Powering Asia’s Transition – 2025 Retrospective and 2026 Outlook13 March 2026
2025 Retrospective and 2026 Outlook Asia’s energy transition reached a… Read more
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Landmark Legislation Regulates Digital Assets in Vietnam27 January 2026
Vietnam has introduced its first comprehensive legal framework for digital assets, balancing innovation with tight regulatory controls to support the country’s digital and green economic transition.
A New Era for Dispute Resolution in Vietnam – Legislation on International Arbitration Centre and Specialised Court for the IFC15 January 2026
This article examines the establishment of International Financial Centres in Vietnam in 2025, highlighting new arbitration and specialised court mechanisms aimed at enhancing investor confidence and modernising dispute resolution.
Pride and Without Prejudice: comparative approaches to settlement offers from England, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines29 October 2025
Settlement offers are key strategic tools, but jurisdictions differ. Our APAC team compares approaches in England, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines for effective dispute resolution.
Capturing the Future: Japan’s Leadership and Asia’s Evolving CCUS Landscape16 September 2025
From pilot projects to billion-dollar initiatives, Asia’s CCUS landscape is gaining speed, redefining how the region captures, transports and stores carbon.
Powering Asia’s Future: Legal Insights on Energy Transition Trends for 202528 January 2025
Asia’s 2025 energy outlook highlights its leadership in innovation, collaboration and bold policies, driving renewable adoption and advancing sustainability and green finance.
Bitkub successfully defends English High Court claim in first-of-its-kind crypto judgment4 October 2024
The English High Court has handed down a significant decision in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency fraud. Watson Farley & Williams advised the successful party, Bitkub Online Co Ltd.
WFW helps secure landmark success for Bitkub in first-of-its-kind crypto judgment4 October 2024
The judgment of D’Aloia v Persons Unknown & Others from a Deputy High Court Judge of the Chancery Division provides a landmark finding that USDT, a form of cryptocurrency, attracts property rights under English law.
Trade Credit insurance and COVID-19: friend or foe?23 June 2020
COVID-19 is likely to have a significant economic impact on Thailand’s exporters, sellers and traders. To what extent can trade credit insurance assist companies dealing with these increased risks?
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Vietnam27 April 2020
What can parties do to boost the likelihood of successfully obtaining recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Vietnam?
Consequential corrections arising out of the slip rule8 April 2019
We discuss the newly clarified scope of the slip rule in the context of adjudication decisions. The briefing looks at the welcomed new scope of the rule and the consequences of using the rule to correct errors.
Default interest, penalties and illegality under foreign law27 March 2019
The English Commercial Court recently clarified whether a default interest clause contributes a penalty and the operation of illegality under foreign law. Find out more here.
