In the latest step towards the integration of Asean capital markets, Thailand-based fund managers can now offer retail funds directly to investors in Malaysia and Singapore —and vice versa — through a streamlined process. This change follows the launch on Aug 25 of the Asean Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) Framework by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission, Malaysia’s Securities Commission and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Indonesia’s House of Representatives passed the latest draft of the country’s Copyright Bill on September 16, 2014, and it will soon come into law. These latest revisions mark the third set of amendments made in the history of Indonesia’s copyright law.The new copyright law seeks to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Indonesia’s copyright system, including its enforcement mechanisms, while ensuring compliance with the country’s ratified international conventions.

Providing a detailed overview of employment law in 35 jurisdictions around the world, International Employment Law, Second Edition (Release 3, 2014) has been published by the Center for International Legal Studies, an Austrian-based nonprofit research, training, and law publication institute.

International Employment Law, Second Edition (Release 3, 2014) provides an overview of employment law in 35 countries worldwide. The Thailand chapter of the guide, written by Chinachart Vatanasuchart, partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group, examines the following issues within the context of the Civil and Commercial Code, the Labor Protection Act, and other legislation:

Patents are a key form of intellectual property (IP). The term “intellectual property” contains the word “intellectual” for the reason that one exerts mental effort in order to create an invention. Patent law then steps in to protect an inventor’s mental creation and places restrictions on similar inventions or ideas to allow the inventor to reap the fruits of his or her labors.

On August 28, 2014, the Ho Chi Minh City Court entered a judgment in an IP rights dispute that could herald significant changes to civil litigation in the IP field in Vietnam, influencing the way other courts deal with claims of damage compensation and attorney’s fees in IP cases.The Dispute

Outsourcing is not a novel way of doing business. No matter the industry, a company is likely to be involved in outsourcing in some way. When hiring a third party to assist in a part of your business, the main factors influencing management’s choice of vendor are expertise, quality of outcome and budget.

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws & Regulations 2015 (8th Edition), a Q&A-style guide that provides a comprehensive overview of telecoms, media, and internet laws and regulations in 34 jurisdictions worldwide, has been published. Consultants David Duncan and Ahmet Yesilkaya of the Tilleke & Gibbins corporate and commercial group coauthored the Thailand chapter of this guide. The Thailand chapter covers the following main topics: