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The Singapore Ministry of Law has enabled small businesses in Singapore suffering financial hardship during the pandemic, to re-negotiate or terminate contracts in certain situations Continue reading Singapore supports small enterprises during the pandemic
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In 2020, Qatari labour law was amended granting better rights to employees[1]. In addition, a national minimum wage was introduced, taking effect in March 2021[2], and perhaps even more significantly, employees can now transfer from one employer to another in Qatar without the need to obtain his or her current employer’s consent[3]. The revised Qatari labour law has amended the termination of employment requirements, such … Continue reading Changes to Qatari Labour Law
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Vietnam has recently changed tack in its search for private investors for two key road projects, abandoning the PPP model originally mooted Continue reading Vietnam changes tack on major road projects
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Investing in Oman and the different business vehicles through which to do so Continue reading Investing in Oman
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It is true that the pitfalls to successful investment in Indonesia are potentially plentiful, and yes indeed, whether or not Indonesia will be a profitable investment option in 2021, will depend at least partly on the roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia, and a host of other things Continue reading Investing in Indonesia – pitfalls and opportunities
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Developing a viable LNG regulatory infrastructure A viable regulatory infrastructure for LNG projects wherever they may be located, should include: effective applicable regulation, and effective contractual remedies in situations where the parties are in disagreement. This post will briefly summarise the scope of these two areas, as follows. Law and regulation: LNG regulation – what does it cover? Let’s first draw up a shortlist of … Continue reading Regulatory or contractual hurdles affecting LNG projects
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Basic points and procedures for foreign direct investment in Myanmar Continue reading Doing business in Myanmar – a brief introduction
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A foreign investor wanting to do business in South Africa, would most probably decide to set up a joint venture there. Many of the legal and business issues which apply to South African joint ventures, apply also to joint ventures in many other jurisdictions, but some matters are unique to South Africa Continue reading Doing business in South Africa – joint ventures
“FLNG projects can be self-propelling, but some are towed to their installation site, so the FLNG facility is in some cases a sea-going vessel, and in others more of an off-shore platform A key question is therefore whether the FLNG facility is a ship when it is used in stationary operations …” This is the sister-post to my earlier post on the nature of a … Continue reading Floating storage and regas units (contd.)
“The question the draftsperson should ask themselves is whether we are dealing with a sea-going vessel, or something more like a land-based LNG import terminal. FSRUs can and often are designed for operation not so much as LNG carriers, but instead as facilities which are semi-permanently located at the relevant import terminal.” Readers may like to read a recent post on this subject, at the … Continue reading Floating storage and regas units
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