DATA PRIVACY
Huawei founder says company would refuse sharing user secrets
Silent to date on government scrutiny, Huawei chief clarifies the firm's legal response to speculation about confidential data.
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EXPANSION
Allen & Gledhill forges Indonesian alliance
An alliance with Indonesian firm Soemadipradja & Taher expands network, boosted by introduction of new foreign partner.
ALLIANCE
Anglo-Indian partnership in paradigm shift
Firms revise relationship in response to shift in India's trade paradigms
MEDIATION
United Nations treaty on cross-border mediation named after Singapore
New convention providing for the cross-border enforcement of mediated settlement agreements is republic's first named UN treaty.
MERGER
K&L Gates celebrates the New Year with Singaporean combination
The US firm is the latest to seek out a local firm in the city-state.
INNOVATION
Clifford Chance launches its first innovation lab, Create+65
Legal tech development initiative will sit at the heart of the firm's Singapore innovation & best delivery hub.
CORRUPTION
In Goldman Sachs, Malaysia does not trust
Malaysian prosecutors files charges against Goldman Sachs and two bankers, seeks fines of over $3 billion.
FORCED LABOUR
Prosecutors raid South Korea's largest law firm
Offices of two lawyers working for Kim & Chang, South Korea's largest firm, over delay of court ruling in Japanese forced labour case.
SOVEREIGNTY
Singapore and Malaysia in sovereignty spat
In maritime dispute, firm action will be taken to protect territory and sovereignty if Malaysian vessels continue to intrude, says Singapore.
IP PROTECTION
China's IP crackdown moves forward
Compensation for victims to be raised and fines increased, as China set to amend legislation to protect IP and punish offenders.