In this issue
Home & safe?
Analysing the cybersecurity risks posed to businesses by a remote workforce as companies have rushed to implement work-from-home policies
Pandemics, police power and private contracts
Under the Bayanihan Act, the president is empowered to order private establishments to direct their operations towards COVID-19 efforts.
Cryptocurrencies
Governments across the region are being forced to clear the regulatory air on virtual currencies as they can no longer afford to ignore their popularity
For better or worse: The legal limits of comparative ads
Millions are spent every year by companies on comparative advertising, and many times these advertisements are taken down due to claims of disparagement.
Levelling the field
The career growth of a female lawyer is often challenged by difficult work-life balance choices, leadership bias, a lack of opportunity for dialogue and debate, and stagnant workplace cultures
Counterpunch!
With COVID-19 raging across the region, governments are trying to avoid knockout blows for their territories as they counter with life or death policy moves and decisions affecting business survival
Cybersecurity
Data protection and cybersecurity are evolving areas of regulation in Asia. Here, experts shed light on emerging jurisprudence in the region’s top jurisdictions
ACC develops COVID-19 resource hub
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has developed a range of resources to assist the global in-house community in guiding their organizations through the crisis
Lines are drawn
Fighting enemies new and old
The A-List 2020: Indonesia
Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Indonesia
Power & parity
Senior women lawyers across Asia share personal stories of successes and struggles for a more inclusive legal profession
KICA launches English homepage
The Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) has launched an English-language website designed to meet the interests of foreign institutions, law firms and Korea’s foreign in-house community

























