The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will unlock significant commercial opportunities for Australian businesses and provide enhanced investment protections ...
This edition brings a featured article on Public Private Partnerships, as well as key judgements passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, changes in corporate and commercial matters and case laws in indirect taxation.
Elizabeth Robertson, Partner, Laura Atherton, Senior Associate and Zaib Malik, Associate with the Corporate Crime and Regulatory department of K&L Gates, take us through the twin concepts of mutual legal assistance and extradition and how the complex web of bilateral and multilateral treaties work in practice between western nations and China, India and Brazil.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of South Korea is responsible for handling and overseeing projects related to military supplies and defense industry procurement. …
Anti-corruption compliance is rightly a focus of companies operating in Indonesia. One of the more interesting questions for such companies, particularly foreign investment companies, is whether the company …
The Indonesian Government has issued a New Negative List that determines which business fields are open, fully or partially with conditions, to investment, including foreign investment. The New Negative List, issued …
Sitting in the legal driver’s seat at a renowned MNC in India has its rewards. However, as Shahana Basu Kanodia, Chief Legal Officer/Global General Counsel of Apollo Tyres Limited explains, one of the biggest challenges can be integrating the legal function between different offices in Asia, Europe and Africa to provide timely, consistent and pragmatic legal advice to business divisions in different time zones. Here she tells us more about her role.
Indonesia’s House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR) recently passed into law a long-awaited trade bill. The new Trade Law will act as an underlying regulation for other trade-related …
Our M&A Special Report launches with an article from Eversheds on 'The M&A Blueprint: from inception to integration.' Here Stephen Kitts, Managing Partner - Asia discusses the importance of a team of professionals providing the right "connective tissue" to see a deal through to its conclusion. Huang Jianwen, Partner at King & Wood Mallesons then sheds light on some of the cultural issues that can sometimes vex foreign parties in the context of outbound dealings with China. Christopher Osborne, Partner at Watson Farley & Williams (Thailand) Ltd updates us on changing trends in the M&A landscape in Thailand and Brian Chia, Partner at Wong & Partners explains why Malaysia is poised for an upswing in foreign investment. Peter Kasanda, Legal Director and Michael Strain of Clyde & Co round up our Special Report with their take on how the surge in M&A deals in Africa has come about.
ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL's Middle East Cover Story looks at recent legal developments in the region, with a Special Report by Bin Shabib & Associates LLP, Dubai on arbitration issues in the UAE. Articles by Latham & Watkins. and Ayesha Dawood Attorneys round out the Report.
