The July 2019 edition of Asian-mena Counsel is now available to read, download or share below. This issue features our Dispute Resolution Special Report, which focuses on some of the latest developments across Asia and the Middle East.
The magazine also includes important legal updates, both offshore, and from the Philippines, South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Africa covering IP, competition, FDI and construction issues, and a spotlight on ‘information governance’, as well as our at-a-glance directory of legal service providers across the region in ‘AMC Direct’.
We hope you enjoy this issue.
The next issue of Asian-mena Counsel will feature our ‘White-Collar Crime & Sanctions Report‘. If you would like to know more about the issue or to contribute, please contact rahul.prakash@inhousecommunity.com.
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