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China Business Law Journal
Navigating cross-border financial data compliance and overseas regulatory conflicts
One foot in Chinese data protection law, the other in foreign discovery requests. Banks need a strategy that doesn’t sacrifice either – here’s how to start
‘All risks’ claims: A manufacturer’s defence playbook
So-called “all risks” property insurance carries defined exclusions
Navigating legal risks for tech startups
Fast growing tech innovators typically navigate complex funding deals, equity incentives and collaboration agreements
Environmental compliance frameworks for renewable businesses
As dual-carbon objectives are escalated to statutory obligations, renewables companies face a major compliance test across pollution control, ecological protection and low-carbon development
Dissecting invalidity of financial loan agreements
A financial loan agreement is the core legal instrument governing lending between banks, licensed financial institutions and market participants
Weighing up AI prompts with copyright law
Shanghai’s first AI prompt copyright lawsuit concludes that prompts are not works. Human-machine interactive commands are not copyrightable
Equity repurchases: Fulfilling obligations, mitigating dispute risks
Under different buyback structures, enforceability, allocation of liability and guarantee performance often shape the course of the buyback and VAM disputes
Shareholder and affiliate liability disputes: offence and defence
China’s new Company Law sharpens risks around veil piercing, related-party exposure and debt evasion, reshaping compliance and recovery strategy
Asia Business Law Journal
Singapore-New Zealand ink world’s first essential supplies pact
Singapore-New Zealand essential supplies pact boosts resilience, ensures trade flows in crisis, consultation and fewer export restrictions
Singapore Budget 2026: AI growth, risks and governance
Singapore Budget 2026 accelerates AI adoption, highlighting legal risks and governance needs for businesses
Inclusive workplaces: The Workplace Fairness Act
Singapore enacts the Workplace Fairness Act to prevent discrimination and ensure fair employment practices
Who if not you?
New ACC president and CEO Jason Brown outlines his vision to deepen engagement with in-house counsel across Asia
Executing deeds under Singapore law
LSS CPC guidance (Aug 2025) addresses electronic execution of Singapore law-governed deeds and foreign company execution in banking transactions
India Business Law Journal
BVI woos India
On BVI’s inaugural trade mission to India, Premier Natalio Wheatley and Minister of Financial Services Lorna Smith discuss their jurisdiction’s strengths and what it has to offer India’s fast‑growing economy
India’s digital copyright framework needs clarifying
India-Japan copyright asymmetry complicates LLM training legality, underscoring urgent need for Delhi’s tailored TDM exception
Land of opportunity? Investing in India’s defence sector
India’s defence market surges as foreign investors back indigenisation, M&A and strategic partnerships under reforms
RBI tightening rules on financial product marketing
RBI tightens rules on bank product advertising, sales and consent under 2026 amendment, which takes effect in January 2027
Rethinking due diligence for Indian AI deals
AI investments in India demand layered diligence across data, IP, governance, compliance and talent
Mutual consent centres bilateral energy projects
India-Japan JCM RoI operationalises bilateral credits with dual approvals, flexible sharing and 10-year crediting cap
Negotiation priorities for Japanese investors in India
India-Japan M&A shifts to tech-led acquisitions, tighter risk allocation, governance planning and licensing scrutiny
Green Channel Route: Gains and predictability
In India’s green channel route, binary deemed approvals are strained by affiliate overlaps, needing de minimis guidance







































