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Hong Kong Still Leads in International Dispute Resolution, but Singapore is Catching Up

The difference between the number of new cases filed at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Singapore International Arbitration Center narrowed to 24 cases in 2019 from over 100 cases in 2018.
5 minute read

International Edition

The List Wars: China Prepares to Retaliate Against the US With Its Own 'Entity List'

China's "unreliables" list is expected to target large American technology companies such as Qualcomm, Cisco and Apple, and could subject them to market restrictions, investigations and civil or criminal punishment.
4 minute read

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International Law: US Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Shield Domestic Companies From 'Alien Tort' Liability

The U.S. Justice Department had argued twice before that corporations—whether domestic or foreign—were liable under the Alien Tort Statute.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Emirates Report: Can Law's Gateway to the Middle East Survive the COVID-19 Storm?

Historically, the UAE is the Middle East's legal hub. But could the pandemic, coupled with declining oil prices, put its status under strain?
11 minute read

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Global Firm, In-House Collaboration Announces 'Open Access' Matter Platform Lupl

Lupl is expected to be open access, meaning that any legal department and law firm will be able to use the technology as they wish. Company founders say they're stressing data integration in the product's release.
5 minute read

International Edition

World Intellectual Property Organization Appoints New Director General

Daren Tang, who has led the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore since 2015, is the first Asian to hold the top job at the United Nations agency.
2 minute read

International Edition

Will COVID-19 Vaccines Be Subject to Compulsory Patent Licenses?

Granting patents in favor of a specific company or organization could undermine the development and wide-scale distribution of virus treatments, lawyers say.
3 minute read

International Edition

King & Spalding Nabs Ex-USTR Chief of Staff

Jamieson Greer worked on negotiations for the U.S.-China Phase One trade deal, signed in January, and the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
3 minute read

International Edition

Brazilian Bar Chapter Shutters São Paulo Seminar on U.S. Law

The bar association warned participating lawyers of possible fines or jail for providing legal advice without first registering as foreign legal advisers.
4 minute read

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A&O Calls Time On Decade-Long Romania Association

The relationship change means that A&O will no longer have a presence in the Eastern European country.
2 minute read

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