Asian Legal Review

The state government of Queensland has opened a consultation on proposed updates to its wind farm development code and related planning guidance.

Many Japanese fishermen are against the release, as well as China, which has banned food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures.

The Brics group consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are divided over the expansion of the bloc by adding new members, including the admission criteria.

The Pacific fishing industry, stressed from climate change and overfishing, does not need additional challenges. Amid concerns about marine life and food safety, Tokyo should apply the precautionary principle.

Thaksin Shinawatra’s potential return to the kingdom on Tuesday coincides with a key parliamentary vote that could end a political deadlock to choose a new prime minister.

A new law that will enable Germany’s highest court to provide its opinion on fundamental questions of law arising in mass action cases – cases that involve a large number of individuals with identical or similar claims has been adopted by the German government.

The Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) came into force in April 2011, overhauling UK anti-bribery legislation.

It’s his second trip to Asia this year after he visited China for the first time in three years, and declared he would expand his business in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles.

Investigators analysing the cockpit voice recorder of the aircraft that crashed into a road in Selangor.

When public bodies in the UK take decisions, they are often subject to statutory or common law duties that require them to first consult people who may be affected by the decision.