In the first episode, Nandakumar Ponniya, chair of the Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Group, Cynthia Tang, head of the Hong Kong Dispute Resolution team, and Yoshiaki Muto, head of Tokyo’s Dispute Resolution team, discuss developments in commercial litigation around four key areas: (1) technology, (2) mediation, (3) international commercial courts, and (4) class actions in Asia Pacific.
Singaporeās Ministry of Trade and Industry announced that on 9 April 2021, Singapore deposited its instrument of ratification with the Secretary-General of ASEAN and became the first country to complete the official process for ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement.
On April 9, 2021, the US Commerce Departmentās Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule (āFinal Ruleā) in the Federal Register to add seven Chinese parties (together, the āDesigneesā) to the Entity List. The Final Rule took effect on April 8, 2021.
Read publication In this regional update, we provide you with a practical overview of the most notable antitrust legal developments of the first quarter in 2021 that may affect your business. In this issue: Australia ACCC announces its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2021 Shipping company criminally convicted and fined…
This edition of Bite-size Briefings, a series of briefings that take a “bite-size” look at international trends in…
China has approved and enacted its first Export Control Law, the first export control legislation in China aimed at regulating the export of sensitive materials and technologies from China to overseas. Jay Ruan,Ā Marcela Robledo,Ā Alison Stafford-Powell, and Vivian Wu have an insightful discussion about what is covered by this new legislation and how it can possibly affect the US-China trade relations. Our panel of experts delve into the aspects of the Export Control Law that will have an impact on the technology industry and what steps can be taken to manage these.
On 22 March 2021, the UK Government added four individuals and one entity to theĀ Global Human Rights financial sanctions regime, in relation to alleged human rights violations taking place in Xinjiang, China. Four Chinese government officials and a Xinjiang security body have been added to theĀ UK sanctions listĀ and to the…
Effective March 22, 2021, Canada has imposed new sanctions against four Chinese officials and a Chinese entity under…
In brief The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) recently released the Service Trade Foreign Exchange Management Policy…
In brief The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) recently released the Service Trade Foreign Exchange Management Policy Q&A (part 2)1. SAFE provided clarifications on the bank procedures for processing foreign exchange payments and receipts for transfer pricing (TP) adjustments (hereinafter referred to as āClarificationā). Contents Key takeaways Background Overview…