Coronavirus (Covid-19) - Asia Pacific

• Key employment issues:
  • "Asia Pacific Regional Update: Coronavirus Outbreak" (March 9, 2020), by Baker McKenzie
  • "APAC employment issues arising out of the coronavirus" (January 31, 2020), by Helen Colquhoun and David Smail, DLA Piper
  • "Coronavirus: What are an Employer's Obligations in Various Asian Countries?" (February 11, 2020), by Trent M. Sutton, Shareholder, Nancy Zhang, Special Counsel, and Aki Tanaka, Of Counsel, Littler
  • "Employment law issues arising from China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's emergency measures in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus" (February 5, 2020), by Dora Wang, Amy Yin, Katherine Yang, Jessica Tian, Cindy Shen, Asha R. Sharma, Stephen Chan, Carrie Yiu, Steve Yik Fei Tam, Reed Smith
• Supply Chain Adaptation and Risk Management: "COVID-19: Supply Chain Lessons from Asia" (March 12, 2020), by Siva Chen, Forrest Chen, Paul Liu, Egon Zehnder
   
• Data privacy issues: "Data privacy issues in connection with the novel coronavirus outbreak: requirements on employee personal data differ in China, Hong Kong and Singapore" (February 3, 2020), by Dora Wang, Amy Yin, Peter Witherington, Cindy Shen, Catherine Jing, Asha R. Sharma Steve Yik Fei Tam, Charmian Aw, Evelyn Dai, Reed Smith, Carolyn Chia (Resource Law LLC)
   
• Competition law: "COVID-19 and its impact on Asian competition/consumer laws" (March 19, 2020), by Ashurst
   
• Private equity and portfolio companies in Asia: "The Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on PE Investors and their Portfolio Companies in Asia" (February 2020), by Marcia Ellis, Partner, Timothy W. Blakely, Managing Partner Hong Kong, Maureen Ho, Of Counsel, Shirin Tang, Managing Partner Singapore, Morrison Foerster
   
• Impact on the financial sector: "Impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on Finance Sector" (February 17, 2020), by Hogan Lovells (Owen Chan, Office Managing Partner, Hong Kong; Jun Wei, Chair of the Greater China Practice, Shanghai/Beijing, Liang Xu, Partner, Beijing, Michael Zou, Counsel, Beijing, Shantay Cong, Counsel, Shanghai, Mo Chen, Associate, Beijing)
   
• Commercial and legal issues (such as crisis management, corporate and equities, capital markets and loan financing, dispute resolution, employment, financial regulatory issues): "Novel coronavirus: practice guide of significant commercial and legal issues" (February 2020), by Linklaters - includes topics such as crisis management, corporate and equities, capital markets and loan financing, employment, and financial regulatory

• Vaccinations:
  • "No Jab, No Work – Can employers lawfully request that their employees get vaccinated in Australia?" (4 February 2021), by Clyde & Co. 
  • "Can employers require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine?" (22 January 2021) by Hall & Wilcox (Karl Rozenbergs and Anthony Hallal) 
  • "Health & Community Law Alert: mandatory vaccines and COVID-19 – balancing public health and human rights" (6 November 2020) by Hall & Wilcox (Alison Choy Flannigan and Camille Gray)
• Return to work:
  • "The Post-COVID Workplace: IR Reform" (17 November 2020) by Herbert Smith Freehills (Anthony Longland)
  • "Using a QR code for COVID-safe check-in to your business premises? Five tips for staying privacy safe, too" (1 October 2020) by Clayton Utz
  • "Review your workplace COVID Plan" (August 2020) by Johnson Winter & Slattery (Lucienne Mummé and Louise Russell)
  • "Global interactive guide on returning to the workplace - Australia" (19 August 2020) by Norton Rose Fulbright (Jason Noakes) 
  • "Managing workers' safety concerns in the era of COVID-19" (18 August 2020) by Allens Linklaters (Lucy Tehan)
  • "Permitted Worker Scheme Directions" (6 August 2020) by Maddocks (Catherine Dunlop & Eloise Daff)
  • "WorkSafe notification obligations regarding COVID-19" (4 August 2020) by Russell Kennedy Pty Ltd (Libby Pallot, Walter MacCallum, Anthony Massaro, Ben Tallboys, Abbey Burns, Caitlin Walsh, Caitlin Meers, Natasha Sim & Morgan Smithe)
  • "Data protection and COVID-19: Key considerations for business reopening" (28 July 2020) by Ashurst (David Futter and Gita Shivarattan)
  • "Victorian employers' COVID-19 incident notification duties have changed" (20 July 2020) by Clayton Utz
  • "Remobilising your workforce under JobKeeper – from hibernation to “covid-normal" (26 June 2020) by Piper Alderman Management Pty Ltd (Michelle Cox)
  • "The road back to workplaces – 10 safe workplace principles for managing safety risks" (2 June 2020) by Allens Linklaters (Veronica Siow, Michael Cole and Eden Sweene)
  • "COVID-19: work health and safety issues for employers as Australia returns to work" (2 June 2020) by Corrs (John Tuck)
  • "Work health and safety issues for employers as Australia returns to work" (June 2020) by Corrs, Chambers & Westgarth
  • "Returning to work under COVIDSafe workplace plans and other recent trends" (May 2020) by Johnson Winter & Slattery (Jan Dransfield, Ruveni Kelleher, Lucienne Mummé, Louise Russell & Katelyn Iacono) 
  • "COVID-19: Return to Work Guidelines" (27 May 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Australia: COVID-19 – returning to work and the 'new normal'" (21 May 2020) by Bird & Bird (Kristy Peacock-Smith and Jessica McDonald)
  • "Returning to the Workplace: Becoming a COVID-Safe Workplace" (19 May 2020) by King & Wood Mallesons (Philip Willox and Andrew Gray) 
  • "Covid 19: Steps to recovery - Back to the office: the essentials" (19 May 2020) by Ashurst
  • "COVID-19 and managing the safe return to workplaces" (15 May 2020) by MinterEllison (Craig Boyle, Rob Humphreys)
• General updates:
  • "COVID-19 Hub" by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Australia COVID-19 (Coronavirus) hub" by Dentons
• Government measures:
  • "COVID-19: business stimulus measures - 2nd edition" (31 March 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Coronavirus and the Law: Business Cash Flow Boost" (22 April 2020) by Philip Diviny, Madgwicks
  • "Coronavirus and the Law: JobKeeper Payment – Rules issued" (20 April 2020) by Philip Diviny, Madgwicks
  • "COVID-19: JobKeeper Rules - Understanding the particulars" (17 April 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Modern awards: pandemic leave and annual leave changes" (16 April 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "COVID-19 | A Short Guide to the Job­Keep­er Pay­ment and Job­Keep­er Flexibility" (14 April 2020) by Swaab (Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener)
• Employment and business impacts:

  • "Best practice in mental health - What can employers do to promote the mental health of employees?" (7 August 2020) by Maddocks (Catherine Dunlop, Tamsin Webster & Benita Williams)

  • "What employers need to know: Business unUsual – Stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne" (5 August 2020) by Maddocks (Lindy Richardson, Ross Jackson, Michael Nicolazzo, Catherine Dunlop)

  • "Investor guidance in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic" (4 August 2020), by Corrs (Andrew Lumsden)

  • "The future of outsourcing in the aftermath of COVID-19" (1 July 2020), by Corrs (Arvind Dixit)

  • "COVID-19 | The Fed­er­al Court rules on per­son­al leave dur­ing stand down" (19 May 2020) by Swaab (Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener)
  • "COVID-19 | First Job­Keep­er Deci­sion Clar­i­fies Annu­al Leave Request" (18 May 2020) by Swaab (Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener)
  • "COVID-19 | Redun­dan­cy pay­ments dur­ing the crisis" (23 April 2020) by Swaab (Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener)
  • "Modern awards: pandemic leave and annual leave changes" (16 April 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "New Stand Down Powers Under JobKeeper" (15 April 2020) by Madgwicks (Tim Greenall)
  • "COVID-19 Webinar Q&As: Coronavirus Resilience and Recovery – Legal Responses to COVID-19" (9 April 2020) by Piper Alderman (Andrew Rankin, Michael Lhuede, Tim Lange, Denise Burloff, Hannah Linosser, Jessica Casey, Ted Williams)
  • "Coronavirus and the Law: Unpaid Pandemic Leave and Annual Leave changes to Modern Awards" (9 April 2020) by Madgwicks (Sasha Roberts)
  • "Australia: Why does compliance with Work Health and Safety laws matter more now during the Coronavirus pandemic than ever before? - The Construction perspective" (9 April 2020), by Baker McKenzie
  • "Coronavirus – the ABCH guide for Australian employers as at 12 March 2020" (6 April 2020) by Maddocks (Catherine Dunlop, Dale McQualter & Gerard Twomey)
  • "COVID-19: Immigration Compliance Q&As for Employers in Australia" (1 April 2020) by Baker McKenzie
  • "Australia: The JobKeeper Payment - What Employers Need to Know" (1 April 2020) by Baker McKenzie (Michael Michalandos, Kerryn Kahler)
  • "COVID-19: Stand-down: your questions answered?" (31 March 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "COVID-19 FAQs: Employment Issues" (19 March 2020) Piper Alderman  (by Chris Hartigan, David Ey, Erin McCarthy, Tim Capelin, Tim Lange)
  • "COVID-19 FAQs: Managing your business in a downturn" (20 March 2020) by Piper Alderman (Andrew Rankin, Chris Hartigan, Margot King)
  • "Managing Your Workforce in the Age of the Coronavirus" (2020 March), by Baker McKenzie
  • "Coronavirus: Managing the impact on workers and business" (3 February 2020) by Ashurst (Trent Sebbens, Partner (Sydney), Jane Harvey, Partner (Melbourne), Julia Sutherland, Partner (Perth), Vince Rogers, Partner (Brisbane))
• Contractual rights, force majeure and frustration:
  • "COVID-19: Material adverse change and material adverse effect clauses" (6 April 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Force Majeure and the Doctrine of Frustration: An Australian Perspective" (11 March 2020) by Baker McKenzie (Joachim (Jo) Delaney, Alex Hartmann, Leanne Olden, Anne L. Petterd)
  • "Legal consequences of coronavirus outbreak on contracts: force majeure and frustration" (17 February 2020) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Ben Davidson, Partner, Elena Stojcevski, Special Counsel, Simone Pappas, Senior Associate, Nicholas Laurie, Senior Associate)
  • "Australia: Landlord and Tenant considerations through the coronavirus outbreak" (March 2020) by Norton Rose Fulbright (Tom Young, Michelle Leong, Sarah Philipson, Gail Reade)
• Supply Chain:
• "COVID-19: Restrictions on movement – updates for mining on a rapidly changing situation" (7 April 2021) by Gilbert + Tobin
• "Supply Chain Disruption and the Flexibility to Adapt in Australia" (1 April 2020) by Baker McKenzie
   
• Mergers & Acquisitions: "COVID-19: M+A in a time of crisis" (27 April 2020), by Gilbert+Tobin
   
• Corporate governance:
  • "ASIC facilitates ‘social distancing’ in AGMs" (14 May 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Australia: COVID-19 - Federal Government gives the green light to electronic signing and 'split execution' of documents" (6 May 2020), by Baker McKenzie
  • "Virtual Board meetings: best practices for now and the future" (20 May 2020) by Diligent (Natalie Donaire)
  • "COVID-19 FAQs: ASX-Listed Company Issues" (3 April 2020) by Piper Alderman (Andrew Rankin, James Macdonald)
  • "COVID-19: What Australian Boards and Senior Management should consider" (10 March 2020) by Norton Rose Fulbright (Philip Charlton)
  • "Coronavirus COVID-19 and corporate governance" (18 February 2020) by  DLA Piper (Natalie Caton, Tom Fotheringham, Patrick Baisden)
• Public disclosures:
  • "Continuous Disclosure in the time of COVID-19 – do the temporary changes actually make a difference?" (27 May 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "ASX Provides Helpful Guidance for Continuous Disclosure in the COVID-19 Era" (1 April 2020) by Baker McKenzie
• Compliance: "Why a ‘COVID-19 defence’ won’t cut it for businesses breaking rules during the pandemic" (27 April 2020) by Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Abigail Gill, Kate Gill-Herdman)
   
• Real estate / leases: "What a relief…the regulations for rent relief under commercial and retail leases affected by COVID-19 are here: a comprehensive guide for landlords and tenants navigating COVID-19" (4 May 2020) by Madgwicks
   (Nicola Carnevale) 
   
• Corporate acts: "Electronic and split executions (temporarily) permitted pursuant to section 127 of the Corporations Act" (6 May 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
   
• Dispute Resolution:
  • "Mediating the Pandemic: Resolving Disputes in COVID19 Age" (18 March 2020) by Carroll & O'Dea (Selwyn Black)
  • "The Show Must Go On: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation During COVID-19 in Australia" (26 March 2020) by Baker McKenzie
• Competition:
  • "Your COVID-19 Response: Managing competition law obligations" (29 April 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Competition Risks of Working with your Competitors to Overcome Supply Chain Issues" (30 March 2020), by Baker McKenzie
• Consumer law:
  • "COVID-19 FAQs: Coordinating with competitors" (4 May 2020), by  Piper Alderman (Andrew Rankin, James Macdonald)
  • "Your COVID-19 Response: Managing consumer law obligations" (29 April 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "COVID-19 and the Australian Consumer Law: three key compliance challenges for business" (8 April 2020) by Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Marc McCowan, Lindsay Apted, Alistair Newton)
• Debt, Restructuring and Insolvency:
  • "What do you do once the gates are opened for the ‘wolves’ to roam free? A better strategy for a business dealing with the financial impact of coronavirus" (9 April 2020) by Madgwicks (Angelo Conti)
  • "Australia: COVID-19 - Federal Government gives the green light to virtual creditors' meetings" (11 May 2020) by Baker McKenzie
  • "COVID-19 Reforms Change Insolvency Landscape in Australia" (23 March 2020) by Baker McKenzie
  • "Australian Government Responds on COVID-19 Insolvency Risks" (22 March 2020) by Baker McKenzie
• Insurance: "COVID-19 FAQs: Contracts, Insurance & Supply Chain Issues" (26 March 2020) by Piper Alderman (Angelina Kozary, Nick Burkett, Denise Burloff, Ted Williams)
   
• Construction:
  • "Cash is king: tendering for a construction project during a pandemic" (26 May 2020) by Maddocks (Sefton Warner, Ben McLeod)
  • "Fast-tracking planning assessments in NSW - Further details of the Planning System Acceleration Program released" (30 April 2020) by Baker McKenzie
  • "Commercial and Construction Disputes Arising from COVID-19" (14 April 2020) by FTI Consulting
  • "Australia: Why does compliance with Work Health and Safety laws matter more now during the Coronavirus pandemic than ever before? - The Construction perspective" (9 April 2020) by Baker McKenzie
  • "Minimising Exposure to Delays and Losses Arising from COVID-19" (6 May 2020) by FTI Consulting
• Foreign Investment Control: "Changes to Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board" (14 April 2020) by FTI Consulting
   
• Sustainability: "Sustainability in the time of COVID-19" (17 April 2020) by Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Abigail Gill, Dr. Phoebe Wynn-Pope)
   
• Government Procurement: "Urgent Commonwealth procurements during COVID-19: focus on the urgent; remember the important" (23 April 2020) by Maddocks (Simonetta Astolfi, Veena Bedekar & Jessica Anderson)
   
• Dividends: "Australia: Can You Withdraw Your Dividend During COVID-19 Uncertainties?" (24 March 2020) by Baker McKenzie
   
• Tourism sector: "Navigating your business through the Coronavirus outbreak: An Australian perspective" (10 March 2020) by Norton Rose Fulbright (Tom Young, Julie Brown, Peta Bunce, Gail Reade)
   
• Project finance: "COVID-19: Finance Considerations for Australian Energy and Infrastructure Projects" (24 March 2020) by Baker McKenzie
   
• Asset valuation: "Australia: COVID-19 Pandemic and the Valuation of Assets" (2 April 2020) by Baker McKenzie
   
• Tax:
  • "COVID-19: Tax planning ideas for uncertain times" (9 April 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Transactional tax issues in the era of the coronavirus" (28 April 2020) by Gilbert+Tobin
  • "Required to work from home due to COVID-19? Here are 3 tips for maximizing your tax deductions" (31 March 2020) by Piper Alderman (Will Fennell)
• Communication:
  • "COVID-19 changes to electronic legal processes now permanent in Victoria" (May 2021) by Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Richard Leder)
  • "COVID-19: Effective Internal Comms in Unprecedented Times" (March 2020) by FTI Consulting (Thomas R. Evrard)
  • "Investor Communications in Times of Uncertainty" (14 February 2020) by FTI Consulting

• Return to work: "China Frontline June 2020 - Ahead of the Curve: what employers need to know when re-opening offices?" (June 2020) by Bird & Bird (Ying Wang and Tiantian Ke)
   
• Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) issues: "Coronavirus Outbreak: EHS Compliance and Challenges in China" (27 February 2020) by Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. (Weiwei Luo, Of Counsel)
   
• Contract performance and force majeure:
  • "Contract Performance in the Time of Coronavirus: Perspectives from Mainland China and Hong Kong" (7 February 2020) by Morrison & Foerster LLP (Timothy W. Blakely, Paul D. McKenzie, Gary Zeng and Jessica Chan)
  • "China Lawyer: How to Deal with the Impacts of Coronavirus on Your Contracts" (10 March 2020) by Landing Law Offices (Larry Zhou)
  • "Does the Corona Virus Outbreak Constitute Force Majeure?" (4 February 2020) by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (Ulrike Glueck, Managing Partner (Shangai), Michael Munzinger LL.M., Counsel (Shanghai), Angela Chen, Junior Associate (Shanghai))
  • "Coronavirus Outbreak: Force Majeure from a PRC Law Perspective" (18 February 2020) by Baker McKenzie
  • "Coronavirus: Legal implications and practical considerations" (6 February 2020) by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Georgia Dawson, William Robinson, John Choong, Nick Stern, Yong Wei Chan, Xin Liu)
• Workplace and employees:
  • "The Coronavirus: Specific issues for the Chinese Workforce" (31 January 2020) by Littler Mendelson PC (Trent M. Sutton and Nancy Zhang)
  • "Getting Ahead of Coronavirus Outbreak Update: Considerations for Foreign National Employees in China" (7 February 2020) by Baker McKenzie (Melissa K. Allchin) 
  • "What Should Employers in China Be Doing in the Face of the Coronavirus Outbreak?" (5 February 2020) by Baker McKenzie
  • "Impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on Employment Relationship" (17 February 2020) by Hogan Lovells (Sherry Gong, Partner)
• Mergers and acquisitions and joint venture transactions: "Impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on M&A and JV Transactions" (17 February 2020) by Hogan Lovells (Roy Zou, Office Managing Partner, Beijing, Jun Wei, Chair of the Greater China Practice, Shanghai/Beijing, Liang Xu, Partner, Beijing, Michael Zou, Counsel, Beijing, Aldo Boni de Nobili, Senior Associate, Beijing, Jessica Li, Associate, Beijing, Nigel Sharman, Knowledge Lawyer, Hong Kong)
   
• Impact on the construction sector: "The impact of the Novel Coronavirus on the Construction Sector" (19 February 2020) by Hogan Lovells (Jun Wei, Chair of the Greater China Practice, Shanghai/Beijing, Roy Zou, Office Managing Partner, Beijing, Liang Xu, Partner, Beijing, Timothy Hill, Partner, Hong Kong, Michael Zou, Counsel, Beijing, Stephanie Sun, Associate, Shanghai, Christina Zhu, Associate Beijing, Nigel Sharman, Knowledge Lawyer, Hong Kong)
   
• Personal data and privacy: "Personal data protection in the time of coronavirus (Covid-19)" (February 2020) by Norton Rose Fulbright (Barbara Li, Beijing, Bohua Yao, Beijing)
   
• Various developments in China:
  • "Coronavirus (COVID-19): What You Need to Know", by John M. Scannapieco, Martha L. Boyd, Ziyan "Frank" Xue, Baker Donelson
  • "Balancing disease control and economic performance amid the coronavirus outbreak" (24 February 2020) by DLA Piper (Johnny Choi, Yiduo Qi)

• Return to work:
  • "Can an Employer Require its Employees to Test for COVID-19 in Hong Kong?" (26 March 2021) by Gall
  • "Hong Kong’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme: Employer Considerations" (9 March 2021) by Gall
  • "Injury during work for COVID-19 vaccination – will the employer be liable to pay?" (8 March 2021) by Deacons
  • "Regular COVID-19 Testing for Employees in the Catering Businesses and Specified Premises in Hong Kong" (23 February 2021) by Mayer Brown
  • "Compulsory COVID-19 Testing and Sudden Lockdowns – Are Hong Kong Employers Ready?" (8 February 2021) by Mayer Brown
  • "COVID-19 Vaccines – What Should Hong Kong Employers be Thinking About?" (4 January 2021) by Mayer Brown
  • "When Work From Home Is Over in Hong Kong: What Can Employers Do If Their Employees Don’t Want to Return to the Office?" (16 October 2020) by Mayer Brown (Hong Tran and Jennifer C.W. Tam)
  • "Are employees in Hong Kong required to take Covid-19 tests? Key employer considerations" (2 September 2020) by Lewis Silkin (Catherine Leung and David Kong)
  • "Reopening: A Returning Workforce in Hong Kong – Key Employer Considerations" (12 May 2020), by Baker McKenzie
• Cybersecurity: 
• "Data Collection Policies for Purposes Related to Covid-19" (25 September 2020) by Ella Lan
• "WFH Guidance from the HK SFC to Manage Cybersecurity Risks" (19 May 2020) by Deacons (Isabella Wong)
• Corporate governance: "Directors' duties amidst the coronavirus outbreak" (1 June, 2020), by Dentons
   
• Capital markets and financial institutions: 
  • "SFC delays implementation of certain regulatory expectations and issues FAQ guidance on licensing issues resulting from COVID-19 pandemic" (3 April 2020) by Deacons
  • "Key Regulatory Issues for Financial Institutions in Hong Kong During the Coronavirus Outbreak" (25 February 2020) by Baker McKenzie (Karen H.Y. Man, Partner, Hong Kong, Grace Fung, Special Counsel, Hong Kong)
• Corporate Law and M&A:
  • "COVID-19 impact on Hong Kong M&A Transactions" (28 April 28 2020) by King & Wood Mallesons (Neil Carabine & Ching-Wo Ng)
  • "COVID-19 and Hong Kong Corporate Law" (24 April 2020) by King & Wood Mallesons (Neil Carabine & Gary Lock)
• Data privacy: "Coronavirus - The use of Personal Data in connection with Covid-19 – Hong Kong COVID-19" (18 March 2020) by Eversheds Sutherland
   
• Dispute Resolution:
  • "HK – COVID-19 – 9 key points on the HK Government’s COVID-19 Online Dispute Resolution Scheme", (22 July 2020), by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, (Glenn Haley and Ian Cheng)
  • "Hong Kong: COVID-19 - From litigation to arbitration – Options for parties facing long trial waiting times in Hong Kong" (18 May 2020), by Baker McKenzie
  • "Are Arbitral Hearings Prohibited by the Group Gathering Restriction?" (22 April 2020) by Deacons (Leo Wong)
• Force majeure: "Coronavirus: Crisis management through force majeure - a Hong Kong law perspective" (6 February 2020) by Cynthia Y.S. Tang, Roberta Chan, Baker McKenzie
   
• Government measures: "Memorandum - Summary of COVID-19 Relief Measures" (23 April 2020) by Alex Cheung, John Lo, and Johnny Liu, Vincent T.K. Cheung, Yap & Co., Solicitors & Notaries
   
• Guidance for employers:
  • "COVID-19 Hong Kong: Second tranche Employment Support Scheme details announced" (2 September 2020), by Clyde & Co.
  • "Hong Kong: COVID-19 - Employment Support Scheme - Update" (21 May 2020), by Baker McKenzie
  • "Hong Kong: COVID-19 - Employment Support Scheme - Further details" (15 May 2020), by Baker McKenzie
  • "Hong Kong: COVID-19 - Hong Kong Employment Support Scheme (ESS) - HKD 81 billion scheme to provide time-limited financial support to employers to retain their employees" (24 April 2020), by Baker McKenzie
  • "Employment, Privacy & Discrimination" (May 2020) by ONC Lawyers, member of Primerus
  • "COVID-19 and Employer Obligations - Hong Kong Update" (19 March 2020), by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
  • "Practical Considerations for Employers in Handling COVID-19 in Hong Kong" (27 February 2020) by Mayer Brown (Duncan A. W. Abate, Hong Tran, Jennifer C. W. Tam, Joe Kamho Choy)
  • "COVID-19: Guidance for Employers" (February 2020) by Bird & Bird (Diana Purdy, Consultant, Pattie Walsh, Partner)
  • "Employer Obligations and Precautions to Take During the Coronavirus Outbreak" (31 January 2020) by Baker McKenzie (Rowan McKenzie, Partner, and Sonia Wong, Special Counsel)
  • "Novel Coronavirus and Employer Obligations" (23 January 2020) by Mayer Brown (Duncan A. W. Abate, Hong Tran, Jennifer C. W. Tam)
• Insurance industry: "Novel Coronavirus: Key Considerations for Insurers in Hong Kong" (4 March 2020) by Baker McKenzie (Martin C.W. Tam and Tina P. Li)
   
• NGOs: "Covid-19: Guide to resources for NGOs in Hong Kong" (24 April 2020) Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP by (John Choong, Raymond Wong)
   
• Protecting the business against scams: "Don't Panic, Stay Calm: Legal Strategies for Addressing Coronavirus Phishing Scams in Hong Kong" (10 March 2020) by Mayer Brown (Gabriela Kennedy, Cheng Hau Yeo)
   
• Risk management: "Managing legal risks during a crisis" (March 25, 2020), by Deacons

• Return to work:
  • "COVID-19 Update: Unlock IV Guidelines" (1 September 2020) by AZB & Partners
  • "COVID-19 Update: Unlock III Guidelines" (30 July 2020) by AZB & Partners
  • "Guidelines for Phased Re-Opening (Unlock II)" (1 July 2020) by  AZB & Partners
  • "COVID-19 Update: Getting back to Work? Preventative Steps to Keep in Mind!" (25 May 2020) by AZB & Partners
• Multi-topic and updates: COVID-19 Resource Center by Khaitan & Co
   
• State aid: "RBIs Regulatory Package Timely response to the economic fallout" (30 March 2020) by Khaitan & Co
   
• Employment: "COVID-19: Employer's Guide on Key Employment Considerations" (28 March 2020) by Khaitan & Co (Anshul Prakash)
   
• Lockdown: "Complete nation-wide lockdown and state advisories for employers" (25 March 2020) by Khaitan & Co (Anshul Prakash)
   
• Competition: "COVID 19 and Competition: India Perspective" (25 March 2020) by Khaitan & Co (Anisha Chand)
   
• Leadership, solidarity and communication: "Leadership and Solidarity: Leading the Covid-19 Battle in India" (10 April 2020) by Pranav Kumar, Allison+Partners

• Return to work: "Indonesia Issues Workplace Guidelines in Preparation for Reopening" (9 June 2020) by Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd. (Siti Syarah Sartika and Wongrat Ratanaprayul)

"Indonesia: Use of Electronic Signatures During COVID-19" (April 3, 2020), by Baker McKenzie (Daniele RPC Pardede)

• Return to work: "Labor and Employment Law Bulletin No.46 - The Criteria for Ordering Employees to Stay at Home and Return to Work for COVID-19" (3 June 2020) by Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (Nobuhito Sawasaki and Kosuke Nakano)

• Return to work: "Beyond Covid-19: The New Normal" (21 April 2020) by Zul Rafique & Partners (David Lee and Farah Shuhadah Razali)
   
• Impact on contracts: "Impact on Contracts in the Wake of the Coronavirus Outbreak" (13 February 2020), by Baker McKenzie
   
• Employment / workforce reduction: "Retrenchment in the COVID-19 Climate", by Lim Ke Xin, CCA Law Firm (Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff)
   
• Digital innovation: "Lessons Learnt From the COVID-19 Lockdown: Digital Innovation", LHAG (Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill) (Raphael Tay Choon Tien Partner, Charmayne Fung Wei En)

• Return to work: 
  • "More sick leave could deliver a healthier workforce" (16 February 2021), by Buddle Findlay (Hamish Kynaston, Peter Chemis, Sherridan Cook, Susan Rowe, Nicola Cuervo, Alastair Sherriff, Mere King, Holly Hedley, Shaun Brookes, Lorraine Hercus, Emma von Veh)
  • "Positioning your workforce for post Covid success" (21 August 2020) by Buddle Findlay (Susan Rowe and Eleanor Mishra)
  • "Opinion: considerations for employers when employees want to continue to work from home after lockdown" (18 August 2020) by Lane Neave (Andrew Shaw and Fiona McMillan)
  • "Emerging from COVID-19" (27 July 2020) by Chapman Tripp
  • "Managing health and safety in the post Covid workplace" (16 July 2020) by Buddle Findlay (Hamish Kynaston, Peter Chemis, Sherridan Cook, Susan Rowe, Nicola Ridder, Alastair Sherriff, Mere King, Amy de Joux, Holly Hedley, Shaun Brookes, Lorraine Hercus, Emma von Veh, Hannah Meikle)
  • "Positioning your workforce for post Covid success" (16 July 2020) Buddle Findlay, (Hamish Kynaston, Peter Chemis, Sherridan Cook, Susan Rowe, Nicola Ridder, Alastair Sherriff, Mere King, Amy de Joux, Holly Hedley, Shaun Brookes, Lorraine Hercus, Emma von Veh)
  • "Coronavirus: Staff can't demand to work from home in post-Covid world" (27 May 2020) by LexisNexis (Susan Hornsby-Geluk, partner at Dundas Street Employment Lawyers)
  • "Life after lockdown – Ten contract trends to watch for" (18 May 2020) by Buddle Findlay (David Thomson and Andy Martin)
  • "Back to the office under Level 3?" (15 April 2020) by Bell Gully
• Directors' Duties: "Should directors’ duties be suspended during the COVID-19 lockdown?" (1 April 2020) by Bell Gully
• General updates: "New Zealand COVID-19 (Coronavirus) hub" by Dentons
   
• Contracts: "COVID-19 and contractual obligations" (3 April 2020) by Chapman Tripp
   
• Workplace issues: "Coronavirus and the workplace" (5 February 2020) by Buddle Findlay (Hamish Kynaston, Peter Chemis, Sherridan Cook, Susan Rowe, Alastair Sherriff, Andrea Pazin, Mere King, Nicola Ridder, Amy de Joux, Holly Hedley and Shaun Brookes)
   
• Corporate governance:
• "Updates to the Covid-19 Temporary Insolvency Measures Under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020" (8 December 2020) by Collyer Bristow
• "Should directors’ duties be suspended during the COVID-19 lockdown?" (1 April 2020) by Bell Gully (Tim Fitzgerald, Tim Smith, David Friar, Ben Steed)
   
• Crisis management: "COVID-19 Tips for effective crisis management and incident response" by Bell Gully (Blair Keown, David Friar)
   
• Finance:
• "COVID-19 response: Regulatory and other financial relief/extensions" (19 August 2020) by Buddle Findlay
• "Capital raising in the time of COVID-19" (24 April 2020), by Buddle Findlay (Grant Dunn, Amy Cunniffe)
   
• Construction: "COVID-19 Options for construction projects during Alert Level 4" (1 April 2020) by Bell Gully (Ian Becke, Jesse Wilson, Brad Ward and David Chisnall)

Health law and employment:

• "PNG public health law and employer obligations concerning the coronavirus" (February 4, 2020), by Erik Andersen, Partner (Port Moresby), Stephen Massa, Partner and Head of PNG Office (Sydney), Dentons
• "Update on legally consequential PNG Ministerial Declarations relating to coronavirus outbreak" (February 20, 2020), by Erik Andersen, Partner (Port Moresby), Stephen Massa, Partner and Head of PNG Office (Sydney), Dentons

• Vaccinations:

• Singapore issues an advisory on whether employers can mandate COVID-19 vaccination for their employees in Singapore (7 July 2021) by Clyde & Co. (Thomas Choo) 
   
• Return to work:

• "Singapore: Looking beyond COVID-19 - Renegotiating the new franchise landscape" (December 2020) by Bird & Bird (Tze She Teo and Lorraine Tay) 
• "Further changes to Safe Management Measures in the workplace" (1 October 2020) by Ashurst (Dawn Tan, Stephen Woodbury & Karen Mitra)
• "Tightening of work pass requirements for foreigners in Singapore" (31 August 2020) by Clyde & Co.
• "Latest employment support measures from the Singapore Government" (31 August 2020) by Ashurst
• "The COVID-19 journey so far - Singapore" (2 June 2020) by DWF (Babita Ambekar)
• "Ending employment during COVID-19: A new normal?" (2 June 2020) by
  Drew & Napier (Rakesh Kirpalani & Timothy Oen)

• General updates:
  • "Singapore COVID-19 (Coronavirus) hub", by Dentons
  • "Resolving disputes via court proceedings and mediation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore" (April 21, 2020) by Withers (Sharon Lin & Lee Jiale)
• Force majeure: "Would the Novel Coronavirus Constitute a Force Majeure Event in Contracts Governed by Singapore Law?" (February 11, 2020), by Baker McKenzie
   
• Employers' obligations: "COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019): Key Employment Law Issues" (February 24, 2020), by Rachel Choo and Manoj Purush, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
   
• Corporate governance:
  • "Alternative arrangements for meetings with retrospective effect amidst COVID-19" (April 14, 2020), by Ashurst
  • "Update on the holding of meetings" (April 2, 2020), by Drew & Napier LLC (Raymond Lam, FCS, Tang Teng Sen)

• Force majeure: "Taiwan: Coronavirus Crisis Management Through Force Majeure" (February 24, 2020), by Baker McKenzie

• Compliance: "Compliance in the time of Covid – Thailand" (4 June 2020) by Pisut & Partners (Douglas D. Mancill)
   
• Corporate governance and annual general meetings:
  • "AGM 2020 and Dealing with COVID-19" (March 9, 2020), by Baker McKenzie (Theppachol Kosol)
  • "Thailand: Financial Statements and Lists of Shareholders Must Be Submitted via the DBD's E-Filing System Only" (April 2, 2020), by Baker McKenzie

• General: "Vietnam Spotlight - Covid 19" (24 April 2020) by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Tony Foster & Tien Bui)
   
• Force majeure: "Coronavirus: Precautionary measures through force majeure" (10 February 2020) by Baker McKenzie (Frederick (Fred) R. Burke, Minh Tri Quach and Thu Quynh Nguyen)
   
• Workplace planning:
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic – what employers in Vietnam need to know" (1 April 2020) by Allens Linklaters (Robert Fish)
  • "Coronavirus Outbreak Readiness and Response in Vietnam" (31 January 2020) by Baker McKenzie