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asialaw Awards 2025 – Shortlist announced!

01 September 2025 by asialaw

asialaw proudly reveals the shortlist for its 2025 awards, spotlighting the leading talent set to compete across Asia's legal communities.

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Han Kun Releases Its 2024 VC/PE Data Analysis Report

01 September 2025 by Han Kun Law Offices - China

Onshore transactions continued to gain strength, while in offshore transactions the direct shareholding structure outperformed the VIE structure.

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An Update on the rules governing Independent Non-Executive Directors in Hong Kong

21 August 2025 by YYC Legal - Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong SAR: An Update on the rules governing Independent Non-Executive Directors in Hong Kong

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JSA Prism | Dispute Resolution | August 2025

21 August 2025 by JSA - India

India: Delhi High Court holds that a civil suit filed to set aside an arbitral award upheld by Supreme Court of India is an abuse of the process of law and is not maintainable.

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Indonesia: Conclusion of Capital Alliance and Strategic Partnership with LegalOn Technologies⁠, Inc⁠.

20 August 2025 by Makarim & Taira S - Indonesia

Mori Hamada and LegalOn Technologies⁠, Inc⁠. (⁠headquarters⁠: Shibuya Ward⁠, Tokyo⁠, Japan⁠; Representative Director⁠, Executive Officer and CEO⁠: Nozomu Tsunoda⁠) started a business alliance in April 2024 and Mori Hamada started providing content* to “⁠LegalOn Cloud⁠” “⁠in September 2024⁠. We have now concluded a new strategic partnership in conjunction with a capital alliance⁠.

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Indonesia: Indonesia’s Rising Offshore Loans: Legal Rules for Foreign Lenders

20 August 2025 by Makarim & Taira S - Indonesia

Indonesia’s government is borrowing more from foreign lenders, at a faster rate than usual. By April 2025, offshore loans had already increased over 6% compared to the end of last year. With more borrowing expected, foreign lenders need to understand the legal preconditions the government must follow before any loan agreements can be signed and disbursed.

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Malaysia: [ESG] Green Electricity That’s Easy to GET

20 August 2025 by Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill - Malaysia

On 14 July 2025, the Energy Commission (“EC”) published its updated guidelines for the implementation of its Green Electricity Tariff (“GET”) scheme, a progressive initiative designed to support Malaysia’s transition to a low-carbon economy. GET is a subscription-based programme that enables both residential and non-residential users to subscribe directly to renewable energy from the national grid. Effectively, this allows users to reduce their carbon footprint without the need to install their own renewable energy infrastructure.

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Vietnam: Summary about Abuse of Trademark Rights

20 August 2025 by Pham & Associates - Vietnam

IP rights are not absolute, and must be exercised in a manner consistent with the purpose of protection, respecting public interest, and avoiding the obstruction of legitimate commercial activities.

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DEAL OF THE MONTH - AUGUST 2025

19 August 2025 by asialaw

asialaw's Deal of the Month for August 2025 is...

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LAWYER OF THE MONTH - AUGUST 2025

19 August 2025 by asialaw

asialaw's Lawyer of the Month for August 2025 is...