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What’s in a Domain Name? A Look at Luxury Brands’ Strategies

The Fashion Law

The increase in online spending by consumers and corresponding reliance on e-commerce by brands has brought with it a need for increased attention among luxury brands to issues involving domain names. . Companies’ approaches are also mixed when it comes to domain registration strategies in Asia, where there is “no single, preferred approach.”

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As Prices Continue to Grow and the Government Hints at a Wealth Crackdown, Parallel Imports in China Warrant Attention

The Fashion Law

Many Chinese luxury consumers have not traditionally been turned off by brands’ routine – and sometimes, striking – price hikes, and in fact, brands like Louis Vuitton, for instance, have actually targeted the Asian Pacific region, in particular, with its most expensive styles in precious skins and canvases.

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Brands Are Reaping Rewards, Facing Risks Due to the Rise of the Nearly $500 Billion Social Commerce Market

The Fashion Law

No small shift, according to Econsultancy, Magento and Hootsuite’s 2019 “State of Social Commerce in Southeast Asia” report, consumers routinely find social media to be highly influential in their buying decisions. Forget traditional e-commerce shopping for a moment. Risks & Rewards.

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Out now: ‘Direct Jurisdiction’ by Anselmo Reyes and Wilson Lui

Conflict of Laws

More specifically, the book’s chapters explore the circumstances in which different Asian states assume or decline jurisdiction not just in commercial matters, but also in other types of action (such as family, consumer and employment disputes).

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Third Issue for Journal of Private International Law for 2022

Conflict of Laws

This article also suggests steps to be taken to protect Indonesia’s interests. Z Chen, The Tango between the Brussels Ia Regulation and Rome I Regulation under the beat of directive 2008/122/EC on timeshare contracts towards consumer protection. Scholars writing on PIL in Asia are making their own initiatives in this area.

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International Trade Week

Customs & International Trade Law

Maria Navarro of CBP’s Office of Trade focused primarily on educating the audience on international statistics regarding forced labor which predominantly occurs in Southeast Asia, showing how 24.9 Customs and Border Protection have a process for enforcement concerning forced labor. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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Review of Afifah Kusumadara, Indonesian Private International Law, Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2021, 288 pp, hb $140

Conflict of Laws

The book, titled Indonesian Private International Law , is part of the prestigious Hart series on Private International Law in Asia. Anti-suit injunctions have been issued by Indonesian courts, albeit not codified, usually to protect Indonesia’s judicial interests and those of its citizens.

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