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China’s new internet advertising measures to take effect on 1 May 2023

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation recently published the Measures for the Administration of Internet Advertising (“Measures”), which will take effect on 1 ...

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Update on Indonesia’s Merger Filing Procedures

On 30 March 2023, the Indonesia Competition Commission (“KPPU”) issued the KPPU Regulation No. 3 of 2023 on the Assessment of Merger, Consolidation, or Acquisition of Shares...

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Japan: Employment law update - Amendment of the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act

To deter employees from leaving their jobs due to childbirth or childcare needs and to enable both men and women to balance work and childcare responsibilities as they deem suitable,...

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Denial of process – Hong Kong court sets aside award, finding arbitrator's conduct "seriously flawed"

A Hong Kong court has set aside an HKIAC Final Award finding that the arbitrator's conduct was so "seriously flawed" and "egregious" that there had been a serious...

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HK’s new listing regime for innovative science and technology companies effective from 31 Mar 2023

Hong Kong Stock Exchange has launched a new listing regime for “Specialist Technology Companies” under Chapter 18C of the Listing Rules, effective from 31 March 2023. We provide ...

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China’s antitrust authority enacts final implementing regulations for amended Anti-Monopoly Law

On 24 March 2023, China’s antitrust authority – the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) – issued four regulations implementing the recently...

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Foreign exchange - Hong Kong court orders winding up of listco already wound up in Cayman Islands

In another blow to the concept of "soft touch" provisional liquidation, the Court of First Instance has granted an ancillary winding up order against a Hong Kong listed company...

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Hong Kong SFC consults on licensing requirements for virtual asset trading platform operators

On 20 February 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) launched a public consultation (the “Consultation”) to seek views on the proposed requirements ...

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Hybrid jurisdiction clauses – two new English and Hong Kong cases give confidence to lenders

Two recent English and Hong Kong court decisions have given confidence to lenders that they should be able to enforce their rights against creditors under so-called asymmetric or hybrid...

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