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Understanding signing documents electronically
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 13/01/2012
» Clients often ask about the use of electronic signatures. However, when we delve further into their questions, we tend to find there is a misunderstanding as to precisely what this means. Often what they really mean to ask is whether they can sign a contract with a pen and then fax it, or scan and email it, and whether the copy that is printed at the other end will be effective in the same way as an original. This is something altogether different from an electronic signature.
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IP in financial services
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 27/01/2012
» Many companies are looking deep into their businesses to identify areas that could serve as value drivers, and intellectual property (IP) is one of the first things they turn to. The financial services industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in IP registration and commercialisation across the globe. Banks, credit card companies, credit unions, consumer finance companies, insurance companies stock brokerages and investment funds are catching up with what are considered more traditional IP-generating industries such as pharmaceuticals, IT and electronics. The fact is, there are numerous aspects of financial services businesses that are worth protecting.
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Compensation in a wrongful death case
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 10/02/2012
» Wrongful death claims can result in the assessment of civil and criminal penalties on parties that may be far removed from the negligent actor. The impact could be seen on officers and directors, manufacturers and dealers, employees and employers, agents and principals, insured and insurers, among others. This article is written for corporations and their officers and directors and includes an overview of wrongful death actions, significant components of awards, and protection mechanisms.
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The AEC and labour market issues
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 24/02/2012
» The Asean Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS), signed in 1995, had a goal to liberalise trade in services by expanding the scope and depth of liberalisation beyond what member states had agreed under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
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Food registration with the FDA: Overcoming Pitfalls
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 09/03/2012
» With its diverse range of consumers seeking both traditional wares and more modern Western-influenced products, Thailand, like Vietnam and many other Asean countries, has become a hugely attractive and a lucrative market for foreign and local food manufacturers alike.
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Critical considerations for foreign investors doing business in Thailand
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 06/04/2012
» Increasingly investors are expanding their businesses to developing countries with a view to reducing costs and selling products in new markets. Thailand is among the most attractive destinations for them.
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Bankruptcy liability for business partners
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 20/04/2012
» A partnership begins with a splash of optimism, a toast to the future and a plan for capitalising on business opportunities. But what happens when it all goes wrong? Aggressive creditors may force a partnership into bankruptcy and certain individual partners may be required to follow. This article is a primer on the bankruptcy liability of partners.
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Anti-dumping Measures: Easing the transition to free trade
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 04/05/2012
» Many businesses in Asean countries continue to adjust to the changes brought about by the elimination of import duties, in the context of both the Asean Economic Community and other bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements. While reductions in barriers to trade _ tariff or non-tariff _ can open foreign markets to domestic producers, they also bring additional competition for domestic producers in their home markets.
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Potential liability for termination: An employer's perspective
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 01/06/2012
» Many employers are unaware that terminations of employees, if not carefully considered and conducted, could not only lead to claims of civil liability for unfair termination but also potentially impose criminal liability on the company and its directors as an unfair act. It is extremely important to clearly understand what constitutes unfair termination and an unfair act, and their differences.
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Offences related to private limited companies
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 15/06/2012
» A substantial number of private limited companies in Thailand are run by foreign managing directors, who often prefer to leave the task of dealing with the legal formalities of Thai corporate law to their accountants or to outsource it to legal service providers and accounting offices.
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