Asian-mena Counsel (interactive version) July 2019: inc. Dispute Resolution Report 2019

July 30, 2019
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...

Asian-mena Counsel (interactive version) April 2019: M&A Special Report

April 11, 2019
Please find below an interactive PDF of the April 2019 edition of Asian-mena Counsel, magazine for the In-House Community featuring our M&A Special Report, with insightful articles from across the region. The issue also includes latest jobs, moves and deals, including Singapore’s first catastrophe bond, as well as important legal updates from Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, Zimbabwe and Off-shore. The issue features a new column, Spotlight on CIA (Collections, Investigations and Audit), by Law In Order. You can download and print the magazine as you wish. We hope you enjoy this issue.  ...

Asian-mena Counsel (interactive version) March 2019: Deals of the Year Report 2018

March 11, 2019
Please find below an interactive PDF of the March 2019 edition of Asian-mena Counsel, magazine for the In-House Community featuring Deals of the Year Report, a review of the top transactions and matters that closed during 2018, and counsel who helped make them happen.  The issue also includes updates from across the region, and features articles about the art of deal management; data centre protection; interview with Philip McConnaughay, dean of Peking University School of Transnational Law; UAE’s civil procedure code, and more. You can download and print the magazine as you wish. We hope you enjoy this issue....

Asian-mena Counsel (interactive edition): Counsels of the Year Awards, Legal Salary Survey Results, IP in China, eMoney in Indonesia and more

June 11, 2018
Asian-mena Counsel June 2018 Counsels of the Year Awards v15i8 The In-House Community shared a celebratory evening in Hong Kong with the winners of our Counsels of the Year awards and we present photographs from the event and a write-up in this month’s issue. We also present the 12th Market Update and Salary Guide 2018 for the in-house legal and compliance sector, in partnership with Taylor Root. Our Jurisdiction Updates for the issue are: AFRICA: Impact of the amendment of the Legal Guarantee of Stability in respect of existing mining projects in the DRC By Emery Mukendi Wafwana of Lex Africa INDIA: The impact of General Data Protection Regulations on Indian companies By Priyanka Anand and Vasudha Luniya of Clasis Law MALAYSIA: Structuring a joint venture arrangement based on musharakah mutanaqisah By Ahmad Syahir Yahya, Azmi & Associates PHILIPPINES: Much EndO about nothing By Neptali B Salvanera of ACCRA Law Offices SOUTH KOREA: “Fat finger” mistakes in the Korean stock market By Yang Weon Jae of Lee International VIETNAM: Guidelines for food safety rules further streamlining administrative procedures By Dao Thi Bich Tram of Indochine Counsel In our Investigative Intelligence section, Budi Santoso of Kroll explains how new ultimate beneficial ownership disclosure requirements in Indonesia represent an important step in addressing a problem that has haunted the country for decades. This month’s In-House Insights features Hani Abosamra Abdelrasoul, associate general counsel for the Middle East and Africa at Shelf Drilling, discussing the changing role of in-house counsel and the effect of technology on the profession. Special features in this month’s issue cover off-plan sales in Dubai, written by Afridi & Angell and Better Homes; China’s progress on intellectual property rights, by AWA Asia; and Bank Indonesia’s new e-money regulation, by MKK. In the Briefing section, along with the latest moves and jobs, we take a closer look at Huya’s New York IPO and review our latest events in Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City. We hope you enjoy the issue.