Tax trends in Asia: regional tax and case law updates and perspectives on global developments

Partner, Yulchon LLC International Tax; Tax Dispute M&A; Private Equity; Private Wealth

Irene practises in all aspects of Tax and Revenue law advisory, structuring, planning, audits, investigations, dispute resolution and litigation (including tax appeals, declaratory proceedings, judicial review applications, civil suits etc.), sales tax, service tax, goods and services tax (GST), transfer pricing, income tax, real property gains tax, indirect taxes, stamp duty, taxation of oil and gas companies, tax incentives, trusts, and asset protection and planning. Irene has appeared as counsel for taxpayers before the GST Appeal Tribunal, the Special Commissioners of Income Tax and the Superior Courts of Malaysia. She is recognised for her tax work by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Chambers Asia Pacific, Euromoney’s Expert Guides and by the International Tax Review. She is an author for tax publications for Bloomberg BNA and also won the International Tax Contributor of the Year 2018 awarded by Bloomberg Tax.

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Named in The IFC Power Women Top 100 by Citywealth in July 2013, Ms. Ban Su-Mei was quoted there as having “a very understated but highly professional approach” and “Extremely reliable” in her line of work. Transactions in which Ms. Ban has been involved in include tax advice/planning, representing clients for tax disputes, audit, litigation and tax ruling, trust and estate planning for high-net worth individuals, probate, administration of estates and stamp duty.

Charanya is a Partner specialising in Tax and Disputes (Commercial and Regulatory) at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS). She is an Advocate on Record with the Supreme Court of India. In her career spanning over 15 years, Charanya has handled high stakes and controversial disputes in areas such as tax, arbitration, regulatory and anti-trust. She has extensive experience in the areas of Customs, Goods & Services Tax as well as Pre-GST tax laws where she regularly argues cases before various tax tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Her clients include leading automotive, FMCG, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, e-commerce, e-gaming, energy, and oil & gas companies. Charanya has also worked in the Chamber of K K Venugopal, the former Attorney General of India. While at the Chamber of Mr. Venugopal, she has worked on a wide range of subjects, ranging from constitutional law, arbitration, and competition law. She has also assisted the Attorney General in landmark cases such as the inclusion of the right to privacy as a fundamental right and the challenge to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. She has assisted him in advising various public sector undertakings and government ministries, including the Ministry of Information & Technology, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Railways. Charanya also handles disputes before various regulatory bodies including the Competition Commission of India. She represents India on the Cartel Committee of the Asia Competition Association. She has advised clients extensively on Data Protection and is assisting them in transitioning their businesses to be compliant with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. She is also a professional Indian Classical vocalist and performs at select events across India. Charanya has been recognized as an Asian Legal Business amongst Top 15 Southeast Asia Litigator 2023, top 50 disputes lawyers in Asia and India Rising Star for 2022 and Legal 500 Asia Pacific as Next Generation Partner in 2019 & 2020 and amongst top 15 dispute resolution lawyers in India and by Asian Legal Business.