Asian Legal Review

Recently published comments from the UK’s Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) should be welcomed by well-run firms while warning others about a number of concerns, from poor due diligence to failure to obtain proper client consent, an expert has said.

Southeast Asian countries are vying fiercely for chip investment as tech giants seek to manage the fallout of US tech sanctions against China.

Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer.

PDI-P chief Megawati has slammed the administration of outgoing President Joko Widodo and ‘widespread’ fraud during February’s presidential election.

The March suicide bombing killed five Chinese engineers near the border with Afghanistan. On Sunday, Pakistan officials said the arrested men belong to local Taliban group TTP.

The Singapore Airlines aircraft that operated turbulence-hit flight SQ321 returned to Singapore on Sunday, five days after it made an emergency landing in Bangkok.

Blasphemy is a sensitive subject in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where an accusation can lead to a street lynching.

He posted an Instagram Story with the text saying: “I’m trying to get into the concert of Bruno Mars without having any ticket.”

Recently published Irish Revenue guidance will help businesses determine whether a worker is an employee or self-employed for tax purposes.

At each phase of a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme buy-in, buy-out and wind-up, it is important for sponsors to take a strategic approach, work in partnership with the trustees and take advice on sponsor-specific issues that might otherwise be missed.