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The A-List 2020: Indonesia
Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Indonesia
Power & parity
Senior women lawyers across Asia share personal stories of successes and struggles for a more inclusive legal profession
Malaysia’s top 100 lawyers 2020
Asia Business Law Journal reveals Malaysia’s best private practice lawyers. The names and photographs of all 100 A-list lawyers are published here
CORRESPONDENTS
The necessity of India’s confidentiality clubs
The IP litigation landscape has changed dramatically in the past decade with businesses becoming more technology-driven and technology-dependent than ever before.
Pandemics, police power and private contracts
Under the Bayanihan Act, the president is empowered to order private establishments to direct their operations towards COVID-19 efforts.
Will India’s suspension of insolvency proceedings work?
It remains to be seen if a modified version of the insolvency resolution process under the IBC will suffice in these vastly changed macro-economic conditions, or if the government will need to offer a new model for insolvency resolution
IN-HOUSE AGENDA
ACC Australia poll flags in-house ‘burnout’
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia published its third member flash poll related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with results showing in-house counsel in the country are feeling considerable strain since the pandemic locked them down
SCCA embraces digital platforms
Amid the chaos of COVID-19, the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) has found its footing with the office adjusting to working from home
Faure to keynote for ACC at APAC virtual event
The Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC) virtual Asia-Pacific meeting in late July will feature a keynote speech from author and legal sector innovator Trevor Faure to kick off the event theme of “A New Blueprint: Legal Leadership and Transformation in Uncertain Times”
FEATURES
Cryptocurrencies
Governments across the region are being forced to clear the regulatory air on virtual currencies as they can no longer afford to ignore their popularity
A contemporary IP regime
A lot of changes are underway to strengthen the intellectual property (IP) system in India. This article captures a snapshot of several initiatives made in this direction
Are you being watched?
Governments adopting trace-and-track apps to prevent the spread of the pandemic have raised questions about the ‘right balance’ between pandemic response and privacy considerations
PRACTITIONERS' PERSPECTIVES
Receiverships in the BVI
Shining a light on the courts of British Virgin Islands’ approach to granting the appointment of receivers, and the state of the law in respect of this powerful interim remedy.
A case of intervention?
Has a recent Malaysian federal court decision watered down the non-interventionist policy enshrined within its arbitration regime?
