US mining company Newmont is considering legal action over the imposition of a new tax on the export of copper concentrate.
Boutique M&A practice Linda Widyati & Partners is Clifford Chance's partner in Indonesia, after the firms signed an association agreement.
The Indian state of West Bengal is braced to see a fall in tax revenue this year after Tata Steel, Cadbury and other multinationals challenged one of its tax laws.
Indonesian firm Melli Darsa & Co has joined forces with US firm Squire Sanders to offer an international service to local clients.
The Indonesian advocates association, Peradi, is to decide by the end of this month if it will require foreign lawyers to take an ethics test.
As part of its plans to expand in south east Asia, Taylor Wessing is signing a formal association agreement with Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners (HPRP), a 10-partner Indonesian firm.
Kinstellar, the central and eastern European law firm, is opening a 10-lawyer office in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Clyde & Co is signing up to a formal association with Indonesian firm Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (LGS).
Singapore's largest firm Rajah & Tann has added Indonesia to its fast-growing South-east Asia nework as it announces a tie-up with Indonesian firm Assegaf Hamzah & Partners.
Indonesian firm Ivan Almaida Baely & Firmansyah (IAB&F) has formed an alliance with DLA Piper as the global firm seeks to make its mark in one of the world's fastest growing economies.