The Thai government recently promulgated new regulations for financial institutions on accepting deposits or receiving money from the public. The regulations aim to enhance the security and stability of these processes, and therefore improve the credibility of commercial banking business.Under Bank of Thailand Notification SorNorSor 7/2559, financial institutions must set up mechanisms to ensure effective and accurate identification and verification of their customers, commonly referred to as “Know Your Customer” (KYC).

A number of well-known companies have recently recalled their products from the market to fix problems or defects. Whenever a recall occurs, business suffers. First, there is the cost of implementing the recall. Second, the company’s reputation is damaged. Both of these factors result in a decreased volume of product sales.

The 2016-17 edition of Franchising Global Guide, published by Practical Law Company, provides a multijurisdictional overview of franchising law and regulations. John King, partner, and Sophea Sin, advisor, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Phnom Penh office, contributed the Cambodia chapter of the guide.

Attorneys at Tilleke & Gibbins have contributed the Vietnam chapter to Practical Law Company’s Franchising Global Guide, which provides an overview of franchising law and regulations in 17 jurisdictions worldwide.

Franchising Global Guide, published by Practical Law Company, provides an overview of franchising law and regulations in 17 jurisdictions around the world. The Thailand chapter of the guide, written by Alan Adcock, a partner and deputy director of the intellectual property and regulatory affairs group at Tilleke & Gibbins, covers the following subjects in detail:

Getting the Deal Through – Dispute Resolution  provides an overview of dispute resolution laws and procedures in 39 jurisdictions worldwide. Thawat Damsa-ard, partner, and Surapong Damrongtrakoolsak, attorney-at-law, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution and litigation department, coauthored the Thailand chapter of the guide. It covers the following subjects:

The following is an abbreviated version of the speech on AMCHAM’s unrecorded history delivered by David Lyman at the Monthly Luncheon on March 24 at the Dusit Thani Hotel.The Assignment

On July 28, 2016, proposed amendments to Indonesia’s Patent Law were passed. The amendments will come into effect on August 28, and will bring with them a raft of changes to clarify uncertainties in the existing law. In this article, we discuss the key changes to Indonesia’s Patent Law under the amendments.Exemptions from Pharmaceutical Patent InfringementA number of exemptions from pharmaceutical patent infringement have been introduced under the amendments, including: