Aided by thoughts from Clyde & Co lawyers in the Middle East, we look into what the energy sector can anticipate there, delving into thoughts on the sector itself as well as their implications on regional employment.
Looking at new investment regulations for both the private and public sector in Indonesia, Veronica Situmorang and Donke Kafi of DK & Situmorang Lawyers inform the In-House Community about the various hurdles they’ll have to overcome to invest in Indonesia’s power sector.
Discussing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Malaysia, Mark Lim and Faez Abdul Razak of Wong & Partners give their insight into how to navigate guidelines and attain grants in Malaysia under the current Eleventh Malaysia Plan.
In this article, Phoenix Legal representatives discuss the anti-trust aspects of online portals, noting how easily dominance can be achieved due to pros such as price comparison and doorstep delivery. Has the innovation of the online marketplace increased competition by generating more businesses or made it so that only the big boys can compete?
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin’sHuy Do and Jack Yu1 write that acquisitions of, or investments in, Canadian businesses can give rise to merger control and foreign investment reviews. The following provides a general overview of the merger control regime under the Competition Act (Canada) (CA) and the foreign investment review regime under the Investment Canada Act (ICA).
There have been a significant number of insurance company M&A transactions in the Canadian market in recent years, a trend expected to continue. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin have surveyed the acquisition agreements from these transactions and analysed the key deal terms and trends therein.
In their article, Phoenix Legal’s Kripi Kathuria and Ankur Verma discuss why the pharmaceutical industry in India is attracting interest from investors worldwide, noting amongst other things “ever-increasing returns, lowering risk and anticipated multifold growth”.
With a focus on the energy and natural resources sector, Chandler & Thong-ek Partner Ratana Poonsombudlert answers our questions on Thailand’s M&A present and future
Focussing on topics such as big data, cloud computing and healthcare, Wonil Kim, Kwang-Wook Lee and Ji Hye Seol of Yoon & Yang examine how new technologies will affect personal information regulation in South Korea.
Disputes present us with the opportunity to negotiate or take a more adversarial approach (arbitrate or litigate). Litigation has traditionally been viewed …
Professor Datuk Sundra Rajoo describes how The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) started the year on the “front foot”, as well as giving an account of what the KLRCA has done more recently and how and why he expects to see Malaysia become Asia’s premier arbitration hub. He also talks about the jurisdictions the KLRCA has and will work in tandem with.
Speaking specifically to Indian parties, Aditya Kurian of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, goes into detail about why the Global Arbitration Review was recently quoted saying “Regional arbitration pretty much began with the HKIAC. No regional institution has been running for so long. Or with such success” and why the World Economic Forum 2014 ranked Hong Kong fifth worldwide and first in Asia for judicial independence.
To introduce recent developments in arbitration in Asia, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre discusses the details of two key features of the SIAC Rules.
Analysing the two leading decisions from last year on enforcement, Al Suwaidi’s David Lant gives an overview of how this area is developing. We are also given understanding of the jurisdiction’s background as an arbitral hub and an indication why one may decide to use the DIFC Courts in this scenario.
