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Kim & Chang Won Major Lawsuit Challenging KFTC’s Ruling That Platform Company’s Algorithmic Business Model Constituted Abuse of Market Dominance and Unfair Trade Practices

19 December 2025 by Kim & Chang - South Korea

Kim & Chang secured a complete victory for a leading Korean mobility platform company (the “Plaintiff”) in a lawsuit against the Korea Fair Trade Commission (the “KFTC”). The lawsuit sought to revoke the KFTC’s corrective order and a fine of approximately KRW 27.1 billion. The KFTC had argued that the Plaintiff abused its market dominance by using an algorithm to unfairly favor its member taxis. The Seoul High Court accepted our arguments and overturned the KFTC’s dispositions entirely.

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ACCRALAW as Counsel to the Underwriters for Megawide's Issuance of PHP 3 Billion Series 7 Preferred Shares

18 December 2025 by ACCRALAW - Philippines

ACCRALAW acted as counsel for the Joint Issue Managers, Joint Lead Underwriters, and Joint Bookrunners, PNB Capital and Investment Corporation, RCBC Capital Corporation, and Security Bank Capital Investment Corporation in connection with Megawide Construction Corporation’s offering of up to PHP 3 Billion Series 7 Preferred Shares which were listed and traded on the Main Board of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. on 19 November 2025.

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AllBright advised offshore syndicate on USD 450 million loan

18 December 2025 by AllBright Law Offices - China

Recently, AllBright Law Offices represented an international bank syndicate as the leading counsel and PRC legal counsel, working in collaboration with legal counsels in the United Kingdom and Portugal, in a USD 450 million equivalent syndicated loan facility extended to Haitong Bank S.A., a wholly-owned overseas subsidiary of Guotai Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (“Guotai Haitong”). AllBright provided comprehensive and professional legal services for the transaction.

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POD Disputes in Schemes of Arrangement: Who Gets to Decide?

18 December 2025 by Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill - Malaysia

Under a scheme of arrangement, a creditor is required to submit their proof of debt (“POD”) to the scheme chairman for purposes of voting and distribution of payment. If a creditor disagrees with the scheme chairman’s admission or rejection of the POD, s. 369B(9) of the Companies Act 2016 allows the parties to refer the dispute to a mutually agreed Independent Assessor (“IA”) for adjudication

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DEAL OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER 2025

17 December 2025 by asialaw

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LAWYER OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER 2025

17 December 2025 by asialaw

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Agreement between the United States of America and Malaysia on Reciprocal Trade (ART), and Good Regulatory Practices (GRP)

25 November 2025 by Zaid Ibrahim & Co - Malaysia

On 26 October 2025, Malaysia and the US signed the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) during the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.  Under Executive Order 14257 issued by the US President on 2 April 2025, the agreement is a US proposal to renegotiate tariffs on Malaysia from 25 percent to 19 percent.

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DEAL OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER 2025

25 November 2025 by asialaw

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LAWYER OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER 2025

25 November 2025 by asialaw

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Scenting the Future: How India’s First Smell Mark Application Aligns with Global Jurisprudence

25 November 2025 by Anand and Anand - India

In a landmark moment for Indian intellectual property law, the Trademarks Registry has accepted for advertisement the country’s first olfactory trademark a floral fragrance reminiscent of roses as applied to tyres. The order represents a paradigm shift in how Indian law perceives and accommodates non-traditional trademarks. It also situates India firmly within an international conversation that has spanned more than three decades and continues to redefine the boundaries of trademark protection.