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Jesus Paolo Protacio, Jess Raymund Lopez and Lawrence Ortiz of C&G Law review Philippine law considerations in drafting forum-selection clauses

Yozua Makes and Prawidha Murti of Makes & Partners examine the practical challenges found when a party attempts to enforce a foreign arbitral award in the Indonesian courts

Gary Born, president of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and chair of WilmerHale’s international arbitration group, looks at some of the latest developments in international arbitration

The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law

The regulator has recently amended its general method for imposing financial sanctions, sending a signal that compliance is key

Companies wishing to boost the price paid for them have several options at their disposal to reach that objective

Both jurisdictions have similar rules but also some key differences, including in-scope products and entities

The UK High Court’s decision to disregard the votes of a majority of shareholders opposing the sale of their company will likely force those companies using schemes of arrangement to monitor their share register for any unexpected movements

Banks in Cyprus have been given new tools to facilitate the reduction of non-performing facilities. These tools have been introduced through the enactment in April of Law 38(I) of 2017, which amends the Business of Credit Institutions Laws of 1997 to 2016, which regulate the activities of commercial banks.

Ireland's banking regulator, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), recently levied a substantial fine on a major Irish banking institution by way of sanction for breach of anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing requirements (AML). AML has consistently been a primary focus of the CBI's supervisory functions in recent years, including annual themed inspections across the industry to check AML compliance. With the impending implementation in June 2017 of the EU's Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD), compliance with AML will continue to be a key issue for banks and financial institutions in Ireland.