Special Reports

By Andrew Kemp Indonesia has embraced the digital banking revolution, laying the groundwork for fintech companies to challenge...

1 - With India introducing a new set of rules for importers - the Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules,

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw)’s Dante T. Pamintuan, the head of its Employment and Immigration Department, recently spoke w

Vietnam has remained an attractive destination for foreign investors: In 2020, the total FDI capital to Vietnam was USD28,53 billion. Invest

The very first case that the Hong Kong Court recognised and granted assistance to bankruptcy administrators appointed by the Mainland Chines

Deciding to implement a formal pro bono programme in your team or firm is one of the best decisions you can make – but there are several cha

India is increasingly being recognised as a global innovator being in the top 50 innovating countries in the World Intellectual Property Org

In-house legal counsel must rely on external law firms to bridge gaps in knowledge and capacity, but these relationships come with their own

India has received the highest ever FDI inflow in 2020-21, surging by 10 % to USD 81.72 billion. Slated to grow at a rate of 6.7 % in 2022,

In the context of Vietnam joining the international free trade agreements, the Labor Code 2019 was amended to match with the international s

An initial public offering (IPO) involves a firm that has a history of operations, as well as a business and assets that generate income. An

The Delhi High Court recently granted temporary relief to the plaintiff in a trademark infringement case of Delhi Public School Society v. D

By Andrew Kemp The Southeast Asian country’s adoption of digital banking will create new growth opportunities, but only for those willing...

On 14 May 2021, a cooperation mechanism was established between the Mainland and Hong Kong in the form of the Record of Meeting of the Supre

As a child growing up in the 1980s, my career aspirations wavered almost on a daily basis, from entertaining the masses as a singer to explo

1. What are the key recent developments affecting doing business in your Vietnam? There have been top three elements affecting doing...

Q&A - India Intellectual Property

As with many other jurisdictions around the world, the first notable change is the incremental use of technology and remote hearings by the

The cautious and prudent approach for distressed companies pursuing a Hong Kong scheme of arrangement is to simultaneously pursue a parallel

Between the gaming sector finding its feet and the city’s ongoing economic diversification efforts, the short and long-term prospect of Maca

The Vietnamese economy has fared better than most during the COVID-19 pandemic and is well place to capture renewed FDI interest

By Andrew Kemp After a couple of tough years, the city’s economic outlook is beginning to look up and the government can now begin to...

FinTech space, in the last six to eight months, has created a buzz. There have been various regulatory developments and incentives taking pl

Thanks to Fintech, Hong Kong's financial services landscape is changing. Businesses, financial institutions and even law firms must adapt to

As the threat of litigation comes into sharp relief for global companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a heightened enforcement environment

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in November this year is likely to set the pace in terms of defining

Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills’ Asia Pacific M&A Review 2021, our eighth year examining trends and developments in M&A in the region. It

This inaugural edition of our Corporate Governance Survey of Hong Kong-Listed Biotech Companies marks the third anniversary of the introduct

In 2020, USD 28.5 billion in foreign direct investment (“FDI”) capital was invested into Vietnam, a decline of 25% compared with 2019.[1] Wi

The country’s ability to compete with its regional rivals for foreign direct investment (FDI) will be key to meeting its long-term economic

The geographic limitations on the country’s banking system have left millions without access to traditional financial services, a gap the fi

Although there is light at the end of the tunnel for the Philippine economy, the short-term outlook is still troubled and requires companies

The inexorable rise of Fintech in Hong Kong, the wider region and globally means it is now on everyone’s agenda - from banks, to regulators,

An Investor's Guide to The India Fintech Landscape

Singapore has a thriving LegalTech industry more advanced than most of its Asian neighbors, as LegalTech startups and programs have received

Attorneys in Tilleke & Gibbins’ regulatory affairs team have produced the Cannabis and Hemp Business Guide – Thailand, a primer on the rapid

2020 brought the COVID-19 pandemic and other headline-grabbing challenges, along with “the usual” quadrennial questions around the U.S. elec

Lawyers, Dealmakers and Experts See Increased M&A Disputes Brewing in 2021

We looked at 28 deals across Asia signed or closed pre-COVID-19 in which the buyer or a group of affiliated buyers acquired all or a signifi

Close scrutiny of Hong Kong’s arbitration scene reveals that many of the fears swirling around the city’s future as a dispute resolution cen

The Association of Corporate Counsel, the world’s largest association of in-house lawyers, and Edelman, the global communications firm, rele

Reports that Hong Kong’s recent trials will permanently dethrone the city as Asia’s financial hub may be overplayed

India offers enormous business opportunities. However, investing in India comes with complexities. Each states and union territories of Indi

The desire to engage in meaningful pro bono work for the benefit of our Hong Kong community, despite the perceived difficulties of doing so,

The popularity of the franchise business model has been growing rapidly in mainland Southeast Asia in recent years, with some of the world’s

Outsiders may be perplexed as to why law firms have any trouble generating cash. After all, hourly rates of even typical firms seem substant

Throughout the world, many countries have taken aggressive steps to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those steps have resulted in high leve

ACC and Wolters Kluwer Release 2020 Legal OperationsMaturity Benchmarking Report

Most economists agree that the COVID-19 pandemic is hastening a global recession on a scale unseen since the Great Depression. As large-scal

Hong Kong is navigating its most serious political challenge in decades, one that has seen the city slip into recession for the first time