Labour Reforms Rajah & Tann: Southeast Asia’s key developments to watch in 2026 Rapid growth and regulatory reform are transforming employment frameworks across ASEAN, requiring informed, localised, and forward-looking compliance strategies Community Morgan Lewis taps DLA Piper partner for London practice Former Coca-Cola in-houser and data protection expert Katherine Gibson makes new year move Labour Reforms India’s labour code reset sparks backlash and confusion Long-delayed rollout of four new codes reduce complexity on paper, but regulatory gaps and state-level divergence may test its ambition Remuneration Arias: Payment in kind in Costa Rica: What every company needs to know Understanding the difference between salary in kind and non-salary benefits is crucial to comply with strict local rules Community Ogletree boosts West Coast bench with three new shareholders Litigators Harold Jones, Natalie Fujikawa, and Emma Redden make lateral moves Crime New SFO guidance clarifies expectations, defences to “failure to prevent fraud” Tone from the top, proactive detection measures, and dynamic risk-based controls central to avoiding prosecution Trade Secrets Sweden tightens trade secret protections with new criminal offence Intentional misuse of technical secrets by insiders becomes punishable by up to six years’ imprisonment from 2026 Flexibility Australia to consider new right to work from home two days a week Senate committee to probe Fair Work amendment amid divided views on productivity, flexibility, and feasibility Labour Reforms Anthony Harper: New Zealand set for landmark workplace reforms as election year approaches Major legislative updates target flexibility, cost reduction, and clearer employment relationships amid economic pressures Events Spring European Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the third Spring European Employment Summit will take place on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th of March at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam.The event will bring together senior in-house and private practice lawyers to explore the challenges and opportunities facing multinational employers and their counsel across the region. Research IEL Monitor IEL Monitor is a forward-looking, fully searchable database of upcoming and prospective employment and labour legislation from around the world, designed to alert in-house teams of new laws and regulations, and support timely compliance. Labour Reforms Modernising Argentina’s work rules in a changing political landscape Politics Ethics on the edge: Trump-era politics reshape UK corporate behaviour Crime Security guard’s sticky fingers prosecution debated in South Korea