Jay Cohen, partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Phnom Penh office, recently sat down with realestate.com.kh—a leading property portal in Cambodia—to provide an overview of the legal and business implications of guaranteed rental return (GRR) schemes for property investors in Cambodia. During the concise yet informative session titled “Introduction to Guaranteed Rental Returns in Cambodia,” Jay discusses: The definition of a GRR scheme under Cambodian law, including an overview of certain benefits for investors; Key considerations investors should understand before entering into a GRR agreement; The possibility of changing GRR contract terms during force majeure events; and What happens when the GRR period ends. The video is available to watch online, free of charge, below.  

On July 22, Noppramart Thammateeradaycho, counsel in Tilleke & Gibbins’ regional dispute resolution and litigation group, and Giang Hoang Bach, an associate in the firm’s Vietnam practice, teamed up with Clive Aston, former president of the London Maritime Arbitrator Association, and Tan Hui Tsing, a partner at DennisMathiew in Singapore, to present a webinar entitled “Ship Arrest – Experiences from Southeast Asia and the UK.” Cohosted by Tilleke & Gibbins and the Bangkok Shipowners and Agents Association, the webinar was organized to provide a structured discussion on jurisdiction-specific and cross-border issues relevant to international shipping disputes and ship arrests in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the UK. In doing so, the speakers covered: the role of international arbitrators and lawyers in maritime claims and disputes; using ship arrests to enforce and collect on arbitral awards; and the criteria and regulatory framework for ship arrests in Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The webinar is now available to watch online, free of charge, below.  

On April 13, Jay Cohen, partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Phnom Penh office, collaborated with global real estate giant CBRE to present a webinar on the market for foreign investment in real estate in Cambodia. In the first half of the two-hour webinar, Jay went through legal requirements and processes for investing in real estate in Cambodia, and covered a number of key topics of interest to potential investors—including nationality requirements, corporate structuring options, land due diligence, and the process of purchasing and registering properties. The second half of the webinar was led by James Hodge, managing director of CBRE Cambodia. His market-oriented overview of the Cambodian real estate landscape laid out the growth of the sector and its possibilities for foreign investors in the commercial, hospitality, and residential sectors. Finally, the speakers fielded specific questions about regulations and market conditions for foreign investors in real estate in Cambodia. A recording of the webinar is available below.

On March 4, Tilleke & Gibbins arbitration specialists Noppramart Thammateeradaycho and Thawat Damsa-ard collaborated with Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore to deliver an international webinar entitled “Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in Thailand and Setting Aside Awards in Singapore.” During the session, Noppramart and Thawat provided a comprehensive summary of enforcing foreign arbitral awards in Thailand. In their discussion they provided an overview of the arbitration landscape in Thailand, walked the audience through required documents and steps in enforcing foreign arbitral awards in Thai courts, addressed common objections from respondents, and spoke about enforcing and challenging Singapore arbitral awards through the Thai courts. A full video recording of the webinar is available below.