Reading Time: 6 minutesAsia Law Network has partnered with the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA), a professional body that connects the Singapore in-house community, to bring a series of interviews featuring prominent in-house counsel. In the first of our interviews, we feature Andrew Ong, Head of Legal and Compliance at KONE Pte Ltd, a company which primarily supplies […]
Startup Law Academy: Starting up a business in Singapore and its legal implications
Reading Time: 5 minutesDuring a panel discussion organized by Asia Law Network, with partners General Assembly, e27 and WeWork Beach Centre, Daniel Ho (Director, Summit Law Corporation), Lau Kah Mei (Managing Director, LKM Law Corporation), and Kelvin Tan (Director, Vicki Heng Law Corporation) shared their thoughts on starting a business in Singapore. What structure should I adopt for my […]
Guide to trade marks and trade mark registration (Part 1 of 2)
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn a two-part series, lawyer Jeremiah Chew shares more about trade marks and trade mark registration in Singapore. In the first part of this series, Jeremiah answers some common questions regarding trade marks. Interested to find out what a trade mark is and what you can do with a registered trade mark? Read on to […]
Prenups – the next big thing in Singapore
Reading Time: 5 minutesContrary to popular belief, marital agreements are not as uncommon or far-fetched as they may seem to be. But what are nuptial agreements? Why are they getting increasingly popular? Pre-nuptial agreements The days leading up to the big day are passing in a rush. Amidst all the ordering of flowers and fussing over choices of […]
A Guide to Initial Coin Offerings (Part 1 of 3)
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis is a three part series on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). In this series, lawyer Wanhsi Yeong will cover: An introduction to Initial Coin Offerings Overview of the current regulation of Initial Coin Offerings in various jurisdictions Framework of Initial Coin Offerings In the first part of this series, WanHsi explains the characteristics, types, risks, […]
Asia Law Network partners with AML Accelerate to assist companies with AML/CFT compliance efforts
Reading Time: 2 minutesAsia Law Network is pleased to announce its partnership with AML Accelerate. This partnership provides AML Accelerate with an extended reach into Asia and provides clients of the Asia Law Network with access to a market-leading money laundering and terrorism financing compliance platform to effectively manage their AML/CFT risks and programs more effectively. Anthony Quinn, Founder […]
Copyright Act: How To Protect Your Work
Reading Time: 5 minutesCreative influences are inherent in all works, and that’s a good thing! It’s a commonly accepted fact that many great creative works borrow references, influences, themes and visual aesthetics among others from each other. Think of the gritty rain-drenched streets of the future in ‘Blade Runner‘, and the influence its aesthetics had not only on contemporary […]
Employee Share Option Schemes: How do they work?
Reading Time: 4 minutesAn employee share option scheme (ESOS) is a means of offering key employees or consultants the opportunity to acquire shares in the company. Advantages of an Employee Share Option Scheme For startups, it allows the company a means of compensating its employees, aligning the employee’s incentives with those of the company, and allowing them to […]
Asia Law Network participates in Tech.Law Fest 2018
Reading Time: 1 minutesThe team with Justice Lee Seiu Kin, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. SINGAPORE, 6 April 2018- Asia Law Network is proud to be a participant at TechLaw.Fest 2018. Nearly 500 industry players were gathered at TechLaw.Fest 2018 to address the challenges […]
Asia Law Network expands Quick Consult across 5 countries
Reading Time: 3 minutesASIA LAW NETWORK CELEBRATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY WITH REGIONAL EXPANSION OF QUICK CONSULT SERVICE Singapore, 11 December 2017 – In celebration of its third anniversary, Singapore’s first online database of lawyers, AsiaLawNetwork.com, is expanding its offering and providing legal access across the region via its Quick Consult service. A low-risk first step in resolving legal issues, […]
Asia Law Network supports the 8th Asia Pacific Mediation Peace Prize
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresenting Asia Pacific Mediation Forum’s (APMF) Peace Prize, from left, is board member Jan Sunoo, APMF President Dale Bagshaw, and Asia Law Network CEO Cherilyn Tan, who donated funds for the prize. Receiving the award (center) is RENEW Coordination Manager Nguyen Hieu Trung and (far right) RENEW International Advisor Chuck Searcy. VIETNAM, 12 November 2017- […]
Asia Law Network participates in the 2017 ALPMA Regional Law Firm Management Forum
Reading Time: 1 minutesSINGAPORE, 3 November 2017- Asia Law Network is proud to have participated in the Australasian Legal Practice Management Association (ALPMA) Regional Law Firm Management Forum 2017. This is the second time Asia Law Network has participated in the forum. The theme of the 2017 forum was “It’s Still About the People: Taking your Seat at […]