Asian Legal Review

The UK government has confirmed it will legislate to reverse a Supreme Court ruling concerned with third-party litigation funding in a move that is expected to increase the risk of mass claims being brought against big organisations.

A man accused of perpetrating Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in three decades will be charged later on Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, as the funerals of the Jewish victims of Sunday’s attack began.
The alleged father-and-son perpetrators opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, in an attack that shook the nation and intensified fears of rising antisemitism and violent extremism.
Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police at the scene,…

Indonesia’s flagship programme to provide millions of schoolchildren with free nutritious meals is back in the spotlight after a delivery van linked to the initiative ploughed into a group of students in Jakarta last week, leaving 21 children and a teacher injured.
The accident on Thursday has raised fresh questions about safety and oversight in what critics call the “chaotic” roll-out of the signature initiative of President Prabowo Subianto, which has a 71 trillion rupiah (US$4.2 billion)…

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed new rules for cryptoasset activities to propel the UK as a leader in “innovation friendly crypto regulation”, an expert has said.

A father and son appeared to be driven by “Islamic State ideology” when they opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday.
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed killed 15 people in a mass shooting that targeted a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at the famous beach on Sunday evening.
Authorities have described the attack as an antisemitic act of terrorism but have so far given little detail on the deeper motivations.
Albanese gave one…

Fresh data shows Irish medtech companies are primed for significant growth, according to experts.

Bangladesh’s interim government said it would fly a leader of the 2024 uprising, a candidate in coming elections, for treatment in Singapore after an assassination attempt that left him critically wounded.
Masked attackers shot student leader Sharif Osman Hadi on Friday as he left a mosque in the capital Dhaka, wounding him in the ear.
The shooting took place one day after authorities announced a date for the first elections since the student-led uprising last year that overthrew the autocratic…

A bystander who rushed towards and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers has won praise from leaders around the world.
Extraordinary footage of the civilian’s actions began circulating on social media on Sunday, shortly after two men, later identified as a father and son, started shooting into a crowd gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah.
The massacre has left at least 16 people dead in the worst terrorist attack in Australia’s history. Officials have described the shooting on…

As the holiday season approaches in the United States, the rush for Christmas gifts is straining manufacturers thousands of kilometres away in Southeast Asia, where supply chain shocks triggered by US tariffs are hitting exports of everything from mittens and headphones to toys.
Manufacturers have spent much of the past year trying to adapt to the tariffs, which have driven up production and logistics costs while also disrupting delivery schedules. Now, the seasonal demand spike has only served…

From sold-out stadium tours in the US, Europe and Asia to history-making Grammy nominations, K-pop has never stood taller on the global stage.
Yet within South Korea, many say the music they once called their own now feels made for someone else.
For fans like 21-year-old university student Lee Ye-jin, that shift hits every time she turns on the radio or scrolls through new releases on her phone.
Lee has been a member of “Light” – the official fan club of popular boy band Highlight – since 2016….