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DEAL OF THE MONTH - AUGUST 2026

26 August 2026 by asialaw

asialaw's Deal of the Month for August 2026 is...

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CHP Law Provides Guidance on Patent Eligibility in Singapore

26 August 2026 by CHP Law - Singapore

Every patent ends somewhere. It gets licensed, priced in a due diligence, asserted in a dispute, or valued at exit. Those endpoints are decided far earlier than most businesses realise. They are decided at filing, in the claim architecture, at the moment subject matter eligibility is addressed. The ends dictate the journey.

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Inside FSSAI'S Crackdown on Misleading Labels and Food Safety Violations

26 August 2026 by Anand and Anand - India

What does the average Indian consume every morning? A bowl of healthy poha, a hot cup of chai, a packet of 100% atta biscuits that promise better digestion, a carton of 100% natural juice, perhaps an energy drink to get through the afternoon, and groceries delivered to the doorstep in under ten minutes. To most consumers, these are ordinary purchases made with extraordinary trust, trust that the words printed on a label accurately describe what lies inside the package.

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Focus Law Asia Grows Maritime Team with New Head of Shipping & Admiralty

24 August 2026 by Focus Law Asia - Singapore

We are pleased to welcome our new Head of Shipping & Admiralty Augustine Liew, together with Shanen Nanoo Siva Das and Hejaz Goush, to Focus Law Asia LLC!

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Not the Insurer of Commercial (Mis)Fortune: The Limits of Auditor Liability 

21 August 2026 by Nair Jen & Tan - Singapore

In Deloitte & Touche LLP v Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) [2026] SGCA 33, the liquidators of a defunct company sought to hold Deloitte liable for the full US$2.6 billion in trading losses that Hin Leong incurred after its accounts were allegedly negligently audited.  In its judgment, the Singapore Court of Appeal returned to first principles on causation and remoteness, and drew a firm line under just how much of a company’s commercial fortune an auditor can be made to answer for. 

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Anand and Anand Secures Favourable INDRP Award for 9562532 Canada Inc. in Domain Name Dispute

11 August 2026 by Anand and Anand - India

New Delhi, August 2026: Anand and Anand successfully represented 9562532 Canada Inc. in proceedings under the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP), securing an award directing the transfer of the disputed domain name www.runwaycatalog.in.

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Asian Legal Insights - Bangladesh Special Edition Part⁠.2 (⁠July 2026⁠) - Foreign Investment Restrictions and Use of Land

27 July 2026 by Mori Hamada - Japan

In the first issue of this special edition newsletter, we addressed the basic framework for foreign investment in Bangladesh. For this second issue, we turn to more specific aspects of investing in Bangladesh and will address the foreign investment restrictions that may be faced by investors, the permits and approvals required to enter controlled sectors, and the legal framework relating to use of land by foreign investors. We are pleased to present the second issue in collaboration with The Legal Circle (https://legalcirclebd.com/).

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Han Kun Releases Its 2025 VC/PE Data Analysis Report

27 July 2026 by Han Kun Law Offices - China

July 21, 2026, Han Kun Law Offices (“Han Kun”) today officially released the “Han Kun 2025 VC/PE Data Analysis Report” (English Version) (the “Report”). 

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JS-SEZ tax incentive package in focus: Key benefits and conditions

27 July 2026 by JSA - India

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has issued comprehensive guidelines on the tax incentive package (“Guidelines”) introduced in 2025 for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (“JS-SEZ”).

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MAS Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Code on Collective Investment Schemes to Facilitate Retail Fund Product Innovation

27 July 2026 by CHP Law - Singapore

On 9 July 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) published the Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Code on Collective Investment Schemes (“CIS Code”) to Facilitate Retail Fund Product Innovation (“Consultation Paper”).