Tag: Employment law

Tilleke & Gibbins appoints Chanakarn Boonyasith as a partner at its Bangkok office, strengthening the employment practice

Drew & Napier assists digital asset platform Payward on its USD600 million acquisition of Hong Kong-based fintech Reap

Japan’s amended Whistleblower Protection Act shifts burden of proof, imposes criminal penalties and raises retaliation risks  

Ashurst ADTLaw advises CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) on its SGD3.9 billion (USD3 billion) acquisition of Paragon

India’s four labour codes streamline compliance, digitise processes, and modernise workforce rules while protecting workers

Poornima Hatti, the head of the disputes practice and a founding member of Samvad Partners has retired from the firm after 15 years

Kuala Lumpur-based law firm Zul Rafique & Partners has brought back Janice Wong as a partner in its employment and industrial relations practice group

Lisbeth Lanvers-Shah, the newly appointed head of the India desk and of counsel at LPA Singapore, believes India is poised for increased cross-border activity across multiple sectors

Fresh from taking the reins as Chooi & Company’s managing partner, Yeong Hui Yap is already preparing for the growth

Anjali Menon has rejoined Poovayya & Co as a partner in the corporate practice at the Bengaluru office after nine years of operating her own firm

Pomoy has been with the firm for 12 years, and serves as the deputy managing partner, deputy head of the labour and employment department

Malaysian law firm Halim Hong & Quek (HHQ) has appointed former Skrine veteran Siva Kumar Kanagasabai

Under the Philippines' Anti-Sexual Harassment Act and Safe Spaces Act, employers are legally mandated to create a Committee on Decorum and Investigation

Former Bharucha & Partners partner Parag Bhide joins Aquilaw as M&A partner, to lead its employment law practice

Four new labour codes took effect on 21 November 2025, streamlining and modernising India’s outdated labour laws

Thomson Geer has appointed Jane Hall as a partner in Melbourne to strengthen its national employment and workplace safety team

PDLegal appoints Ravipat Mullijarupongs and Supagorn Jittimaporn to lead dispute resolution and tax in Thailand

ACC Singapore and Drew & Napier briefed in-house counsel on key updates in Singapore law

Indian courts now emphasize fairness and proportionality in employment bonds and restrictive covenants

Samvad Partners promotes Jagriti Mohata, Lalit Munshi and Nivedita Udupa to partners

Evolving worker classifications and stricter rules on dismissal highlight the challenges businesses face in navigating labour laws in these jurisdictions

Indian courts uphold fair employment bonds but consistently strike down post-employment non-compete clauses as restraints on trade

Amrita Tonk rejoins CMS IndusLaw’s employment and investigations practice in Delhi

Atsumi & Sakai launched A&S Osaka to offer corporate legal services in the Kansai region, focusing on M&A and business succession

Fisher Phillips opens its first Asia office in Tokyo, led by Nan Sato, to support cross-border employment law needs driven by Japan-US investment

Jaya M Devashish and Prasad Gangadharan joined Desai & Diwanji as partners in the Pune office

Miura & Partners expands its US presence with a new Seattle office

Delhi HC’s judgment in Navigators Logistics v Kashif Qureshi addressed copyright, trade secrets, and non-compete clauses

Workplace harmony is a key to success. Here we compare developments in laws governing workforce management in India and Japan

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has recruited 128 graduates and four partners – Jay Parikh, Alok Sonker, Sowmya Kumar and Mohit Gogia