Southeast Asia Legal & Tax Updates During the COVID-19 Crisis

For the aviation sector, the first half of 2020 has sadly been defined by the many challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in operational and economic disruption across the globe. Now six months in, the industry is taking stock, adapting strategies and mapping out future plans for business post COVID-19. Aviation’s emergence from...

This publication is part of our series focusing on Corporate Insolvency Regime in consideration of the COVID-19 outbreak in Southeast Asian countries. Last month, DFDL published the first series (link here) of tailor-made FAQ on restructuring and insolvency regime that businesses and stakeholders need to keep track of in Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand. The purpose...

For the aviation sector, the first half of 2020 has sadly been defined by the many challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in operational and economic disruption across the globe. Now six months in, the industry is taking stock, adapting strategies and mapping out future plans for business post COVID-19. Aviation’s emergence from...

This article was first published in the June 2020 edition of ABA – The Health Lawyer. The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc and sow disruption around the world. In response, health authorities, pharmaceutical companies, life science laboratories and research centers (the “Pharmaceutical Industry”) are scrambling to develop potential treatments, viable inoculations, test kits...

For the aviation sector, the first half of 2020 has sadly been defined by the many challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in operational and economic disruption across the globe. Now six months in, the industry is taking stock, adapting strategies and mapping out future plans for business post COVID-19. Aviation’s emergence from...

Earlier this month, the DFDL Employment & Labour Team organized a well-attended webinar on Workforce Restructuring in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam. Our experts shared their insights with the audience on ways to minimize COVID-19 related labour challenges in compliance with local law as well as practical steps and considerations when implementing options...

This publication is part of our series focusing on Corporate Insolvency Regime in consideration of the COVID-19 outbreak in Southeast Asian countries. Given the present global situation, rehabilitation of businesses is a primary concern in order to help resuscitate ailing sectors of national economies. A clear and comprehensive understanding of insolvency laws across the region...

As the COVID-19 crisis continues with no immediate end in sight, real estate and construction remains one of the hardest hit sectors. Supply chain interruptions, material shortages, work site closures, employee reductions, social distancing measures and curfews have drastically disrupted commercial operations and continue to impact project developments. In this publication we outline the latest...

This publication is part of our series focusing on workforce management in consideration of the COVID-19 outbreak in Southeast Asian countries. In those jurisdictions where there has been a consistent decrease in the number of new infections, companies now contemplate asking their employees to return to the company’s premises to perform their duties. Indeed, in...

In these unprecedented times that we face in light of COVID-19, there has never been a more important time for investors, targets and sponsors alike to look at any proposed M&A or financing transaction from a variety of different angles to align their respective interests in order to mitigate the risks and capture the opportunities...