Recently, several former executives of a large multinational corporation were hit with the largest civil penalty ever for individuals in a corporate foreign bribery case - each was ordered to pay US$524,000. …
Saudi Arabia recently passed a new law requiring certain types of business to put in place third party liability insurance. The law came into force on February 21st, 2014. This is a positive development not …
As Qatar prepares to host the one of the biggest sporting events in world, the Fifa world cup 2022, working conditions of expatriate workers are a priority. Human Development is one of the five pillars of …
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 …
Based solely on the votes of members of our In-House Community, we are pleased to present the winners of our External Counsel of the Year accolade. In-House counsel from around the region were asked, as part of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL’s annual Representing Corporate Asia and Middle East Survey 2013, to name who they believed to be the outstanding external counsel in their jurisdiction, and why. Broken down by jurisdiction, below you will find a roll-call of over 60 private practitioners who won the particular acclaim of our In-House Community together with client testimonials. External counsel who received an overwhelming number of votes and plaudits, have been singled out as In-House Community External Counsel of Distinction. Congratulations to all those recognised below.
Markets in Asia can pose unexpected challenges for companies that rely on fraud mitigation and investigation practices applicable to developed markets. Quite simply, these practices do not work in Asia ...
New uranium mining projects have recently been announced in Tanzania. This briefing looks at the legislative framework surrounding radioactive minerals in Tanzania.
