CORRESPONDENTS
Inclusive workplaces: The Workplace Fairness Act
Singapore enacts the Workplace Fairness Act to prevent discrimination and ensure fair employment practices
Renewable power in the Philippines: FIT for purpose
Philippines raises FIT-All to PHP0.20/kWh to reflect renewable energy costs and support household electricity consumption
Opportunities in Japan’s regenerative medicine, gene therapy markets
Japan emerges as a hub for regenerative medicine, with opportunities for foreign companies amid strict local regulations
Mining fiscal reform in the Philippines: A tax overhaul
The Philippines has passed RA No.12253, creating a new profit-based tax system for large-scale metallic mining to ensure fairness and transparency
Reasonable criteria for tax deductibility in Philippines
The BIR’s RMC No.81-2025 sets rules on deductible business expenses, stressing they must be ordinary, necessary, reasonable, and well-documented under Philippine tax law
Dominancy test: A more robust standard in Philippine TM law
The Supreme Court now fully applies the dominancy test to determine confusing similarity in trademarks, focusing on the mark’s most striking features rather than its overall appearance
Enforcing arbitration awards in British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands is a user-friendly jurisdiction for enforcing arbitral awards
Court ruling on Makino’s takeover defence against NIDEC
A Tokyo court backed Makino’s defence plan against NIDEC’s takeover bid
Turning the tide for Philippine oil and gas exploration
SC 38's Supreme Court ruling impacts the Philippine oil and gas industry, reviving investor interest and boosting energy self-sufficiency
Revamped framework for employing foreign technical personnel
On 8 April 2025, the DOJ issued Circular No. 009, streamlining the process for employing foreign technical personnel
Claiming damages in trademark infringement cases
Filing a trademark infringement case requires proving harm and justifying entitlement to damages, not just copying of the mark
Singapore case reveals lessons on litigation strategy
CIX v DGN affirms limits on re-litigating issues already addressed in arbitration
