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India’s currency became the worst-performing Asian currency. It reached a new low against the US dollar recently, raising concerns about the economic situation, the impact on foreign investment, and rising dependence on imports. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are withdrawing at record levels, and the effects of high tariffs are casting a shadow over high economic […]<...


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International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the lateral hire of ten new partners across seven offices, marking a significant step in the firm’s ongoing international expansion strategy. All ten partners will join the firm in January across London, Paris, Brussels, Luxembourg, Singapore, Dubai, and Dublin, further strengthening the firm’s five core sectors and [...


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Partners from Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd. — Suresh Nair, Jennifer Chih, and Bryan Tan have announced their decision to leave the firm to establish a new law practice in Singapore. The new firm, Nair, Jen & Tan LLC, will focus on litigation, restructuring and insolvency, corporate and employment matters, areas in which the partners are […]<...


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UNIDROIT is pleased to announce that the UNIDROIT General Assembly, at its 85th session, authorised the establishment of an Asia-Pacific Liaison Office in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR) in 2026. The new Liaison Office, as UNIDROIT’s first overseas and regional presence outside its seat in Rome, will […]

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Is the King & Wood Mallesons demerger really the end of Australia’s Asia strategy, or the beginning of a smarter one? In this Legal Practice Intelligence article, Richard W Smith LLB (Hons), CF APMP argues the demerger signals strategic maturity, not retreat, as firms refocus on client demand, risk, and commercial reality. Read his analysis […]

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