The eighth edition of Getting the Deal Through – Insurance & Reinsurance, a Q&A-style guide to insurance and reinsurance law in 23 jurisdictions around the world, has been published by Law Business Research. Aaron Le Marquer, consultant, and Ittirote Klinboon, attorney-at-law, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ insurance group, coauthored the Thailand chapter of the guide.

In early 2015, a European pharmaceutical company that markets a globally well-known pain relief drug discovered a drug with the same active ingredient and a similar name circulating on the Vietnamese market. In what the European company believed was a clear instance of “palming off,” the drug’s packaging also used colors and design elements similar to the packaging of the well-known drug. However, pursuing a trademark infringement charge was a dead end, as the Vietnamese drug’s name had already been successfully registered as a trademark.

Major updates have recently been made to Thailand’s customs laws and procedures regarding transit of goods through Thailand and transshipment. In addition, brand owners must now record their marks in order to comply with the Royal Thai Customs Department’s new customs recordation procedures.Transit and Transshipment

The Internet has made access to a plethora of content readily available across the world. Search engines, such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, and AOL, have made it even easier to find content. As access increases, however, the risk of such content being duplicated or altered also rises.

The latest edition of How to Hire and Fire, a guide to the rules and regulations governing employment relationships around the world, has been published by Multilaw. Nwe Oo, attorney-at-law, and Shalini Ghosh, consultant, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office, coauthored the Myanmar chapter of the guide.

Lawyers at Tilleke & Gibbins have contributed the Vietnam chapter to the latest edition of How to Hire and Fire, a guide that provides an overview of the rules and regulations governing employment relationships in countries around the world.

Multilaw has published the latest edition of How to Hire and Fire, a guide to the rules and regulations governing employment relationships around the world. Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group, authored the Thailand chapter of the guide. The chapter covers the following main topics:

The thought of class action litigation strikes fear in the heart of every consumer-facing business as well as their suppliers and service providers. Images of billion dollar awards keep business managers awake at night wondering when, not if, lightning will strike.