Welcome to the first 2017 edition of our bi-monthly Asia Pacific Competition Law Bulletin. As with our other editions, this bulletin has been produced in collaboration with expert local law firms...

In February, the Trade Marks Registry published a consultation paper on how it should deal with relative grounds for refusal under s.5 of the Trade Marks Act 1994. Members of the profession and the public were given an opportunity to respond to the consultation in May. The Registry has now published its response to the comments it received.

The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: tracking transposition and goldplating across the EU

The huge volume of information held about European citizens in the United States, particularly by US tech companies, has been a concern for some time.

On August 23, 2023, the SEC adopted the Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews final rules.

The Protection from Harassment Act (Cap 256A) ("POHA") protects all persons from harassment, stalking, cyber-bullying, and other anti-social and undesirable behaviours.

After years of strong rhetoric, the Federal Trade Commission has announced new enforcement targeting what they describe as a scheme to suppress competition through a series...