MIDDLE EAST: ‘Law firms offer very little innovation’
Mohammed Jamil is the group general counsel of Petromin Corporation, Saudi Arabia. Jamil has over 20 years of in-house experience working as an attorney across multiple jurisdictions. In the Middle East, he has worked in the legal teams of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, Saudi Basic Industries…
RANKINGS: ALB Asia Top 15 GCs 2024
In the fast-paced world of Asian business, general counsel are emerging as key players in shaping corporate strategy. Gone are the days when these legal experts were confined to the sidelines of compliance and risk management. Today, they're at the forefront of innovation, building trust, and driving their organisations forward.
THAILAND: Going Electric
Thailand has established itself as the most dynamic automotive market in Southeast Asia, particularly during a period of industrial transformation in the region. In response to cost and regulatory factors, manufacturers and automakers from China are realigning their supply chains, resulting in increased competition within the Thai market. And while the surge in Chinese electric vehicles in Thailand is creating new opportunities for legal services, lawyers need to adapt quickly to grab their share of the work.
LEGAL NETWORKS: Network-Powered AI
Proactive legal networks are playing a unique role in the proliferation of the latest in artificial intelligence within the legal industry.
EXPLAINER: Can Vietnam’s Updated Telecom Law Help Attract Foreign Investment?
Vietnam, one of the fastest-growing countries in Southeast Asia in recent years, has been eager to bring its economy to the forefront of the latest technological evolution.
BRIEF: Malaysia Offers Investors Cooling IPO Respite During Sluggish Summer
In a year when global IPO markets have wilted under the economic heat, Bursa Malaysia has stood out as a surprising oasis of activity.
Q&A: ‘Technology is key to assisting the evolution of arbitration’
Hong Kong-based LegalTech non-profit eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre was established in 2018, and currently offers online deal-making and dispute resolution services, among others.
Compliance laws in Malaysia
In the context of legal compliance, the process entails the steps an organisation takes to ensure that it observes and complies with the external statutory laws and regulations.
The year of living uncertainly
Facing multiple issues in the form of a mining crisis, the delayed effects of the central bank's aggressive monetary tightening, political uncertainty in an election year, a slowdown in China, and the tapering of U.S. monetary stimulus, Indonesia has its work cut out to remain attractive as an investment destination, but it still holds potential for law firms, finds Ranajit Dam. With additional reporting by Randy Fabi, Rieka Rahadiana, Wilda Asmarini, Fergus Jensen and Jonathan Thatcher of Reuters
Plugging the arbitration gap
In the last few decades, the British Virgin Islands has emerged as the world’s largest corporate domicile, with more than one million companies incorporated there since 1984. However, its previous arbitration law, enacted in 1976, was not suited to modern international cross-border arbitration. The passage of the long-anticipated Arbitration Act 2013 looks to correct this imbalance, apart from establishing a new international arbitration centre in the BVI, finds Ranajit Dam