As we approach the start of a new year, this Client Update provides you a reminder of the key regulatory compliance requirements for the year of 2023 that would affect your company.

The National Commercial Arbitration Centre of Cambodia ("NCAC") was established in 2006 and has been in operation since 2013. NCAC adopted its first arbitration rules in 2014...

On 8 September 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce ("MOIC") issued the Decision to Authorize the Division of Industry and Commerce of Provinces and the Capital to Issue and Manage the...

On 12 January 2023, the Department of Intellectual Property of Myanmar ("DIPM") under the Ministry of Commerce ("MOC") issued a notice stating that the new Trade Mark Law (2019)...

On 11 January 2011 the Parliament of Singapore passed the Retirement Age (Amendment) Bill. Once the Bill comes into force the current Retirement Age Act (Cap 274A) will be renamed the Retirement and Re-employment Age Act (the ‘Act’). In addition to reflecting the wider scope of the amended Act, the new title also alludes to the primary aim behind the amendment, which as explained by Mr Gan Kim Yong during the Second Reading is to enhance ‘financial security in old age’ and to allow Singapore’s a

The sustainable use of energy has been given increasing priority in Malaysia in recent years.

On 4 July 2022, the Government of Malaysia launched a new digital economy initiative, namely the Malaysia Digital.

Various trade sanctions were introduced by and against Southeast Asian countries in 2022. We discuss these below, and highlight that businesses operating...

On 19 July 2022, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued Prakas No. 82 on the Quality of Telecommunications Services ("Prakas") to determine key quality indicators,...

The National Environment Agency of Singapore ("NEA") is proposing amendments to the energy efficiency requirements on regulated domestic goods under the Energy Conservation...

2020 has been an interesting year to say the least, with the COVID-19 outbreak changing the way we live, learn, work and play. One notable result has been the hastening...

On 12 August 2022, the Ministry of Technologies and Communications issued the Decision on Management and Use of Internet Protocol Numbers No.2600/MTC.

There has been a growing trend globally in recent years towards alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation.

In February 2020, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner issued a public consultation paper titled "Public Consultation Paper No. 01/2020 on Review of the PDPA".

Intangible assets such as intellectual property and goodwill are important sources of competitive advantage and economic value for any business.

Since its establishment in 2006, the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan or "BPK") has been regularly auditing state-owned enterprises ("BUMN") and...

On 8 December 2022, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore ("CCCS") issued a decision pursuant to an application by the Singapore Clearing House Association...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued Prakas No. 168/22 MLVT/Br.K.NSSF dated 5 July 2022 on Formalities and Procedures for Registration of Company, Employee,...

On 24 November 2022, the Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo"), the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), and the Chartered Secretaries Institute of Singapore...

The grounds on which a Thai court may set aside an arbitral award are set out in section 40 of the Arbitration Act B.E. 2545 (2002) ("Arbitration Act"). Although the Arbitration Act is silent...