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The world of Daisy Wong - the blogger exposing associate life in Hong Kong

A Bridget Jones-style blogger has lifted the lid on life as an associate in Hong Kong's buzzing legal market. Jessica Seah reports...
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International Edition

Minter Ellison recruits Mayer Brown corporate partner for London base

Australia's Minter Ellison has added a third partner to its London office with the hire of Mayer Brown corporate specialist Michael Wallin. Wallin, who will join the firm next month (1 November), is Australian-qualified and will work with Minter's clients in the UK and across Europe. His arrival will take the number of partners in Minter's London office to three, alongside corporate partner Michael Whalley and finance partner Nigel Clark.
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Clydes confirms details of Zimbabwe and Singapore alliance deals

Clyde & Co has expanded its international presence with two new alliances in Zimbabwe and Singapore. The firm set up a best friends relationship with Zimbabwe's Scanlen and Holderness in May this year, while at the same time establishing an association with Singapore law firm Clasis LLC.
2 minute read

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Hogan Lovells puts global growth at top of agenda in three-year strategy

Hogan Lovells is putting international expansion and client development at the centre of its first post-merger strategy review. The transatlantic law firm has drawn up a list of key jurisdictions it would like to enter by the close of December 2014 as part of a review conducted by co-chief executives Warren Gorrell and David Harris.
3 minute read

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International briefing

Michael Goldhaber looks at the Global 100 - are firms with global reach really more profitable than those that stay home? And Ben Lewis on legal immunity issues in Hong Kong
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The Untouchables - legal immunity in Hong Kong

One of Hong Kong's major appeals as a base for international companies doing business in Asia has been recourse to its British-established common law courts. But recent Hong Kong rulings have raised the unsettling possibility that a whole class of potential defendants may have legal immunity from claims. These are government parties. And, while it is hardly surprising that sovereigns themselves can claim immunity in courts, the long reach of government into the private market in Asia means there are a host of potentially immune state actors that are difficult to identify at first glance.
5 minute read

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Watson Farley secures Singapore local law launch with new tie-up

Watson Farley & Williams has launched a local law practice in Singapore via a joint venture with regional firm Asia Practice. The Singapore firm, a five-partner practice specialising in banking, corporate and litigation law, was set up in November last year by banking partner Leon Low from local outfit Shook Lin & Bok.
2 minute read

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Made in Taiwan - the vogue for Asian tech companies to use Cayman Islands vehicles to list their shares

Taiwan's most innovative tech businesses prefer to use Cayman Islands companies as their listing vehicle on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). This trend reflects confidence generally in Taiwan's securities markets backed by Taiwan's growing economic ties with China. Cayman Islands companies have long been used as listing vehicles on the major stock exchanges, including the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) and the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) in Asia, as well as in the US and UK. A Cayman listing vehicle has many advantages, including familiarity to the market, speedy incorporation procedures and cost-effective pricing, not to mention the Cayman Islands' stable and business-orientated legal and political systems.
8 minute read

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Norton Rose seals South America entrance with new Canada tie-up

Norton Rose has confirmed that it is to add a second Canadian firm to its international network, with Calgary-based Macleod Dixon to merge with the firm on 1 January 2012. The move, news of which first emerged in the Canadian press yesterday (3 October), will gift the group an additional 250 fee earners, adding to its Swiss Verein-structured international network which already comprises 2,500 fee earners.
3 minute read

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India justice minister promises to 'fast-track' market liberalisation

The Bar Council of India has agreed to set out a timeline for the liberalisation of its legal market, with Law Society president John Wotton claiming that he has "never been as confident" that the long-awaited process is finally underway. The first discussions will be held between the parties at the International Bar Association's annual conference in Dubai at the end of the month, with the Law Society hoping that the discussions will conclude by January, when a delegation from the Indian Bar Council is due to visit the UK.
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