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Daw Khin Cho Kyi Daw Thaw Dar Sein Until July 2013, although Myanmar was a party to the Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses of 1923, it was not a party to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Convention (the ICSID Convention) or to other international conventions relating to arbitration. Myanmar deposited its instrument of accession without reservation to become a contracting state of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, which became effective on July 15 2013.

Benedicto P. Panigbatan 'Land to the landless!' is a popular battle cry in the Philippines where agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. Accordingly, the Philippines has long embarked on what is known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Programme (CARP) to distribute land to landless farmers. CARP found impetus when Republic Act No. 6657 (R.A. 6657) was enacted and, subsequently, when Republic Act No. 9700 (R.A. 9700) amended it to extend the timeline for land acquisition and distribution.

The continent’s bond markets have matured rapidly over the past three years. Here, White & Case lawyers' set-out why hybrid-style instruments could be their next incarnation

Daniel Futej Rudolf Sivák In order to increase consumer protection in the Slovak Republic, several acts relating to bills of exchange have recently been amended. However, these changes do not only concern consumers. Amendments were passed because bills of exchange – and the strict fulfillment of their obligations – are easy to abuse. Sadly this abuse does occur, particularly in dealings with consumers.

Struggling foreign companies keep finding new ways to restructure in England. But as Milbank's Matthew Czyzyk explains, their tactics are facing tougher scrutiny by the courts

Transatlantic dialogue on financial services? How open is Europe to American capital?

Further regulatory guidance is needed to unleash China’s new market. In the meantime, counsel are busy speculating over its biggest driving force to-date

Counsel in China have high hopes for the proposed overhaul of the country's credit assessment system, but stress that a host of other regulatory issues need to be ironed out, particularly surrounding wealth management.

What underpins any FMI reforms Financial regulators in Asia have called for the need to establish common regulatory infrastructure for the region's capital markets, rather than simply importing western regulatory regimes.

Cyprus takes home the NPL prize The Cypriot government has passed a suite of legislative reforms in an attempt to confront the non-performing loan (NPL) problem plaguing its economy.