JTJB News December 2015

JTJB Events

JTJB BANGKOK 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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JTJB International Lawyers Co., Ltd celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Tuesday, 1st December 2015 at the Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit Hotel with a luncheon reception and a seminar on the Development in Business Law in Asia, with a Special Focus on Investment Law in Myanmar.
Managing Partner of JTJB LLP, K Murali Pany and Managing Director of JTJB International Lawyer, Bangkok, Naiyachon Tathong delivered the opening addresses for the Anniversary event while our Guest-of-Honor for the event, Mr. Surasak Satawiriya, former Senior Resource Manager of the Bureau for Asia and the Pacific of UNHCR, delivered the keynote speech.
Speakers at the seminar from the JTJB Network Offices were Danny Chua – Senior Partner of JTJB LLP Singapore, Rahayu ABD Ghani – Principal Partner of Rahayu Partnership, Betty Chen – Attorney of JTJB Taipei as well as U Myint Thaung and U Aung Kyaw Hein – Consultant and Associate of JTJB Myanmar Co. Ltd.
We were also pleased to have Mr. Yutthachai Issawanich, AVP Legal Department of Bangkok Insurance Plc., and Ms. Sunart Harnpianpong, Judge and Secretary of the Central Labor Court of Thailand join Naiyachon for the talk on Criteria of Business Law in Thailand where current issues relating to insurance, employment and dispute resolution were discussed.
We would like to thank all our guests for taking the time to celebrate this special milestone with us.  Click here to view photos taken at the event.

For more information about JTJB International Lawyers Co., Ltd, feel free to send your enquiries to info.bangkok@jtjb.com.

MARINE INSURANCE SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP IN MYANMAR
JTJB delivered a seminar and workshop on Marine Insurance for Ayeyar Myanmar Insurance (AMI) in Yangon on 7th and 8th December 2015.
The topics covered included preliminary documents required for reporting a claim, important points to note when making a recovery under the insurance policy, alternatives to mitigate loss or prevent further loss or damage, the outcomes if damages to the insured property is caused by a third party, right of subrogation and dispute resolution clauses for commercial contracts.
JTJB holds exclusive training events. Feel free to contact us at news@jtjb.com for a discussion on the opportunities available. For more information on the above seminar, feel free to contact Dato’ Jude P Benny at judebenny@jtjb.com or Mr. Murali Pany at murali@jtjb.com.
JTJB WINE TASTING

The last Wine Tasting event for the year was held on 11th December 2015, Friday. The exclusive networking event featured wines from Mount Etna and Charcuterie from Bar-Roque.
“It was a delightful evening with good food and wine. Enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and banter. All in all it was a pleasant and enjoyable event. Well done JTJB and thank you for the invite.”
JTJB holds exclusive networking events. Click here to view upcoming events.
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JTJB Updates

DATO’ JUDE P BENNY APPOINTED CHAIRMAN TO ADVOC GLOBAL

We are delighted to advise that our Senior Partner, Dato Jude P Benny, who is the current President of ADVOC Asia, has assumed the Chairman’s position in the Global Executive Committee of ADVOC, from November 2015. He will hold the office for 2 years.

ADVOC is an association of independent law firms, and currently has 90 members in 68 countries worldwide. Click here to visit the website for more information.

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MEDIATION ADVOCACY: POWER LIST 2015

SMC The firm is pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted on the Singapore Mediation Centre’s Mediation Advocacy: Power List 2015. The list seeks to recognize top law firms that have advanced at the use of mediation as a dispute resolution tool and are providers of a more complete suite of service.

The Power List will be published on SMC’s website in January 2016.

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