Asian Tech Firms Embed Lawyers in Design Teams

Asian tech firms are embedding lawyers in design teams to tackle regulatory fragmentation and AI adoption, ensuring compliance from the…

by datasawala | October 13, 2026

Macau tightens fund rules to boost investment beyond gambling

Macau’s new fund rules aim to diversify investment beyond gambling, with strict guidelines for fund-of-funds under Law 11/2025 to stabilize…

by datasawala | October 12, 2026

Bae Kim hires former prosecutor and India lawyer

Bae Kim hires former prosecutor to bolster white-collar crime defense capabilities and India-focused services.

by Kaori Mori | October 11, 2026

Singapore Sports Boom Leaves Legal Infrastructure Behind

Singapore's sports participation surged from 54% to 70% since 2015, with 550K+ F1 visitors, yet legal infrastructure lags behind the…

by Nanami Yamaguchi | October 10, 2026

Asia-Pacific M&A activity declines amid regional divergence

Asia-Pacific M&A activity declined 11 percent in volume and 23.9 percent in value during the first half of 2026, according…

by Kaori Mori | October 9, 2026

Clifford Chance and Cavenagh Law split after 14 years

by Nanami Yamaguchi | October 15, 2026

Clifford Chance will keep operating under its Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licence, which is unchanged. Singapore’s legal sector will see a significant shift as Clifford Chance and Cavenagh Law end their 14-year Formal Law Alliance (FLA), dissolving one of the city-state’s longest-standing collaborations between an international law firm and a local practice. The partnership, originally formed in 2012 under the name Clifford Chance Asia, had enabled the firms to…

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Australian firms flag AI cyber risks understanding low

by Nanami Yamaguchi | October 24, 2026

Cyber security concept depicted with a creative text collage on striped background. Photo: Ann H/Pexels Australia’s fourth HSF Kramer Cyber Risk Survey, which polls general and senior legal counsel at leading firms, shows that AI dominates the cyber-risk conversation, yet most executives still lack a clear grasp of the new threats. AI alters the nature of cyber attacks, but understanding is limited According to the survey, 97 percent of respondents…