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March
2020

Much Ado about “Bohsias”: Federal Court discusses approach to comparison of works in determining copyright infringement

A copyright dispute involving a top grossing local film released in 2009 which centered on the “bohsia” (a colloquial term for wayward and promiscuous…

Malaysia
Copyright, Intellectual Property
IP Alert
6
March
2020

Key Amendments under the Companies (Amendment) Act 2019

The amendments to the Companies Act 2016 (“Act”) introduced under the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019 (“Bill”) have been widely discussed since the Bill was…

Malaysia
Banking & Finance, Company Formation & Incorporation, Compliance & Governance, Corporate, Corporate & Debt Restructuring, Corporate Advisory, Corporate Governance
Legal Alert
6
March
2020

The New Income Tax Regime in Lao PDR under the Law on Income Tax

Introduction In June 2019, National Assembly (“NA”), the legislative branch of the State, passed a motion approving the adoption of the Law on Income…

Laos
Tax
Legal Alert
6
March
2020

Myanmar Introduces Mandatory Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership in line with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Standard

Introduction and Background The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (“EITI”) is a global standard for transparency and accountability in the oil and gas mining industries….

Myanmar
Compliance & Governance, Projects, Infrastructure & Utilities
Legal Alert
6
March
2020

Myanmar’s Draft Foreign Exchange Management Law 2019

Foreign exchange management refers to a method of governing outward remittance such as controlling and facilitating cross border trade transactions, payments and investments for…

Myanmar
Compliance & Governance, Corporate, Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Regulatory Compliance & Enforcement
Legal Alert
6
March
2020

More Active Enforcement of Thailand’s Trade Competition Law

Since the new Trade Competition Act B.E. 2560 (2017) (the “TCA”) came into force on 5 October 2017, the TCA is the main legislation…

Thailand
Corporate, Foreign Direct Investment, International Finance Centers
Legal Alert
5
March
2020

Improving the Efficiency of Laws and Policies on Land Use in Urban Areas

On 6 December 2019, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Resolution No. 116/NQ-CP (“Resolution 116”) to improve the efficiency of the implementation of laws and…

Vietnam
Land Development and Township, Projects, Infrastructure & Utilities, Real Estate
Legal Alert
5
March
2020

Highlights of the Draft Amendment Law on Investment

On 28 October 2019, the Government of Vietnam submitted a report (“Draft Law”) to the National Assembly with the aim of proposing its amendments…

Vietnam
Asset Financing, Banking & Finance, Corporate, Foreign Direct Investment, Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital
Legal Alert
5
March
2020

Highlights of the Draft Amendment Law on Enterprises

On 28 October 2019, the Government of Vietnam submitted a report (“Draft Law”) to the National Assembly with the aim of proposing its amendments…

Vietnam
Asset Financing, Banking & Finance, Corporate, Foreign Direct Investment, Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital
Legal Alert
4
March
2020

Trademarks Act 2019: Important Changes To Trademark Filings In Malaysia

The Trademarks Act 2019 came into force on 27 December 2019. In this alert, we will highlight some of the new features and changes…

Malaysia
Intellectual Property, Trademark
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