03/30/2012
It what appears to be the biggest corruption scandal in Hong Kong in decades, the brothers, Raymond and Thomas Kwok, the joint chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties, were arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
03/30/2012
A&L Goodbody started offering Chinese lawyers six-month placements under the programme in September 2011.
03/30/2012
The UK corporate powerhouse is planning to spreads its ties more widely and is considering a range of options, including entering into informal referral relationships with a number of local firms and sending lawyers to Australian firms on secondment.
03/30/2012
Allen & Overy today announces 23 promotions to partner across 14 offices in 12 countries. Nearly 40% of new partners are female and, for the fifth year running, the majority (73%) are based outside London, underlining Allen & Overy's commitme
03/30/2012
Herbert Smith and Baker & McKenzie have been appointed to advise on the joint venture (JV) between Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and China’s Chery Automobile as the British car giant looks to expand its presence in Asia.
03/30/2012
Norton Rose announces new corporate partner in Beijing
He will join the practice from Allen & Overy where he was Counsel in the Beijing office.
03/29/2012
Investment managers will go to more automated processes as well in unit pricing and corporate actions as a response to reduce operational costs, because business margins are “thin” and automation is widely viewed as bringing long-term sustaina
03/28/2012
The Ministry of Public Security has issued an arrest warrant for Sun Feng, the former head of the Yaosai branch of the Agricultural Bank of China in Jiangyin in East China's Jiangsu province.
03/28/2012
The Income Tax (I-T) department is said to be mulling over prosecution against the HSBC bank for allegedly being the conduit for Indians in stashing money abroad.
03/28/2012
"We should wait for a clear picture because recapitalisation leads to higher financial costs, and it will be the shareholders' burden. The rising expense may ultimately be passed on to consumers."
03/28/2012
AN INVESTMENT banker employed by ABN Amro sent incorrect information to the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's about a structured finance product bought by councils but the Federal Court should conclude this was an innocent mistake or, at wor
03/27/2012
The firms announced that they are no longer in talks earlier this afternoon (26 March), with a spokesperson stating discussions had ended because they could not reach an agreement that was satisfactory to both parties.
03/27/2012
Accounting problems with US-listed Chinese companies and anti-bribery work have kept lawyers in the former British colony busy.
03/23/2012
Taylor Wessing and leading Singapore firm RHT Law LLP initially formed an alliance through an exclusive cooperation agreement in August 2011. RHT Law formally joined Taylor Wessing, as RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, on 16 March 2012.
03/23/2012
NZF Money, a commercial and residential lender, was placed into receivership in July, owing debenture holders about $16.4 million.
03/23/2012
Bird & Bird have added five new partners to their offices in Asia. Four from other firms and one has been appointed internally.
03/22/2012
Japan's securities regulator recommended on Wednesday a 50,000 yen ($600) fine against Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking, saying the asset manager sold Inpex shares after a tip-off about its plans for a $6 billion offering in 2010.
03/22/2012
The case centred on a 2010 stock offering by energy firm Inpex, also putting Japan's current rules against market manipulation in the spotlight, with the fund manager involved penalised with a tiny fine and Nomura facing no formal sanction.
03/22/2012
KPMG Services have been appointed as liquidators of the two companies.
03/22/2012
As the fine print from the Finance Bill starts trickling in, we bring you details that are likely to impact your taxes. A new provision in the Wealth Tax Act is likely to impact NRIs who have returned to India, especially those with significant asset hold