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Nicholas Zervos, Geoffrey Gasper and Edmund Temu, VELMA Law

Takeshi Mukawa and Ben Swift, MHM Yangon

Chirag Sanghrajka, Abdullah Al-Hoqail and Zaid Nael Shalhoub, Latham & Watkins

Rodrigo Taboada Ana Carolina Álvarez On October 6 2016, the Nicaraguan Congress approved the Ley de Garantías Mobiliarias (the Law of Security on Movable Assets). This has been described as a legal instrument that will, among providing other benefits, enable small producers, and micro- and medium-sized companies to access bank credit and micro finance institutions using their own assets as security. This will be done through the subscription of a written agreement between the grantor and the creditor that may be in a public, private or electronic document.

Franco Aristotle G Larcina Arlene M Maneja On August 31 2016, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) issued a new merger notification form, which applies to notification submissions from September 1 2016. Below are the noteworthy new requirements.

João Nuno Riquito Rui Filipe Oliveira In line with the recent regulatory tendency to focus on the real estate property market, the Macau government has prepared new legislation to regulate the management of a condominium's common areas.

IFLR's poll this month asks which legislation is set to have the biggest impact on the EU asset management sector

English and US law have been key in shaping deal mechanics in the region. Understanding the main principles is crucial

Ahmed El Amoury A foreign construction company in Qatar recently won a lawsuit in relation to a dispute with a local company. This case is significant because the competent court applied and upheld the principle of personal freedom and the rights of movement set out in the Qatari Constitution. These hold that personal freedom and the rights of movement outside the state should not be restricted except in accordance with the law.

Daniel Futej Dalimir Jančovič The new act on local development fees came into force in Slovakia on November 1 2016. Under the act, a fee will be charged for certain construction activities that take place in municipalities and cities. The act is a response to the extensive development in towns and municipalities that need new infrastructure but do not have the finances to fund the building. Investors pay the fee, and local governments should use the revenue to build technical and social infrastructure.