Kennedys is entering into a joint law venture (JLV) with law firm Legal Solutions in Singapore, after receiving a licence from the Attorney General’s Chambers.

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RHT Group of Companies, owned by the partners of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, is seeking to raise funds on the Singapore Stock Exchange Catalist Board by listing its holding company, RHT Holdings Limited.

Boutique Indian IP law firms Lall & Sethi and Singh & Singh are merging, according to the website Bar & Bench (B&B). The new firm, named “Singh & Singh Lall & Sethi” will have nine partners and 27 lawyers. The merger will be effective Apr.1.

Mayer Brown JSM has hired Pieter de Ridder, the former head of Loyens & Loeff’s Singapore office, as a partner in its tax practice in the city-state.

Malaysian law firm Abdullah Chan & Co has entered into an association with London law firm Child & Child in the country. The tie-up aims to service clients in Malaysia, as well as Malaysian investors looking at the United Kingdom.

State-owned Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd has agreed a A$6.5 billion ($5.1 billion) takeover of Australia's biggest freight and logistics firm, Toll Holdings Ltd, as the Japanese financial giant embarks on an ambitious global expansion.

Oman's United Finance Co said on Wednesday that Bank Nizwa had approached it with a proposal for a strategic merger.

Kuwait's central bank governor Mohammad al-Hashel denied that he had conducted any illicit share trading, after a local newspaper reported the securities regulator had decided to refer him to prosecutors on suspicion of violating investment rules.