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13
October
2022

An insight into illegal contracts after Patel v Mirza

Introduction It is trite that when the subject matter of a contract is illegal, it is void for illegality. But what if the contract…

Malaysia
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Article
28
September
2022

Accelerating Patent Examination in Thailand

One of the golden wishes of every patent applicant is not only to get their patent granted with a satisfying claims scope, but also…

Thailand
Patent
29
August
2022

Central Bank of Myanmar Allows Foreign Financial Institutions to Operate in Myanmar

The Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”) has issued a directive, Directive No. 8/2022 (“NBFI Directive 8”), allowing the establishment of 100% foreign owned non-bank…

Myanmar
Banking & Finance
Article
29
August
2022

Myanmar Consumer Protection Rules 2022

On 18 January 2022, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) released the Consumer Protection Rules (“CPR”). The introduction of CPR will support the implementation of…

Myanmar
Corporate
Article
24
August
2022

Introduction of Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI)-Linked Sukuk Framework

The Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”) had on 30 June 2022 launched the Sustainable and Responsible Investment linked (“SRI-linked”) Sukuk Framework (“Framework”).[1] Introduced as an…

Malaysia
ESG, Islamic Finance
Legal Alert
22
August
2022

Contribution Payments for Pensions to Start

On 28 June 2022, the Finance and Labour Ministries issued Inter-ministerial Declaration (Joint-Prakas) No. 165/22 setting the date of 1 July for implementation of…

Cambodia
Employment & Human Capital Services
Legal Alert
22
August
2022

Thailand: Amendments to the Copyright Act Coming into Force

The long anticipated amendments to the Copyright Act of Thailand B.E. 2537 (1994) as embodied in the Copyright Act (No. 5) B.E. 2565 (2022)…

Thailand
Copyright, Intellectual Property
IP Alert
19
August
2022

The Employment Act 1955 to apply to ALL employees!

In a very important and critical change, the First Schedule to the Employment Act 1955 (“EA”) has been amended by way of Ministerial Order…

Malaysia
Employment & Human Capital Services
Legal Alert
12
August
2022

Labuan Corporate Law Reforms to Meet the Needs of the Financial Sector

The Labuan Companies Act 1990 (“the Act”) was recently updated to be more effective and to meet the ever-changing needs of the financial sector….

Malaysia
Corporate, Law Reform
Legal Alert
1
August
2022

Philippine Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act Signed into Law

On 6 May 2022, Republic Act No. 11765, otherwise known as the Philippine Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (“FCPA”), was signed into…

Philippines
Banking & Finance, Fintech
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