Singapore rising: Licensed to thrill?
Singapore has defied the critics to build a commanding position in Asia's legal market. Alice Gartland asks if a new round of liberalisation will keep the city state on an upward track
July 05, 2012 at 07:03 PM
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Singapore has defied the critics to build a commanding position in Asia's legal market. Alice Gartland asks if a new round of liberalisation will keep the city state on an upward track
Applications for Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences are now open and foreign law firms in Singapore have until 31 August to apply – the first opportunity to do so since the initial round of licences were issued in 2008.
Back then, only six were awarded to Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC), Latham & Watkins, White & Case, Norton Rose and Herbert Smith.
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