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New-Horizons
Cover story

New horizons

By George W Russell
As Asia-Pacific companies increasingly look abroad for fresh opportunities, law firms are expanding their footprints in response.
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A comparison of digital banking regulationsvideo
Practice Guides

A comparison of digital banking regulations

As technology revolutionises the banking sector, brick-and-mortar retail is increasingly becoming obsolete as regulators jump to set new standards for inclusive finance
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A comparison of digital banking regulations: Indiavideo
Practice Guides

A comparison of digital banking regulations: India

By Manisha Singh and Nisha Sharma, LexOrbis
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A comparison of digital banking regulations: Philippines
Practice Guides

A comparison of digital banking regulations: Philippines

By Mark S Gorriceta, Micaela Kristina V Galvez, and Liane Stella R Candelario, Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
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A comparison of digital banking regulations: Thailandvideo
Practice Guides

A comparison of digital banking regulations: Thailand

By Troy Schooneman, Kongkoch Yongsavasdikul, and Koraphot Jirachocksubsin, Kudun and Partners
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Challenges, opportunities with virtual asset regulation in BVI
Expert briefing

Offshore solutions in BVI

Corporate flexibility and ease of navigation can explain the increasing popularity of the British Virgin Islands among Asian fund managers, virtual asset businesses and special purpose acquisition companies
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Expert briefing

Hastening technology for Philippine smart cities

By Aris L. Gulapa, Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Lim, and Maria Isabelle J. Poblete, Gulapa Law
An ICT innovation that has gained traction across local government units and government agencies is the development of “smart cities”
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Guide-to-BVI-closed-ended-investment-funds
Expert briefing

Guide to BVI closed-ended investment funds

By Andrew Wood, Maples Group
In recent years the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has gained increasing popularity in the closed-ended sector of the industry.
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The development of SPAC IPOs
Expert briefing

The development of SPAC IPOs

By Rachael Pape and Christopher Smith, Conyers
Using Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) as an alternative to traditional IPOs has been a key feature of financial markets since 2020.
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課題、BVIの仮想資産規制の機会
Expert briefing

Challenges, opportunities with virtual asset regulation in BVI

By Michael Padarin and Daniel Moore, Carey Olsen
Regulators globally are wrestling with tough questions as to how virtual assets should be regulated
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Expert briefing

BVI still at forefront of cross-border business

By Elise Donovan, BVI Finance
Corporate flexibility and ease of navigation can explain the increasing popularity of the British Virgin Islands among Asian fund managers, virtual asset businesses and special purpose acquisition companies
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Taxation, legality of cryptocurrency in India
Expert briefing

Taxation, legality of cryptocurrency in India

By Abhishek Malhotra and Bagmisikha Puhan, TMT Law Practice
The Finance Bill, 2022 (as tabled during the Union Budget discussion of 2022-2023) marked a watershed moment in 含羞草社区 journey towards regulating cryptocurrencies and fostering digital innovation and growth in the country.
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Taiwan A-List 2022
A-List lawyers

Taiwan’s top 100 lawyers 2022

Following an extensive nominations process, Asia Business Law Journal reveals the A-List of Taiwan's legal profession
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Outside the box
Asia-specific

Outside the box

Movement in the West towards greater diversity and inclusion is now reverberating in Asia via work directed to law firms that embrace these values. But just how proactive are our legal communities here?
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Expert briefing

Diversity and inclusion in Indian law firms

By Aprajita Nigam and Manisha Singh, LexOrbis
Mere cohabitation of a diverse population is not enough. What is required is cohabitation with equal opportunities
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Expert briefing

The future of digital asset taxes in Thailand

By Palawi Bunnag, Laeard Ketwat and Pipat Pipatpajong, ILCT
Digital assets have become rapidly popular among Thai investors in the past few years
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Expert briefing

Strategies for post-pandemic recovery in Thailand

By Saravut Krailadsiri, Somboon Sangrungjang and Pariyapol Kamolsilp, Kudun and Partners
The pandemic marks the end of one business era, but also the start of another
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ACCRALAW
Market pulse

New ACCRALAW leaders?identify key trends

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Joel Seow Linklaters
Market pulse

Funds lawyer heads up Linklaters’ new practice

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AnJie dispute specialists join JunHe
Market pulse

AnJie dispute specialists migrate to JunHe

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Peter Kwon RPC
Market pulse

RPC sets up Korea desk in Hong kong

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Joy Lam Baker McKenzie
Market pulse

Virtual assets lawyer signs with Baker

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Kristian Bradshaw White & Case
Market pulse

Japan Inpex’s GC moves to White & Case

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David Cho Milbank
Market pulse

Milbank appoints Seoul chief

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Kudun and Partners
Market pulse

Kudun hires compliance expert

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Kozo Yabe
Market pulse

Midosuji hires veteran patent lawyer

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Goh Mei Lin
Obituary

Maritime expert well known in region

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AMC
Market pulse

Asia Mediation Centre expands to Singapore

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Market pulse

Capital markets and TMT lawyers join Reed Smith

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promote hire
Market pulse

Grandall hires 9 equity partners

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Jaya Kumar DFDL
Market pulse

DFDL hires Bangkok?manager

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data
Deal digest

White & Case advises data centre project in Korea

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Deal digest

Dechert supports battery fund

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LG
Deal digest

Paul Hastings assists LG offering

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Mercedes Benz
Deal digest

Taiwan battery maker teams up with Mercedes

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citibank
Deal digest

Citi sells banks in Southeast Asia

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The A-List: Top Offshore Lawyers 2021
A-List lawyers

The A-List: Top offshore lawyers 2022

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top offshore lawyers
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Thailand Law Firm Awards
Features

Thailand Law Firm Awards 2022

Asia Business Law Journal presents the best law firm in Thailand for 2022 and four winners each in 22 practice areas
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KICA
In-house agenda

KICA elects new chairman

The Korea In-house Counsel Association held its annual general meeting on 19 January and elected Kim Sung-Han, head of management office at Golfzon Newdin Holdings, as its new chairman and president
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JILA
In-house agenda

JILA supports energy arbitration forum

Masako Takahata, vice president of the Japan In-House lawyers Association, lent her speaking expertise to the inaugural webinar of the Japan chapter of the Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners
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In-house agenda

ACC survey crunches key issues for in-house counsel

The 2022 Chief Legal Officers survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Counsel found significant transactions, business-critical and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are the key focuses
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In-house agenda

In-house counsel month ? a new concept

ACC Australia continues to innovate in its programming by replacing individual in-house counsel days with a new concept: the in-house counsel month
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ACC Australia
In-house agenda

ACC Australia appoints new president

The Association of Corporate Counsel Australia (ACC Australia) has elected Mei Ramsay as its new national president, succeeding Justin Coss
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Cooley
The Wrap

Three Crowns opens in Singapore

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The Wrap

HK, Singapore debut SPACs

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In-house agenda

GCAI seeks more academic partnerships

Following a partnership agreement with Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai last December, the General Counsels’ Association of India is seeking more collaborations with academia
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Cover story

War of attrition

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, the international legal community has condemned not just with words, but by boycotting Russian business and transactions
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Fair winds for use of copyrighted material
ACCRALAW

Fair winds for use of copyrighted material

By Shiela Marie Rabaya, ACCRALAW
The concept of fair use seems to be straightforward. But in the application, finding the balance between the original creator’s rights and fair use by the subsequent user has proven to be difficult
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Federis & Associates

Bright prospects for Philippines IP filings, enforcement

By Amanda Carlota, Federis & Associates
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Anand and Anand

Advertisement of medical devices in India

By Ashutosh Upadhyaya, Anand and Anand
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Loeb Smith Attorneys

ESG in finance transactions: an offshore legal perspective

By Peter Vas, Loeb Smith Attorneys
2021 saw an unprecedented surge in ESG debt issuance, arguably underpinned by growing investor appetite for sustainable and green-linked investment options.
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Specified users under CICRA herald changing nature of lending

By Anu Tiwari and Anindita Bhowmik, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended the Credit Information Companies Regulations, 2006 on 10 November 2021, through the Credit Information Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2021.
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Avoidance applications in jeopardy?

By Misha, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
An interesting question has arisen under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) as to whether avoidance applications filed by a resolution professional to avoid vulnerable transactions can survive after the successful conclusion of the resolution process.
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Expert briefing

Future of Indian IP rights in the Metaverse

By Sujata Chaudhri, Urfee Roomi, and Alvin Antony, Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
The convergence of human interaction in digital lives through the metaverse creates a harmonious virtual community, but how will this evolution cope with disputes and challenges brought by trademarks and patents from the real world?
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Daoism: a new kind of faith
Asia-specific

DAOism: a new kind of faith

By Andrew Godwin
The idea for a decentralised autonomous organisation, where the rules are baked into its code with no management structure or board of directors, has emerged with the rise of blockchain technology
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Asia Business Law Journal

Overview of Cayman Islands investment funds regime

By Robert Searle and James McKeon, Campbells in Hong Kong
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Asia Business Law Journal

Understanding red-chip structures in Cayman Islands

By Calamus Huang, Jessie Xu and Ericsson Yu, Harneys in Shanghai
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Asia Business Law Journal

New restructuring process for Cayman Islands

By Amelia Tan, James Noble and Vivian Siah, Carey Olsen in Singapore
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Asia Business Law Journal

SPAC IPO v traditional IPO: A Cayman perspective

By Matt Roberts and Richard Holden, Maples Group in Hong Kong
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Wait-and-see-on-NFT-framework-in-Korea-L2
Expert briefing

Wait and see on NFT framework in Korea

By Michael Kim, Daniel Lee, and Nathan Park, Kobre & Kim
The country is at a crossroad as it seeks to define virtual assets within its regulation
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Expert briefing

Cryptocurrencies in India: fad or future?

By Abhishek Malhotra and Bagmisikha Puhan, TMT Law Practice
Digital currencies have spread their wings into global fora, and the nation requires vision to avoid missed opportunities
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climate change
Features

Earth v law

Do lawyers have a heightened responsibility to help avert a climate catastrophe?
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Features

Philippines Law Firm Awards 2021

Asia Business Law Journal presents the best law firm in the Philippines for 2021 and four winners each in 22 practice areas
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Asia Business Law Journal

Carbon-neutral policies in Japan

By Koji Fukatsu, TMI Associates
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Asia Business Law Journal

Carbon-neutral policies in Indonesia

By Denia Isetianti Permata and Robert Reid, Soemadipradja & Taher
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Asia Business Law Journal

Carbon-neutral policies in India

By Manisha SIngh and Pradeep Kumar Kamal, LexOrbis
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Asia Business Law Journal

Carbon-neutral policies in China

By Charles J Yao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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carbon neutrality
Practice Guides

A comparison of carbon-neutral policies

Asian policymakers have laid down frameworks to ensure public and private sector involvement in tackling the climate crisis
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In focus

Forbidden not forgotten

Enthusiasm for cryptos in Indonesia has led Muslim clerics to forbid them, but the market begs to differ
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Ashurst advises in Singapore's largest clean energy project
Deal digest

Ashurst advises in Singapore’s largest clean energy project

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Skadden supports Japan chip maker's notes offer
Deal digest

Skadden supports Japan chip maker’s notes offer

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Latham assists Korean purchase of endeavor
Deal digest

Latham assists Korean purchase of endeavor

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Baker advises on Vietnamese solar plant finance
Deal digest

Baker advises on Vietnamese solar plant finance

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Mayer in Chubu's buyup of stake in Bitexco
Deal digest

Mayer in Chubu’s buyup of stake in Bitexco

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Mayer Brown bolsters investment funds practice
Market pulse

Mayer Brown bolsters investment funds practice

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Market pulse

New head of proceedings committee at HKIAC

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KWM appoints new Australia chief executive partner
Market pulse

KWM appoints new Australia chief executive partner

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SICC to apply standalone rules
The Wrap

SICC to apply standalone rules

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DR, litigation expert joins Latham in HK
Market pulse

DR, litigation expert joins Latham in HK

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Hong Kong
Market pulse

DLA Piper bolsters HK capital markets practice

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Pinsent Masons appoints head of corporate APAC
Market pulse

Pinsent Masons appoints head of corporate APAC

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Freshfields appoints head of Japan M&A practice
Market pulse

Freshfields appoints head of Japan M&A practice

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SIAC appoints new CEO
Market pulse

SIAC appoints new CEO

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VDB Loi sets up office in Bangladesh
Market pulse

VDB Loi sets up office in Bangladesh

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Walkers' Cayman partner heads to HK
Market pulse

Walkers’ Cayman partner heads to HK

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Market pulse

Kobre & Kim expands into Dubai

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Ashurst hires dispute, corporate partners in Tokyo and HK
Market pulse

Ashurst hires dispute, corporate partners in Tokyo and HK

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Market pulse

Anand and Anand, Naik Naik collaborate in Mumbai

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Legal news in brief
Market pulse

Legal news in brief

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Asia Business Law Journal

Capital markets regulation in China: The establishment of Beijing Stock Exchange

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Asia Business Law Survey 2021
Asia-specific

Asia Business Law Survey

Our regional survey of law firms finds the legal market has adapted well during the pandemic and is striking a positive note for 2022
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Vantage point

One step ahead

As most Asian jurisdictions restrict firms from promoting their services, marketing expert Barbara Koenen-Geerdink shares the workaround through business development strategies
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Monique B Ang
ACCRALAW

Case study for sandbox approach on open finance

By Monique B Ang, ACCRALAW?
The central bank of the Philippines issued circular that sets out guidelines for the adoption of the open finance framework as a part of its digital payments transformation roadmap to promote financial inclusion
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Arlene Lapuz Ureta
In-house agenda

APCCA elects leader

The Asia Pacific Corporate Counsel Alliance (APCCA) has elected Arlene Lapuz Ureta as its new secretary-general, succeeding Reza Topobroto
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KICA
In-house agenda

KICA celebrates 10th anniversary

The Korea In-house Counsel Association celebrated its 10th anniversary on 2 November and published a digital book to commemorate this milestone
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In-house agenda

HK justice secretary at ACC seminar

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Hong Kong organised a lunchtime seminar at Justice Place with the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong, Teresa Cheng
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ACC Australia holds virtual national conference

The 2021 Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia held its In-house Legal National Conference from 8-9 November titled “Rethink limitations. Rethink possibilities. Rethink in-house.”
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FICL
In-house agenda

FICL supports Dispute Resolution webinar

The Federation of Indian Corporate Lawyers took part in a webinar titled “Dispute Solution or Alternative Dispute Resolution” organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry
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In-house agenda

SCCA hosts CLO Awards

For the fifth year, the Singapore Corporate Counsel Associations has crowned the Singapore Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Awards winners on 15 December
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Cayman-Islands-Law-developments
Expert briefing

Legal frontiers in the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands has legal frameworks to offer Asian businesses bespoke approaches in capital raising opportunities
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The Wrap

Indonesia’s Omnibus Law in limbo

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patent
Federis & Associates

Proposed provisional patent application in the Philippines

By Ramon Emil Olea, Federis & Associates
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Loeb Smith Attorneys

Continuing obligations of Cayman Islands private funds

By Elizabeth Kenny, Loeb Smith Attorneys
The Private Funds Act (2021 Revision) requires Cayman Islands-domiciled, closed-ended investment funds to register with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority as a private fund
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Anand and Anand

Is invisible use of TM in Google AdWords infringement?

By Madhu Rewari, Anand and Anand
The Google AdWords program has invited the attention of trademark owners as the number of infringement cases rises with third-party trademarks were being used
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India digital lending
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Is India ready for a digital lending overhaul?

By Anu Tiwari and Anindita Bhowmik, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
The rapid growth of the digital lending industry increased credit accessibility in India, but also brought concerns on unregulated entities, illegal digital lending applications and coercive recovery tactics
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insolvency
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Issues and challenges of group insolvency in India

By Anoop Rawat and Ahkam Khan, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 incorporated the best practices across jurisdictions, and group insolvency was to be introduced in a phased manner
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trademark
Corner Stone & Partners

Common problems of trademark use in China

By Christy Chen, Corner Stone & Partners
Trademark registrants are obliged to keep their registered trademarks in use but this could be a challenge for a good number of trademarks
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JTJB maritime shipping
JTJB

Tech challenges in Singapore, Thailand shipping sector

By Murali Pany and Warinbhorn Benjasak, JTJB
Although there is wide recognition that the adoption of tech will bring benefits, there are still significant issues that need to be addressed
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Asia Business Law Journal

Capital markets regulation in Hong Kong: SPAC listing regime

By Sherlyn Lau, Raymond Oh and Meng Ding, Sidley Austin
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Intelligence report

The A-List: Vietnam’s Top 100 Lawyers?2021

Asia Business Law Journal reveals Vietnam's top lawyers
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Bangladesh
A-List lawyers

A-List: Bangladesh 2021

Asia Business Law Journal reveals Bangladesh's top lawyers
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Chris-Hunter-IBLJ-editor
News

Obituary: Christopher Hunter

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Asia-specific

Rise with the tide

Chen Yan, GC of KE Holdings, shares his experiences in adapting to China’s new personal data law
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Down-to-brass-tax-L1
Features

Down to brass tax

OECD tax expert reveals what is behind the sweeping overhaul of the international tax system
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Digital banking and crypto regulations in Malaysia
Expert briefing

Digital banking and crypto regulations in Malaysia

By Rodney D'Cruz and Dato' AJ Surin, Adnan Sundra & Low
The growing use of technology has led to a seismic shift in traditional finance, and no country wants to be left behind
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renewable energy
In focus

Asia renewed

Renewable energy projects have blossomed across Asia. What has led to the recent boom?
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Khem Thadani, Jasprit Kaur, Adnan Sundra & Low, renewable energy Malaysia
Practice Guides

Renewable energy regulations in Malaysia

By Khem Thadani and Jasprit Kaur, Adnan Sundra & Low
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Kristin Charisse Siao, Villaraza & Angangco, renewable energy Philippines
Practice Guides

Renewable energy regulations in the Philippines

By Kristin Charisse Siao, Efren II Resurreccion and Mely Ann Emerie Cristobal,Villaraza & Angangco
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Yusuke Sugihara, City-Yuwa Partners, renewable energy Japan
Practice Guides

Renewable energy regulations in Japan

By Yusuke Sugihara, City-Yuwa Partners
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Luky Walalangi, Walalangi & Partners, renewable energy Indonesia
Practice Guides

Renewable energy regulations in Indonesia

By Luky Walalangi, Wisnu Renansyah Jenie and Rendi Prahara Septiawedi, Walalangi & Partners
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