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

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause unprecedented disruption in Asia with lockdowns currently in place in Bangladesh and the Lao PDR Meanwhile, various restrictions continue to affect Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam resulting in continued economic uncertainty and delays in re-opening borders for travel and business purposes. In response, government officials and leading...

The opening year of this decade was sadly and tumultuously marked by the many public health challenges, travel restrictions, border closures, fears and economic hardship brought on by the coronavirus pandemic across the globe.  Glimmers of hope re-emerged towards the end of 2020 as unprecedented worldwide efforts to research, experiment, formulate and test vaccine candidates...

This publication is part of a DFDL series focusing on Corporate Insolvency Regime in consideration of the COVID-19 outbreak in Asia. DFDL published the previous editions in a series of tailor-made FAQs on restructuring and insolvency matters that businesses and stakeholders need to keep track of in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines,...

As this challenging year draws to a close, the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought unprecedented disruption, economic uncertainty, and ushered in never-before seen travel restrictions throughout the world. In response, governments and leading financial institutions across South and Southeast Asia have issued various initiatives, stimulus measures, and relief efforts within their respective countries in an attempt...

This article first appeared on the website of the Corporate and M&A Law Committee of the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association (here), and is reproduced by kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK. © International Bar Association.  The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed countries across the world into an unprecedented humanitarian...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, governments and leading financial institutions across the South and Southeast region continue to issue various initiatives, stimulus measures and relief efforts within their respective countries in an attempt to shore up the hardest hit sectors and vulnerable groups directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

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...