Major reforms to Myanmar’s corporate regime are being proposed as part of the country’s efforts to transform its corporate landscape and boost investor confidence. …
Following the enactment of the new Patent Law on 27 October 2016, the Indonesian House of Representatives has approved and passed a new trademark…
GENERAL OVERVIEW After early scepticism, Indonesia closed the first out of three tax amnesty periods with triumph by reaching Rp 4,500 trillion (± USD…
The new Companies Act 2016 (“new Act”), recently gazetted on 15 September 2016, is expected to come into force in stages starting from 1…
In practice, the Malaysian Registry of Trade Marks often rejects applications to register three dimensional shapes as trade mark (“3D marks”). However, this position…
On 31 August 2016, the Companies Bill 2015 together with the Interest Schemes Bill 2015 received Royal Assent. Both statutes have been gazetted as…
On 26 August 2016, the Judges’ Council of the Supreme People’s Court issued Resolution No. 03/2016/NQ-HDTP (“Resolution 03”) providing guidance on the implementation of several…
General Overview On 28 July 2016, Indonesia has a new Patent Law when the House of Representative approved and passed the bill replacing Law…
Changes to the dividend regime are among the major reforms proposed under the Companies Bill 2015 (the “Bill”). In addition to the existing requirement…
The Ministry of Commerce recently announced an easing of unofficial foreign trade restrictions as they relate to onshore trade with certain construction materials for…
On 1 December 2022, KPMG and ZICO Law entered into an agreement under which a number of law firms and teams from the ZICO Law network have joined the KPMG network of firms.
The deal will see more than 275 lawyers join over 2,900 legal professionals in the KPMG global organization, creating a significant legal footprint across Asia. It will offer legal services and solutions, a globally connected legal services platform, and specialists who work with leading technology providers to modernize legal functions across organizations. The strategic combination increases the total number of legal professionals in the KPMG network to over 3,750 across 84 jurisdictions. You may read the press release here.
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