23 APRIL 2020 Top 10 Headlines | ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS While law firms may have once courted a traditional, somewhat conventional image — today, innovation and adaptation is the name of the game.
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| As COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines, and mental space, law firms are doing their best to adapt to new government-mandated rules, a slowdown in transactions and a global business culture shift, but some are more successful at this than others. Full Article |
| Withers has expanded its international arbitration practice in Hong Kong with the hire of Sherlin Tung as a partner from CMS, where she was a senior associate. Full Article |
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| The rapid deployment of COVID-19 has caused the World Health Organization (WHO) declares a public health emergency and making Indonesian government closes international borders for temporary. Full Article |
| Clifford Chance, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Justin Chow & Co. Solicitors have advised New York-listed Hong Kong investment firm AMTD on its secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), with Kirkland & Ellis advising the underwriters. Full Article |
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| The ALB Singapore’s Top In-House Teams 2020 list showcases the achievements of the finest in-house legal teams in Singapore. Full Article |
| For a litigation lawyer in Indonesia, it was common to wait several hours in court before the trial started. In many cases, the trial only takes not more than 10 minutes. We assume that the Supreme Court of the Republic Indonesia (the “Supreme Court”) finally realized that they have to build a better system to simplify the hearing proceedings by introducing the administrative dispute and electronic trial through the regulation of the Supreme Court No. 3 year 2018. The electronic trial or known as E-Court system which consists of E-Filling, E-Payment, E-Summon, and E-Litigation. The E-Court rules and regulations are subsequently refined with the enforcement of the Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 of 2019 (“Perma No. 1/2019”). Perma No. 1/2019 encourages the court to apply the electronic courts (E-litigation) system. Full Article |
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| Hong Kong’s judicial system is under increasing duress as signs grow that the Communist Party leadership in Beijing wants to bring the city’s courts to heel. Three senior judges told Reuters the independence of the judiciary is now under threat. Full Article |
| India’s AZB & Partners has hired banking specialist Gautam Ganjawala as a partner in Mumbai from Wadia Ghandy & Co, where he spent nearly 14 years. Full Article |
| India has stepped up scrutiny of investments from companies based in neighbouring countries, in what is widely seen as a move to stave off takeovers by Chinese firms during the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article |
| HSF elevates four to partnership, Kyora nabs disputes expert from Hogan Lovells associated firm, and many more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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