9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (224+ words) The removal of a Facebook post featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought “safe harbour” into public discussion. Reports that Meta may lose its safe-harbour protection under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) prompt a review of India’s legal framework for…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1251+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming major industries not only in the Philippines, but across the globe. The incorporation of AI into how new inventions are created has become increasingly common during the past few years. For instance, in banking and…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (493+ words) These cases send a clear message. Costs for non-compliance are mounting, and compliance can no longer be considered an add-on value, but a non-negotiable imperative for corporate survival and a critical shield against personal liability for business operators. ZTE, a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (436+ words) Two patent attorneys, Yuki Jono and Jun Aoyama, have launched Aoyama Jono Patent & Law Firm in Tokyo, Japan. Both are members of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association and will serve as founding partners, with Jono also assuming the role of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (226+ words) Merits & Tree has recently recruited Patrick Yip, former vice chair of Deloitte China, as co-head of the firm’s global private wealth practice and he will be based in Hong Kong. Yip served as an international tax partner at Deloitte China…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (212+ words) Malaysian law firm Adnan Sundra & Low has strengthened its technology and data protection talent with the appointment of Syuhaini Safwan as a partner. Safwan joins from Touch ’n Go Group, a digital payment and financial technology company, where she served…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (129+ words) Baker McKenzie has bolstered its dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong with the addition of Justin Tang as a partner. Tang arrives from Linklaters with more than 18 years of experience handling China-related cross-border commercial disputes for private equity and credit…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (281+ words) Chinese drone maker DJI has secured a procedural victory in challenging the US Department of Defence’s (DoD) designation as a “Chinese military company”, after the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit remanded the case for further proceedings on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (298+ words) Alibaba has agreed to sell its entire stake in gaming studio Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital for more than USD1.5 billion in the largest gaming sector acquisition in China this year. Fangda Partners and Haiwen & Partners have provided legal support. Fangda…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (169+ words) Moitreyee Banerjee will bring more than 15 years of banking and finance experience to the DSK Legal UAE team as a consultant at the firm’s Abu Dhabi office. She has worked in the India-Middle East corridor, combining transactional expertise with commercially…...