India's Bar Council has proposed formally recognising and registering law firms under the country's main law governing advocates, a move that would give partnerships and other collective legal ...

Indonesia brought into force Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, Law No. 20 of 2025 on the Criminal Procedure Code, and Law No. 1 of 2026 on Harmonisation of Criminal Sanction on Jan. 2 this year.

Singapore law firm Helmsman has appointed Lin Yan Yan as its chief executive officer, naming a former ONE Championship executive to lead its next phase of growth. She joins from ONE Championship, Asia ...

From digital bank licences to AI governance, Philippine regulators are setting the terms for one of Southeast Asia's most competitive fintech markets. The message is clear: opportunities are plentiful ...

Blossom Hing, SC, director at Drew & Napier and one of ALB's Asia Top Female Lawyers for 2026, says the toughest fight in her career wasn't external at all — it was learning to trust her own voice ...

Big Four Singapore firm Rajah & Tann has appointed Scott Tan as a partner in its international arbitration practice, bringing on board a lawyer who spent six years leading the city-state's ...

Big Six Korean firm Lee & Ko has added attorney Giusung Oh to its antitrust and competition group. Oh previously served as general counsel and non-standing commissioner at the Korea Fair Trade ...

Asia's litigation landscape is shifting fast. Trade tensions, surging cryptocurrency disputes, and increasingly aggressive cross-border enforcement are keeping the region's courts busier — and the ...

UK law firm Charles Russell Speechlys has hired a five-person private client team from Stephenson Harwood, appointing Kevin Lee as its new head of private client in Asia as part of a push to expand ...

British disputes specialist Candey has opened an office in Singapore as the firm seeks to establish what it describes as a unique position spanning the world's four major financial hubs. The ...

As the recently elected president of the Law Society of Singapore, Tan Cheng-Han's priorities include making AI adoption accessible to smaller firms and making practice more sustainable for younger ...

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired funds expert Han Ming Ho as a partner in Singapore from Reed Smith, where he headed the asset management and investment funds practice. Ho is set to ...