Asia: Corporate/Commercial Law

Which code applies to you? Obligations? Implications? Consequences of breaching the new code?

In a world of constant economic uncertainty, foreign investors seem to view Vietnam as a promising land. This is particularly true in the franchise sector.

When creating a franchise agreement, ensure it covers essential terms such as intellectual property use, fees, and territory.

The new service replaces the previous State and Territory systems and is administered and managed by ASIC.

Analysis of the business structure should be done regularly, or whenever the business undergoes a significant event.

Ensuring the correct structure is chosen at the start is the best way to avoid costs if the structure is changed.

On 2 May 2025, the Austrian Ministry of Finance published a draft bill of the Budget Accompanying Act proposing significant amendments to the Austrian Real Estate Transfer Tax Act...

A promoter plays a pivotal role in driving a company's growth and significantly contributes to its overall success.

The Act amends the Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 ("Principal Act"). The enacted reforms aim to curb evasion of stamp duty, loss of revenue, alleviate ambiguity in terms of application and interpretation and reduce in citizen centric stamp duties

In November 2009, the Federal Court of Australia (in Hine v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation [2009] FCA 1242) considered whether or not a legal remedy was available for perceived injustices arising from a direction given by the Department of Housing (DOH) to its contractors, in circumstances where losses claimed were pure economic losses arising from dealings in a wholly commercial context.

On 21 April 2010 the High Court handed down its unanimous decision that damages are not available for the ‘loss of chance’ of a better medical outcome where the defendant’s negligence was merely a possible but less than a probable cause of the plaintiff’s damage.

In this case, the NSW Court of Appeal confirmed that the prima facie measure of damages where there are defects caused by a breach of a contractual obligation is the cost of rectification, provided the works to be carried out are both necessary under the contract and reasonable, affirming the principle espoused in Bellgrove v Eldridge.