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Co-Chair
Hideaki Roy
Umetsu

Co-Chair
Ramesh
Vaidyanathan

Asia Pacific Regional Forum

The Asia Pacific Forum offers fantastic opportunities to establish contact with legal experts in and outside of the region, practising in many different areas of law, and to keep abreast of legal business developments in the region.

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About the Forum

In addition to offering an unrivalled opportunity to establish contact among lawyers within and outside the region, and with acknowledged experts on different areas of law, specialist Forum activities provide an unparalleled opportunity to keep abreast of legal business developments in the region. Members also benefit from excellent working relations with national Bars, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and LAWASIA.

Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences

The Revised 2020 IBA Rules of Evidence and its Commentary: Form of production for electronic documents and its practice in Asia

29 Jul 2022 0830 - 1000 BST

Online, England

Litigating in the Asia Pacific Region

01 Sep - 02 Sep 2022

Singapore, Singapore

The Revised 2020 IBA Rules of Evidence and its Commentary: Compliance with an Order to Produce an Adverse Inference

29 Nov 2022 0830 - 1000 GMT

Online, England

7th IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference

22 Feb - 24 Feb 2023

Singapore, Singapore

Taiwan real estate inheritance case study

There are mainly two ways of distributing real estate inheritance in Taiwan: allocating real estate to certain successors while reimbursing others, or forcibly selling the real estate and equally distributing the proceeds.

Released on Jun 22, 2022

Pakistan tightens restrictions on social media giants

This article considers Pakistan’s crackdown on social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, and the relationship between these restrictions and the right to freedom of expression.

Released on Jun 22, 2022

Sustainability-linked derivatives: will India be a world leader in the next stage of green finance?

This article explores India’s position among the growing movement to align the global financial system with sustainable development.

Released on Jun 22, 2022

An introduction to India’s new privacy regime

This article offers an overview of India’s new draft data privacy law.

Released on Jun 22, 2022

Doing Business in Asia Pacific

September 2020: The Asia Pacific Regional Forum presents a comprehensive, innovative guide to doing business in the Asia Pacific, covering 11 jurisdictions and focusing on the common pitfalls and cultural differences of doing business throughout the region. This guide is an important tool for both investors and the legal profession when approaching certain critical aspects in Asia Pacific jurisdictions.

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Subcommittees and other groups

The Asia Pacific Regional Forum also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.

Film and media

China's economic future

Chief Economist at Deloitte China, Sitao Xu, on how China is transforming into a manufacturing and trading powerhouse to rival the United States.

US-China trade

President Obama's Trade Representative Michael Froman assesses America’s world trade priorities and the growing influence of China.