Journal December 2017 IPBA JOURNAL No 88 NEWS & NEWS LEGAL & UPDATE Go Big Or Go Home
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Journal NEWS & LEGAL UPDATE 88 No December 2017 December 2017 NO88 IPBA JOURNAL www.ipba.org go Big or go home Maybe it’s the setting. Maybe it’s the design, the build, the interior. to enjoy the kind of adventures most people can only dream of. Maybe it’s the gourmet chef, or the attentive yet discreet staff Maybe it’s a combination of all these things that has seen who cater to your every need. Maybe it’s the spa, the gym, the Bighorn, at the base of the Revelstoke Mountain Resort, cinema room. Maybe it’s your own private helipad, helicopter voted World’s Best Ski Chalet for the last four years running. and pilot ready to take you up into the pristine snowy wilderness Maybe it’s because there’s simply no place like it in the world. To enquire about staying at the World’s Best Ski Chalet, please contact our reservations team: [email protected] +44 (0)203 432 0726 (Europe) +1 (778) 786 8258 (North America) www.bighornrevelstoke.com Journal The Official Publication of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association Publisher Paul Davis December 2017 No 88 Contents Editor Kieran Colvert IPBA News The President’s Message Editorial Kiri Cowie 4 Julie Yao The Secretary-General’s Message Design Portia Le 6 IPBA Regional Conference, London, Keynote Address Advertising Sales 8 Jennifer Luk E: [email protected] The College of Law of Australia and 13 New Zealand Frank Paul E: [email protected] IPBA Mid-Year Council Meeting and T: +852 3796 3060 16 Regional Conference in London 18 IPBA Upcoming Events Asian-European M&A and Dispute Resolution Day — 19 Corporate Acquisitions and Resulting Disputes, Ninehills Media Limited Geneva, Switzerland Level 12, Infinitus Plaza, Legal Update 199 Des Voeux Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong The Brazilian Aviation Industry Tel: +852 3796 3060 22 by Gabriel Ricardo Kuznietz, Brazil Fax: +852 3020 7442 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.ninehillsmedia.com The Uniform Rapid Suspension System Procedure— 30 A Right Protection Mechanism in the Expanded ISSN 1469-6495 Domain Name Landscape by Ivett Paulovics, Italy IPBA is incorporated in Singapore. 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Cover Image: fotoVoyager IPBA Leadership (2017-2018 Term) Officers Programme Coordinator Membership Committee Vice-Chair Jose Cochingyan III Tatsuki Nakayama President Cochingyan & Partners Law Offices, Manila Nakayama & Partners, Tokyo Denis McNamara Lowndes Associates, Auckland Deputy Programme Coordinator Publications Committee Chair President-Elect Shin Jae Kim Leonard Yeoh Perry Pe TozziniFreire Advogados, São Paulo Tay & Partners, Kuala Lumpur Romulo, Mabanta, Buenaventura, Sayoc & De Los Angeles, Manila Committee Coordinator Publications Committee Vice-Chair Vice President Masafumi Kodama John Wilson Francis Xavier Kitahama Partners, Osaka John Wilson Partners, Colombo Rajah & Tann LLP, Singapore Deputy Committee Coordinator Webmaster Secretary-General Nini Halim Michael Cartier Caroline Berube Hutabarat Halim & Rekan, Jakarta Walder Wyss Ltd., Zurich HJM Asia Law & Co LLC, Guangzhou Deputy Secretary-General Membership Committee Chair Deputy Webmaster Michael Burian Anne Durez Varya Simpson Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart Total SA, Paris La Defense Cedex Law Offices of Varya Simpson, Berkeley, CA Jurisdictional Council Members India: Atul Dua Philippines: Rocky Reyes Advaita Legal, New Delhi SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, Manila Australia: Bruce Lloyd Clayton Utz, Sydney, NSW Indonesia: Emalia Achmadi Singapore: Chong Yee Leong Soemadipradja and Taher, Jakarta Allen & Gledhill LLP, Singapore Canada: Robert Quon Switzerland: Bernhard Meyer Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver, BC Japan: Ryosuke Ito MME Partners, Zurich TMI Associates, Tokyo Taiwan: Edgar Chen China: Li Zhiqiang (Jack Li) Tsar & Tsai Law Firm, Taipei Jin Mao Partners, Shanghai Korea: Jihn U Rhi Rhi & Partners, Seoul Thailand: Punjaporn Kosolkitiwong Dej-Udom & Associates Ltd., Bangkok France: Jeffrey Holt Malaysia: Tunku Farik Sofregaz SAS, Montrouge Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong, Kuala Lumpur UK: Jonathan Warne CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, London Germany: Sebastian Kuehl New Zealand: Ewe Leong Lim Huth Dietrich Hahn Partnerschaftsgesellschaft, Hamburg USA: Keith Phillips Anthony Harper, Auckland Emcor Construction Services, McLean, VA Hong Kong: Myles Seto Pakistan: Badaruddin Vellani Vietnam: Net Le Deacons, Hong Kong Vellani & Vellani, Karachi LNT & Partners, Ho Chi Minh City At-Large Council Members Competition Law Intellectual Property H. Stephen Harris, Jr. Frédéric Serra China: Yunchuan Jing Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC Froriep, Geneva Beijing Gaotong Law Firm, Beijing Janet Hui Michael Soo Europe: Gerhard Wegen JunHe LLP, Beijing Shook Lin & Bok, Kuala Lumpur Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart Corporate Counsel International Construction Projects Hawaii & South Pacific Islands: Steven Howard Kapil Kirpalani Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo Kirindeep Singh KKR, Hong Kong Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Singapore India: Suchitra Chitale Cross-Border Investment Chitale & Chitale Partners, New Delhi Frédéric Ruppert International Trade FR Law – Avocat, Paris Corey Norton Latin America: Rafael Vergara Trade Pacific Law, Washington, DC Carey y Cia, Santiago Eriko Hayashi Jesse Goldman Osaka: Hiroe Toyoshima Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Tokyo Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto Nakamoto Partners, Osaka Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Mohan Pillay Legal Development & Training Regional Coordinators Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP, Singapore James Jung College of Law, Australia & New Zealand, Sydney Australasia and Southeastern Pacific Islands: Neil Russ Hiroyuki Tezuka Buddle Findlay, Auckland Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo Legal Practice Middle East: Ali Al Hashimi Employment and Immigration Law Charandeep Kaur Global Advocates and Legal Consultants, Dubai Frédérique David TRILEGAL, New Delhi Lex2B, Paris North America: Michael Chu Maritime Law McDermott Will & Emery, Chicago, IL Energy and Natural Resources Dihuang Song Peter Chow Wang Jing & Co., Beijing Committee Chairs Squire Patton Boggs, Hong Kong Scholarship Anti-corruption & Rule of Law Environmental Law Jay LeMoine Roger Best Shweta Bharti Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver, BC Clifford Chance LLP, London Hammurabi & Solomon, Advocates & Corp. Law Advisors, New Delhi Tax Law APEC Bill Maclagan Shigehiko Ishimoto Insolvency Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver, BC Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo Shinichiro Abe Kasumigaseki International Law Office, Tokyo Aviation Law Technology, Media & Telecommunications Atul Sharma Lynn Harrison, 3rd Barunesh Chandra Link Legal India Law Service, New Delhi Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP, New York, NY AUGUST LEGAL, New Delhi Banking, Finance and Securities Insurance Women Business Lawyers Jan Peeters Kieran Humphrey Melva Valdez Stibbe, Brussels O’Melveny & Myers, Hong Kong Bello Valdez Caluya and Fernandez, Makati City, Manila 2 Dec 2017 Committee Vice-Chairs Sundra Rajoo, KL Centre for Regional Arbitration, Alfred Wu, Norton Rose Fulbright, Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Dr. Christopher Boog, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd., Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law Dr. Colin Ong Yee Cheng, Dr. Colin Ong Legal Services, Singapore Simone Nadelhofer, LALIVE, Zurich Bandar Seri Begawan Lim Koon Huan, Skrine, Kuala Lumpur Alexander Rupert Gunning QC, 4 Pump Court, London International Trade Benjamin F. Hughes, School of Law, Seoul National, Naoki Kondo, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Tokyo Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law (Special Advisors) University, Seoul Raj Bhala, University of Kansas, School of Law, Kansas Lalit Bhasin, Bhasin & Co., Advocates, New Delhi Robert Christopher Rhoda, Bird & Bird, Hong Kong Lee Suet-Fern, Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC, Singapore Neerav Merchant, Majmudar & Partners, Mumbai Legal Development & Training Urs Weber–Stecher, Wenger & Vieli Ltd., Zurich Ada Ko, Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, WA APEC Sae Youn Kim, Yulchon, Seoul Sebastian Ko, Epiq Systems, Hong Kong Leng Sun Chan, Baker & McKenzie Wong and Leow, Maidzuara Mohammed, Raja, Darryl & Loh, Kuala Lumpur Singapore Employment and Immigration Law Tin Thiri Aung, The Law Chambers, Yangon Wang Zhengzhi, Beijing Globe-Law Law Firm, Beijing Kumar Kanagasabai, Skrine, Kuala Lumpur Pho Sotheaphal, Bassac Law, Phnom Penh Thai Binh Tran, LNT & Partners, Ho Chi Minh City Linda Liang, King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing Bruce Aitken, Aitken Berlin, LLP/Homeland Security Carolyn Knox, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, Industries Assn.; Cinephile Productions, Washington, DC Aviation Law P.C., San Francisco, CA Piyush Gupta, Kochhar & Co, Gurgaon, Haryana Trent