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EU Court Upholds Ban Barring Lawyers from Advising on Russian M&A, Financing

The EU's General Court upheld a 2022 ban preventing law firms from advising Russian entities on non-contentious matters like M&A and financing. However, it clarified that lawyers can still represent Russian clients in litigation.
3 minute read

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The U.S. Election and Watching From the Sidelines

Lawyers in Asia have responded to questions about what impact they thought the American presidential election results would have on the Asian market with nonchalance and even indifference, writes Asia Editor Jessica Seah. It isn't that legal folk in Asia don't care -- it's perhaps just that they don't care yet.
5 minute read

International Edition

Qatari Agency Attempted to 'Derail' Terrorist Funding Case and Lure King & Spalding London Lawyer, Court Hears

A lawyer for the claimants said the issues involved in the case "go to the very top of the hierarchy within the State of Qatar".
6 minute read

International Edition

Beirut Lawyers Assess Conflict in War-Torn Lebanon By the Hour

"You have to accept the situation and keep moving forward," says managing partner Elias Chedid. "If you give up, you stop living."
3 minute read

International Edition

New Economic Crimes Law in Chile Stirs Worry, Work

Criminal charges may now apply for a host of environmental violations in a country whose economy is anchored by mining.
2 minute read

International Edition

Fifth Foreign Judge to Step Down from Hong Kong Court This Year

With the latest departure, there will be a total of six non-permanent foreign judges remaining.
2 minute read

International Edition

Malaysia Courts Global Law Firms with Economic Zone and Arbitration Reforms

The Southeast Asian country is easing licensing rules for some foreign firms and making other changes, but will it be enough to attract law firms to Kuala Lumpur?
5 minute read

International Edition

Google Lawyer, EU Official Comment on New Chapter in EU Competition Policy

Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, who has been nominated to serve as the EU's next competition commissioner, is expected to revamp the bloc's antitrust policy so it helps European companies compete around the globe as more nations move toward increased protectionism.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Under Investigation in South Africa's Eskom Corruption Probe

Dentons said the firm has not "conducted itself in a manner that merits criminal or civil action".
2 minute read

International Edition

Singapore Former Transport Minister Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Awaits Sentencing

Justice Vincent Hoong will give his sentencing decision on October 3, 2024.
3 minute read

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