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Determining if an Employee is Transferred or Seconded

30 March 2022 by Shearn Delamore & Co

The issue of whether an employee is transferred or seconded can sometimes prove rather contentious. In a transfer, the employment relationship to transferred to the new employer (i.e. the original company is no longer the employer), whereas in a secondment situation, the employee remains under the employment of the original company but may perform work for the secondee company.

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Transition to Endemic — What it Means for the Employers in Malaysia?

17 March 2022 by Shearn Delamore & Co

Introduction With effect from 1 April 2022, Malaysia will enter the “Transition to Endemic” phase.

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Updates on the Procedures for Obtaining Construction Business Entity Certificates (SBU)

21 February 2022 by Makarim & Taira S - Indonesia

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (“MPW”) has issued the Circular Letter No. 21/SE/M/2021 on The Procedures for Fulfillment of the Business License Requirements, the Implementation of Construction Work Competence Certification, and the Implementation of Business Entity Certificates and Construction Work Competence Certificates (“Circular Letter”). Previously, the construction licensing is scattered into a few online platforms, such as the MPW’s online portal and Integrated Construction Services Information System (“SIJK”).

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Grounds for the Annulment of Domestic Arbitration Awards in Indonesia (Recent Development)

26 January 2022 by Makarim & Taira S - Indonesia

Following the issuance of Constitutional Court Ruling No. 15/PUU-XII/2014 dated 11 November 2014, up until now, no clear guidance has been provided on the use of Article 70 of the Arbitration Law (Law No. 30 of 1999) ie, the reasons for which an arbitration award can be annulled. This advisory discusses the recent development in the interpretation of Article 70 of the Arbitration Law by the Indonesian courts.

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Stock Exchange Conclusions on Corporate Governance Code

06 January 2022 by LC Lawyers

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”) published in December 2021 the conclusions to its consultation paper of April 2021 titled “Review of Corporate Governance Code and Related Listing Rules” , with an aim to enhance the corporate governance practices and reporting by listed companies.

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Integrity is key: Hong Kong’s new Corporate Governance Code mandates that issuers establish anti-corruption and whistleblowing policies

04 January 2022 by LC Lawyers

In our earlier publication “COVID-19 heightened corruption risks – A Hong Kong guide” , we forewarned that COVID-19 and the challenges it posed to enforcement authorities, organizations and their workforce would allow corruption to thrive.

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ESG Series – What is COP26?

22 November 2021 by LC Lawyers

As COP26 is making global headlines, what exactly is this gathering and what makes it different from other global summits in the past? In this article, we will briefly discuss COP26 and its significance in tackling climate change and what it means for businesses worldwide.

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ESG Series – Carbon credits and carbon trading

04 November 2021 by LC Lawyers

Climate change has been impacting our daily lives notably in the last few years as we are witnessing extreme weather conditions such as heavy rain, floods, and heatwaves at a global scale.

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Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect - the official launch

30 September 2021 by LC Lawyers

The Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect (“WMC”) in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“GBA”) of mainland China was officially launched on 10 September 2021.

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Court Ruling as to the Issue of Internal Control in the Korean Financial Sector

24 September 2021 by Soonghee Lee, Jeongsu Park

In Korea, investors and selling financial companies are in a difficult situation due to the postponement of redemptions of private equity funds from the second half of 2019.