Seoul.
Chae had been an...
The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has unveiled a comprehensive set of guidelines on frameworks for generative AI technology in India.
According to the Nasscom policy document, the guidelines are an early initiative in the country's efforts...
Growing awareness of the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards is pushing companies around the globe to higher levels of accountability and, slowly but surely, Asia is catching up
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure requirements in Indonesia are primarily applicable to publicly listed companies and financial institutions, subject to the supervision of the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, or OJK).
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South Korea has established a comprehensive regulatory framework to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. The Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth for Coping with Climate Change Crisis serves as a legal foundation to mitigate...
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Taiwan’s climate agenda has sparked attention recently. The Greenhouse Gases Reduction and Management Act, the primary regulatory framework for controlling greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan, has undergone a comprehensive reform and was officially renamed the Climate Change...
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Thailand is no exception to the trend of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topping corporate boardroom agendas worldwide in recent years. With the heightened focus on climate change, the climate-related regulatory landscape has shifted significantly, in particular...
Dentons Hong Kong has strengthened its finance practice in the city with the addition of local banking industry veteran Nicholas Chua, who joins from CIMB Bank.
Chua started his career in 2005 at Dutch bank ABN AMRO as regional counsel,...
DeHeng Law Offices has advised power electronics company Shenzhen VMAX New Energy on its Star Market IPO, raising RMB1.99 billion (USD277.24 million) from 42.1 million A shares.
Partners Liu Zhenguo, Tang Yongsheng and Han Xue led the DeHeng team advising...
A dazzling variety of transformations and innovations has emerged from the combination of internet, artificial intelligence, blockchain and other exciting new technologies. With the burgeoning trend of “internet plus” finding a place in China’s judicial system, a new form...
With the rapid development of technology, the scale of data processed by enterprises has been growing exponentially. Consequently, data compliance has garnered increasing attention from audit departments during the assessment of domestic listings. This article discusses data compliance practices...
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M&A activity witnessed a return to pre-pandemic levels globally in 2022 with businesses seeking long-term investments at attractive valuations and returns. As a result, India became a desirable location encouraged by government efforts to increase corporate efficiency and...
A recent Chinese TV drama, The Youth Memories, tells the inspiring story of a group of Beijing youngsters in the 1970s finding strength from each other to overcome a multitude of challenges while growing up through gaokao national exams,...
Debashree Dutta and Roopali Singh have joined co-founders Shameek Chaudhuri and Arvind Ramesh as founding partners at Vritti Law Partners.
Dutta, who will be based in the Mumbai office, has expertise in financing matters involving projects, infrastructure, acquisitions, loan portfolio...
Government incentives and increased interest from global investors fuel Asia M&A buzz. Staying on top of emerging trends and the latest regulatory environments is crucial for dealmakers to keep relevant in the competitive market
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The pandemic and rise in geopolitical tensions have triggered significant developments in the regulation of M&A worldwide, and Japan is no exception. Prospective investors should pay attention to recent developments in two major areas of regulation on foreign...
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Fuelled by a strong mandate from the people, the Philippines is implementing key reforms affecting M&A.
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Philippine solar, wind and hydropower projects are now open to 100% foreign ownership. In September 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued...
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Taiwan’s cross-border transactions had declined in the past two years, due to global uncertainties relating to the pandemic, travel restrictions and supply chain disruptions. With a greater focus on local development, there has been a rise in injected...
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M&A transactions for private and public limited companies in Thailand can be achieved in many ways, including acquiring shares from existing shareholders of a limited company, subscribing to new shares issued by a limited company, an amalgamation of...
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Foreign investment in Vietnam continues to be encouraging. The latest figures reported by the Foreign Investment Agency for 2023 note that nearly USD5.45 billion in newly registered capital, adjusted and contributed capital for purchasing shares, and capital contributions...
Jingtian & Gongcheng advised Hygeia Health on the oncology company’s RMB1.66 billion (USD231.63 million) 100% acquisition of Chang An Hospital.
The Jingtian team advised the H-Share company on PRC law in the transaction where Hygeia purchased the shares from Datang...
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Hong Kong has welcomed four new additions to its board of directors after an annual general meeting on 17 June at the SAP offices in the city.
The new members are Ann Leung, APAC...
To address the uncertainties of the recent developments on raising funds overseas, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has published detailed guidance on the registration, filing, use of proceeds and other requirements on overseas offerings of global depositary receipts...
Article 14 (1) of the Advertising Law stipulates that advertisements should possess identifiable characteristics, with the aim of ensuring that consumers have a clear understanding of the promotional intent behind the advertisement for goods or services. This enables consumers...
White & Case has hired Wilfred Ho, previously a counsel at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom for more than three years, as a partner of its global commercial litigation practice in Hong Kong.
Specialising in international arbitration and commercial...
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) has instituted reforms since 2018 to attract more diversified listing applicants, especially those from new-economy industries. It has formulated specific listing regimes for:
Companies with weighted voting right (WVR) structures;
Biotech companies;...
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) officially opens its Changchun office, the firm’s first branch located in northeastern China, to strengthen the delivery of its services in the region.
Partner Tang Yiyun, who has expertise in private equity, capital markets and...
Milbank, Sidley Austin, and Indonesia’s Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, an associate firm of Herbert Smith Freehills, advised on copper and gold mining company Amman Mineral’s IDR10.73 trillion (USD710 million) IPO on the Indonesian Stock Exchange.
“Our observation is that companies...
Jointide Law Firm has established a branch in Seoul after receiving government approval hoping to open the legal market in East Asia and offer more cross-border services for clients.
Jointide’s South Korean business team comprises nine lawyers, who have also...
With the establishment of a Women’s Interest Committee within the state-backed arbitral institution now firmly in place, Freny Patel talks to pioneering South Korean female lawyers about issues impacting them and the future of arbitration in the country
Women have...
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association’s (SCCA) student chapter has kicked off a new series of events called GenA2Z bringing different generations of the legal community together to share perspectives on a topic.
The inaugural event was held on 18 July...
Four partners have joined Merits & Tree Law Offices to boost its dispute resolution, commercial and criminal advocacy sectors.
Sun Fu and Li Binghao both worked at Hengdu Law Offices, where Li was a partner. Li was also a partner...
It is a common arrangement for major shareholders and de facto controllers of listed companies to make a guaranteed yield and principal commitment to private placement investors. With financial supervision tightened up in recent years, however, the judicial stance...
Existing tax and fee cut policies were extended by the 14th National People’s Congress in March, on approving the National Economic and Social Development Plan of 2023.
According to the government's estimation, the extension or renewal of a range of...
Vietnam law firm Asia Counsel has hired Phong Nguyen, formerly of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he was a senior associate for eight years, as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City.
With almost two decades of experience, Nguyen advises foreign...
Inventor remuneration laws are needed to increase the number of patents filed in the country, writes Balwant Rawat, the head of IP at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India
Intellectual property rights (IPR) play an important role in fostering the economic...
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards are rapidly gaining prominence regionally and internationally, as regulators equip their jurisdictions with appropriate guidelines targeted at meeting ESG objectives and preventing an increase in undesirable practices such as greenwashing.
In Singapore,...
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations have become increasingly important in the world of finance and investment in recent years. These regulations have also been gaining momentum in Japan with the government and the financial industry taking...
Global Law Office has hired Lucy Luo and Wendy Wu as partners to work in Shanghai, while partner Huang Zhen will be in the Shenzhen office, to strengthen foreign-related business, intellectual property and the dispute resolution sectors.
Luo, who has...
With the focus on environmental, social and governance, a clearer understanding will help businesses align with global frameworks
The venerated American economist Milton Friedman once said: “The business of business is business.” The only social responsibility of the corporate entity,...
Hong Kong recently expanded its talent admission scheme to 51 professions to attract top-notch professionals in support of economic and social development, while also expanding the requirement for a criminal conviction declaration to additional visa schemes.
Expanded talent list. The...
With the rapid growth of the digital economy and significant attention from investors, effective legal due diligence is crucial in data sector decisions
Unlike traditional sectors, investments in the data field require a keen focus on four interconnected aspects:...
On 17 February 2023, the main boards of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges adopted the registration-based mechanism for reviewing IPOs, signalling completion of the reform across China’s capital market and marking a significant improvement in the effectiveness of...
The Trial Measures for the Administration of the Overseas Offering and Listing of Securities by Domestic Enterprises and five supporting guidelines were implemented on 31 March. Since then, the authors have assisted a number of enterprises to submit filing...
After being a partner for more than nine years at Malaysia’s Rahmat Lim & Partners, an associate firm of Singapore’s Allen & Gledhill, Ho Wei Lih has left to launch her own boutique law firm Wei Lih Ho &...
Sometimes traditional compliance investigation cannot satisfy all parties in a workplace complaint. Often, the need for communication to understand everyone’s wishes usurps assigning blame
When faced with employee compliance complaints or whistleblowing reports, most companies rely on traditional investigation procedures...
Kiran Prince, previously at KKR India Asset Finance, has joined Welspun One Logistics Parks as its legal head.
Prince has more than 15 years of legal expertise covering financial services, real estate, projects and investments. Prior to heading the legal...
King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) China business and Eversheds Sutherland launch a formal co-operation agreement, requiring KWM China to refer all future matters needing legal advice in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America to Eversheds.
KWM...
In June 2023, Delhi High Court heard the trademark infringement case of New Balance Athletics Inc. v New Balance Immigration Private Limited. The court held that the defendant had breached a previously granted injunction, prohibiting it from using the marks...
Employee share option plans are incentive programmes in which executives and other employees are granted derivatives or shares in a company, or its parent, with the aim of rewarding their past performance, encouraging future commitment and attracting new talent.
Grasping...
Phishing misleads and tricks individuals into revealing personal or confidential information through deceptive emails or messages. Such information is then used for unlawful or harmful purposes, such as fraud or installing ransomware. Smishing, a subset of phishing, uses SMSs...
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has signed an MoU with the Bar Council and the Law Society of England and Wales to foster mutual exchange in training and knowledge between lawyers and law students.
The BCI will recommend young...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8 June 2023, published a new regulatory framework, permitting the issue of default loss guarantees in digital lending (DLG guidelines). This is a significant departure from the RBI’s previous position of restricting...
The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) was conceived as an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), offering international connectivity and a business-friendly environment. It is the only greenfield smart city in India set up as a multi-service special economic...
The plethora of rule violations that have jail time as punishment is an ever-present threat for business managers. The passage of the Jan Vishwas Bill will be a step towards decriminalising them, but lawyers say much more must be...
During the recent International Trademark Association (INTA) annual meeting held in Singapore, we spoke with Jomarie Fredericks, the 2023 INTA president, about future INTA events, her goals during her one-year tenure, and how she balances this role with her...
Han Kun Law Offices welcomes Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung back to the firm and they will be based in the Shenzhen branch.
After his first stint at Han Kun, Chen joined AllBright Law Offices and served as a partner...
India’s banking regulator wants the fintech sector to form self-regulatory organisations, but diverse interests in the industry aren’t the only challenges in making this happen. Freny Patel reports
India is home to one of the world's fastest growing financial technology...
Kevin Qian, a co-founding partner of Yuanda China Law Firm, has joined Grandall Law Firm as a general counsel on international development and foreign affairs.
Qian will focus on helping listed Chinese companies tap financing in European capital markets and...
Jingtian & Gongcheng advised state-owned enterprise Shandong Gold Mining on PRC and Hong Kong laws on the RMB12.76 billion (USD1.77 billion) acquisition of a 23.1% stake in Yintai Gold.
The transaction is the largest acquisition in the A-share gold sector,...
Grandall Law Firm has hired equity partners Lyon Dong and Du Xiaomin to join the Shanghai and Wuhan offices, respectively, boosting its cross-border and construction sectors.
Dong has expertise in handling cross-border M&A, USD funds, and domestic and foreign capital...
Tiantai Law Firm establishes a second office in Shandong province in the city of Qingdao following the opening of its first branch in the provincial capital of Jinan.
The Qingdao office, which has about 50 staff members including partners and...
Adish C Aggarwala, former vice president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India (SCBA) and senior advocate, was elected as its president.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, who was SCBA president until he resigned in 2021, was among seven nominees...
Sandeep Bajaj, founder and managing partner of PSL Advocates & Solicitors, has stepped down from his current position to focus on his counsel practice.
Sameer Jain will continue as the founder and managing partner of the firm, which has also...
Inttl Advocare has promoted 14 lawyers to various positions, including Vishal Tripathi and Manish Kumar Mishra as partners, raising the partnership ranks to six.
Tripathi, a registered patent agent and attorney at law, boasts 18 years of extensive experience in...
Projects expert Andrew Roche joins Baker Botts as a partner shortly after the American law firm opened a Singapore office this year with a team of energy lawyers from Ashurst.
Roche, who has been based in the city for more...
After opening a presence in South Korea in 2019, Shearman & Sterling plans to close its Seoul office ahead of its proposed merger with Allen & Overy to create A&O Shearman.
“This decision is not connected to the merger, it...
Clyde & Co has hired Thai litigator and international arbitrator Dutsadee Dutsadeepanich as the second partner in its Bangkok office, which opened earlier this year.
Prior to joining Clyde & Co, she was a partner at Thai law firm ABER...
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is synonymous with responsible action. In India, the essence and recognition of ESG has been around for some time, but regulation was fragmented and spread across various legislation.
With ESG-related reporting requirements, it...
Padmini Rathore, formerly the chief executive of DSK Legal since 2018, has joined Khaitan & Co as chief practice officer.
In this key management role at Khaitan, Rathore will oversee the firm’s practice and sector groups. She will ensure a...
Rahul Bhattacharjee joins Aretha Legal as partner to head the energy and infrastructure practice in the firm’s Delhi office.
Bhattacharjee had previously led legal teams for global businesses such as oilfield services firm Schlumberger, and Cairn Oil and Gas, as...
Jia Yuan Law Offices and DeHeng Law Offices advised on high-tech firm Baimtec Material’s IPO on the Star Market, which raised RMB7.11 billion (USD991.14 million) from the listing of 90 million A shares.
Founding partner Yan Yu, senior partners Huang...
Hylands Law Firm has hired senior partner Sun Yujun to join the Shanghai office, boosting its real estate and construction practice.
Sun was formerly a partner at Grandall Law Firm, a City Development Law Firm senior partner, a Shiji Law...
Foreign law firms have adjusted their China strategies amid solid expectations of a post-pandemic economic recovery since the mainland government lifted the lockdown at the end of 2022.
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) and Morgan Lewis established a presence in Shenzhen...
TT&A and Resolut Partners assisted Genus Power & Infrastructures and Gem View Investment, respectively, in establishing a USD2 billion joint venture platform, making it the largest transaction in the energy smart meter market in India.
Genus Power is the largest...
Suresh Amesar, formerly a partner at ANM Global, and his team along with Rachna Vats have joined Anand and Naik’s Mumbai office.
Amesar has more than 19 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry, and has served as...
Merits & Tree Law Offices has officially opened its sixth mainland branch in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with two partners, Zhong Jingjing and Liu Zhang, on board.
Zhong serves as the Chengdu office director, specialising in investment and financing,...
Yvonne Huang and Jessica Jin have joined the Shanghai office of Boss & Young Attorneys at Law as partners to strengthen its insolvency restructuring and compliance practices.
Huang, formerly a partner at Jin Mao Law Firm, focuses on corporate bankruptcy...
AllBright Law Offices has established a Kunming office to develop business in Southeast Asia and South Asia, adding to the Hong Kong and Tokyo branches opened earlier this year.
Xiong Bin, previously the chief partner of Weixing Law, will be...
Jingtian & Gongcheng hires Gan Weimin and Xue Yingyuan as partners to boost its strength in the intellectual property, capital markets and M&A sectors.
Gan, who is in the Beijing and Hangzhou offices, has expertise in the capital markets and...
Foreign-related arbitration often involves cross-border transactions and parties from different countries. Among various legal issues arising from such arbitrations, counsel of the parties often need to conduct conflicts of law analysis to ascertain specific law applying to certain aspects...
Internal compliance investigations are now laden with legal pitfalls for companies. Any mishandling of personal employee information risks invoking the increasingly strict regulations and enforcement of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL).
In particular, it is common for internal investigations...
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has added M&A lawyer Kenneth Leong as a corporate partner in Singapore, who has brought a team of associates from Quahe Woo & Palmer (QWP).
Leong, previously a director at the Singapore-based QWP, specialises in M&A...
SNG & Partners, acted as legal counsel for The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), providing assistance in connection with an external commercial borrowing of USD75 million.
This is in conjunction with an accompanying green shoe option of up to...
JunHe, Linklaters and Clifford Chance have advised on chemical company Zhejiang Yongtai Technology’s global depository receipt (GDR) offering, making it the first Shenzhen A-share firm to debut on the London Stock Exchange.
Yongtai Technology raised USD70 million, offering 7.4389 million...
Often regarded as a lucrative investment opportunity, debentures are associated with attractive high rates of return, risk mitigation and a diversified portfolio to retail investors. Listed debentures are required to be rated by well-reputed rating agencies and are predominantly...
THE PAST DECADE or so has seen significant insolvency law reform in many jurisdictions. This column has previously examined related issues, including the difference between corporate insolvency and personal bankruptcy (see China Business Law Journal, volume 4, issue 10:...
The issue of whether the registration of approved standard items can be maintained through use of non-standard items in cases of trademark cancellation due to non-use over three consecutive years has been a persistent challenge and a concern for...
While formulating intellectual property strategy involves important factors such as background, timing, action choices and arrangements, in practice the author repeatedly experiences the significant influence of deep communication on developing and implementing such strategies.
Deep communication primarily refers to communication...
Sidley Austin, Khaitan & Co, and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) advised on financial services company Aditya Birla Capital’s first qualified institutional placement (QIP) valued at USD215 million.
Partners Yash Ashar and Abhinav Kumar led the CAM transaction team acting for...
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Wang Rongqing and Syu Zhu have joined the Shanghai office as partners to strengthen the dispute resolution and corporate operations of Chance Bridge Partners.
Wang, who previously practised at TianTong Law Firm and Fangda Partners, has expertise in dispute resolution,...
DeHeng Law Offices has opened in Vientiane, Laos, its first office in Southeast Asia and its second overseas location after setting up in Seoul, to develop Belt and Road Initiative business.
Partner Harrison Jia, who will be director of the...
Kim Lu, Nie Jingxiang and Song Heng have joined DOCVIT Law Firm as partners, expanding the teams at the Beijing and Tianjin offices.
Lu, who will work from the Beijing office, was formerly a partner at Chang Tsi & Partners....
Developing a compliance plan is the first element of a company’s compliance efforts. When devising such plans, enterprises must take into account their nature, industry affiliation and business focus to tailor specific compliance strategies.
Many companies just initiating compliance plans...
Article 761 of the Civil Code allows creditors to use future accounts receivable (AR) for factoring transactions, supporting and promoting the factoring industry. This provision exemplifies the principle of encouraging transactions within the realm of civil and commercial matters.
The...
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Linklaters assisted Japanese investment company Mitsui to acquire 49% of Kasso MidCo, the world’s first large-scale e-methanol business in Denmark from its parent company European Energy for an undisclosed amount.
The transaction also includes the acquisition of a solar plant...
Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms. Lim Miran and Elverina Hidayati report
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The country’s economy is...
Equity investments typically involve three modes: Establishing a new company; acquiring equity; and expanding capital through stock issuance. The legal risks vary depending on investment mode. This article explores legal risks and preventive measures concerning shareholders’ preemptive rights in...
The China-Central Asia Summit, held in Xi’an from 18-19 May, was the first in-person summit among heads of the six countries since China’s establishment of diplomatic relations with Central Asia 31 years ago. It signals the beginning of a...
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