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Reform of regulations on private issuance of corporate bonds in Vietnam
Vietnam / One of the most notable points under Decree 163 is that the requisite conditions for issuing corporate bonds have been significantly liberalised ...
Philippines: Protecting indigenous knowledge systems and practices in intellectual property rights registration
Philippines / Indigenous peoples (IPs) and indigenous cultural communities (ICCs), though explicitly protected under the constitution itself, sadly remain one of the most marginalised and forgotten sectors in Philippine society ...
African competition law developments in 2018 and the outlook for 2019
Africa / Africa is sometimes described as the “last frontier” of competition law because many African countries have only recently adopted modern competition laws ...
Tax liabilities in Korea for income generated from patents
South Korea / Recently, the Supreme Court of Korea upheld a lower court judgment finding that under the Korea-US Income Tax Convention, where a foreign corporation has given a patent licence to a company in Korea ...
Venture capital in Southeast Asia — 2018 review
Asia (Other) / As the preeminent venture capital and private equity practice in the offshore legal arena, Walkers continues to see record activity levels in venture capital fund raisings and fund establishments in Southeast Asia ...
Physical security key to data centre protection
Asia (Other) / Controls that prevent physical access to servers must be a fundamental component of any information security programme ...
Vietnam's 2019 legislative programme
Vietnam / Plus other developments, including the government's equitisation of and divestment from state-owned enterprises.
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Cooley to launch in Hong Kong
The US law firm is set to open an office in the city after hiring Will Cai from Skadden.
London launches International Disputes Week
The event comes at a watershed time for the UK legal sector, as London looks to establish its future role and status as a dispute hub after Brexit.
Flood of submissions for In-House Community Counsels of the Year, 2019
More than 90 major in-house teams in Asia and the Middle East have submitted to be long-listed for the awards.
Vietnam update
The new region-based minimum wage, TPP agreement, corporate bonds decree and circulars on foreign exchange management for FDI and PPP.
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Deals of the Year 2018
Asian-mena Counsel’s review of the top transactions and matters that closed during 2018...
The art of deal management
Asia (Other) / Oliver Mould, head of Asia for Lawyers On Demand, speaks with Nick Tomlinson about his background, career, current role as general counsel for Asia Pacific at Dentsu Aegis Network and ...
Significant changes to UAE’s Civil Procedure Code
Rest of the World / While the changes are welcome, they put pressure on litigants to plead their cases within relatively short time periods ...
Closing the financing gap — infrastructure project bankability
Asia (Other) / The perceived lack of bankable projects by international investors, not the lack of available capital, is the key impediment ...
Project finance for Vietnam’s energy generation: Powering growth and finding the (political) will
Vietnam / Companies that seize the green opportunity in this emerging market will gain significant advantages in the long term ...
Thailand: Projects and Energy
Thailand / Commentary on the latest developments in the Thai projects and energy sector ...
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Elina Mohamed
We speak to the general counsel at Orpic about her career, the development of the industry and her outlook ...
Carl Watson, Arcadis Asia
The general counsel of Arcadis Asia discusses effective in-house functionality and how he has worked to build a legal team that is fit for purpose.
Weiwen Wang
Along with legal knowledge, a business mindset and good communication skills are important attributes for the vice-president for business reputation and responsibility, Greater China, at InterContinental Hotels Group ...
Ethical Decision Making Process by Manish Asarkar
Manish Asarkar, legal & compliance head of Black & Veatch, India talks about the value in having strong Ethics and Compliance for companies and how to reatain these values in the decision ...
Hani Abosamra Abdelrasoul, Shelf Drilling
Shelf Drilling’s associate general counsel for the Middle East and Africa discusses the changing role of in-house counsel and the effect of technology on the profession.
Peangpanor Boonklum, PTT
One of the most prominent corporate lawyers in Thailand, PTT's head of legal spoke to the In-House Community's Tim Gilkison ...
Managed legal services: part of a new paradigm for the legal solutions market
The emergence of alternative legal solutions is giving clients a lot more choice.
India's first legal-tech incubator 'Starts'
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has launched India's first legal technology incubator, aptly named Prarambh or “Start” in Hindi/Sanskrit.
Deals of the Year 2018
Asian-mena Counsel’s review of the top transactions and matters that closed during 2018...
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The search is on for genuine client service-focused legal providers
Submissions for the In-House Community Visionary Client Service Legal Providers Awards, 2018 are now open!
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