2 November 2016 (Dhaka, Bangladesh) – Flint & Battery International Law Practice (www.flintbattery.com) announced on 2 November 2016 the addition of SLB, Shipping Lawyers Bangladesh, a Law Firm located in Dhaka, Bangladesh (http://shiplawbd.com/). With its addition,Flint & Battery comprises 7 international offices in Bangkok, Bangladesh, Jakarta, London, Paris, Perth and Singapore. SLB comprises a group of highly experienced shipping lawyers. SLB works...

20 July 2016 (Singapore) – Indonesian Tax Amnesty Scheme Indonesia’s new tax amnesty scheme takes effect from 18 July 2016. The scheme is targeted at recovering billions of dollars that have been lost due to tax evasion by encouraging wealthy individuals and businesses that have hidden their assets abroad to declare their wealth. THE SCHEME • It is a 9 month programme that will end March 2017. • Funds declared for purposes of amnesty will be taxed at...

11 June 2016 (Jakarta, Indonesia) – FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN JAKARTA, NEW NEGATIVE LIST 2016 (REG 44 OF 2016) OVERVIEW The President of the Republic of Indonesia has signed a Presidential Regulation No. 44 of 2016 on the List of Business Fields Closed to Investment and Business Fields Conditionally Open for Investment, otherwise known as the Negative Investment List (“New Negative List”) on 12 May 2016. The New Negative List was made available to the public...

1 June 2016 (Jakarta, Indonesia) – Flint & Battery LLC, Singapore Law Firm, announced on 1 June 2016 a non-exclusive association with Sagita Ridjab Syah & Partners, Law Firm in Jakarta, Indonesia (http://srsp.co.id/). With the addition, the Flint & Battery International Law Practice (www.flintbattery.com) comprises offices in Jakarta, London, Perth and Singapore. SRSP is managed by Managing Partner Febby Sagita and is a dynamic firm consisting of...

20 April 2016 (Singapore): The Flint & Battery network (www.flintbattery.com), announced on 20 April 2016 the addition of Gandhi and Shaw, Law Firm in Perth, Western Australia. Gandhi and Shaw is founded by Gandhi and David Shaw, both hugely experienced lawyers in the construction, commercial disputes and arbitration space. For PDF click here Winston Wong, Director of Flint & Battery LLC, Singapore, says, “Gandhi and Shaw brings solid high-end disputes...

1 April 2016 (Singapore) – EU Single Market KETs Anne Louise K. FULRAD, Director of ALTHEIS LTD For PDF click here With more than 500 million consumers, the European Single Market for products and services provides many opportunities for international trade. I. EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION SYSTEM Standards help reduce technical barriers to trade, reduce costs, and facilitate SMEs’ access to markets. II. BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS The EU engages in...

17 March 2016 (Singapore) – Primer on the Singapore Budget 2016: 24 March 2016 For PDF click here Introduction The Singapore Budget Statement for 2016 is set to be delivered in Parliament on Thursday, 24 March 2016. This Budget is prepared for each financial year, which begins on 1 April of every calendar year and ends on 31 March of the next calendar year. It is inclusive of the revised Singapore government revenue and expenditure projections for the current...