Telecoms, data and payments transactions, M&A, JVs, SHAs, network-sharing, SaaS
This article was published in December 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. A key challenge for organisations who want to use cloud services is to do so in a way that is compliant with the organisations’ obligations under…
This article was published in October 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS“) is consulting on a new notice and guidelines on outsourcing. Having already commented on its positive message for cloud services, this post addresses the rest…
This article was published in September 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. There should be relief at the moment felt by financial institutions and cloud service providers alike, following the release of the MAS’s consultation on the proposed…
This article was published in September 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Myanmar is a country with tremendous opportunities, but also tremendous risks. I was fortunate enough to host and chair a seminar in Singapore yesterday on responsible investment…
This article was published in September 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On Friday 5 September, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (which regulates financial institutions in Singapore) published a consultation on revising its existing guidelines on outsourcing. Responses…
This article was published in December 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Ofcom this week published its most recent report comparing the UK’s communications (telecoms, TV, radio, web and post) market with 16 other countries, including China, India…
This article was published in December 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has launched a new cloud security standard: Multi-Tier Cloud Security (MTCS) Standard For Singapore (SS 584). The IDA explains that the objective of…
This article was published in April 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 1 April the government of Singapore adopted a ‘Intellectual Property (IP) Hub Master Plan: Developing Singapore as a Global IP Hub in Asia’. Despite the date,…
This article was published in March 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. International arbitration to provide unbiased disputed resolution mechanism for international investors Myanmar’s long isolation from the international community has meant that it has lacked many of…
This article was published in March 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. I was fortunate this week to be both a speaker and a panellist at Questex Asia’s ‘BYOD and Mobile Security conference held in Singapore. It turned out…
This article was published in January 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Whilst the focus of this blog is the intersection of telecoms and technology with law and regulation, it does occasionally stray into ‘softer’ topics. With the first anniversary of our…
When I opened my (electronic) Financial Times this morning, the headline ‘China slowdown hits Asian growth hopes’ seemed rather gloomy. As an expat European, I was bracing myself for bad news to follow, so was rather cheered to read the actual growth forecast for the region of 6.1%. Whilst that is a downward revision from the 6.9% forecast earlier in…