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When must a foreign cyber service provider abide by Vietnam’s laws? What are the existing legislation in the tech space, and what changes are expected in the near future?

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What are the common business vehicles under Malaysian law? What are the key regulations that govern foreign investment in Malaysia? This article provides a general overview of the legal requirements of doing business in Malaysia.

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Does your company have businesses in Indonesia? If so, it is crucial to properly understand the shift from a commitment-based licensing regime to a risk-based licensing regime, brought about by the new Omnibus Law. This article illuminates the various changes to the licensing regime in Indonesia.

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Are you aware of the compensation regime for employees who catch COVID-19 at work in Thailand? Find out what the compensation procedure entails, and what some of the requirements for compensation are.

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Preparing for Company Winding Up: The Role That In-House Counsel Plays

Being an in-house legal counsel often requires one to wear multiple hats in an organisation, from being the organisation’s legal gatekeeper to acting as the sounding board for business growth.

Intellectual property rights (“IPR”) are rights given to creators over the creations of their minds. The creator is usually given an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time. In this article, we discuss the misuse of intellectual property rights and how to prevent it in your organisation. 

How should an in-house counsel develop a robust intellectual property strategy? The article will share some key strategies on how in-house counsel should develop their organisation's IP strategy. 

The primary purpose of the doctrine of issue estoppel is to give final and binding effect to court determinations on issues arising from disputes between the same parties. Not uncommonly invoked in the context of purely domestic court proceedings, the doctrine serves in effect to avoid re-litigation of issues that would otherwise be wasteful of parties’ and court resources. Transnational issue estoppel takes the doctrine a step further by training the inquiry on the finality of foreign court determinations in local proceedings between the same parties, bringing with it a host of other considerations many may be less familiar with. The boundaries of the doctrine have also yet to be fully explored and delineated in case law. This report, in reference to a recent decision by the Singapore Court of Appeal, seeks to outline the framework and margins of transnational issue estoppel by highlighting seven key potential outer limits that one should consider when seeking to invoke the doctrine in an appropriate case.