Practical Law Practice Areas

Faster answers for every legal practice area 

Explore Practical Law Asia’s deep coverage across key areas of law in Hong Kong and Singapore – with tailored insights and legal practical tools from experts to help you get the work done right

Your starting point for action-ready Asia guidance

Move from questions to action with task-oriented resources

Jump directly into checklists, standard documents, and step-by-step practice notes designed to help you progress matters efficiently 

Access resources designed for cross-border insight

Leverage tools such as Quick Compare Charts to clarify differences across Asia jurisdictions  

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Click below to explore Practical Law Asia’s enhanced coverage, tailored to Hong Kong and Singapore legal professionals.

Corporate

Power your dealmaking and governance with expert authored Corporate content for Hong Kong and Singapore 

  • Get guidance on foundational topics (entity formation and characteristics), domestic and cross-border transactions  (M&A and joint venture) with analysis of procedures and documentation (SPA, shareholders’ agreements, share transfer mechanisms), and corporate governance (directors’ duties and liabilities, conflicts of interest, appointment and removal, and shareholders’ rights).

  • Access practical company secretarial tools (board and shareholder meeting procedures and document templates, compliance and maintenance checklists, and more).

  • Get guidance on cross-practice guidance on signing and managing transactions (document execution, power of attorney, and notarisation and legalisation).

  • Leverage Quick Compare Charts for fast comparative regional insights.
Commercial

Supercharge your commercial practice 

  • Access clear guidance for drafting and negotiating key commercial arrangements: Guidance on supply, distribution, agency, and franchising agreements – all anchored in the relevant legal frameworks and packed with practical structuring tips. 
  • Boilerplate mastery: Detailed practice notes and Quick Compare Charts covering standard clauses from contract formation through termination and dispute resolution ESG and sustainability compliance: Navigate emerging. 
  • ESG regulatory requirements, including greenwashing and modern slavery obligations. 
  • Accelerated cross-border decision-making: Quick Compare Charts spanning key commercial law topics across Asia.
Data privacy & cybersecurity

Navigate Asia's complex privacy landscape with our Data Privacy & Cybersecurity content

  • Get country overviews for Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and other key jurisdictions —covering all relevant aspects of data protection law, from personal data collection, processing, to cross-border transfers, DPO duties, record retention, and breach notification responses. 
  • Stay compliant with guidance on emerging AI regulatory frameworks (including AI and data protection), GDPR, and cybersecurity rules for protecting critical infrastructure. 
  • Explore practical guidance on key issues in data breach litigation across jurisdictions, data protection and transfer issues in investigations, and data governance for Chinese companies going global.
Finance & financial regulation

Power your finance deals in Singapore, Hong Kong and the wider region with:

  • Practical guidance on structuring and documenting lending transactions in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Japan (addressing key lending and regulatory issues). 
  • Deep dives into taking security, different collateral types,  guarantees, indemnities, and letters of credit in Singapore and Hong Kong. 
  • Coverage of hot topics including greenwashing, fund finance and cryptoassets.
  • Overviews of specialist transactions such as aviation and shipping finance.
Intellectual property (IP)/IT & AI

Unlock growth in Asia's innovation economy with our IP&T content - your concise guide to building, managing, and protecting IP portfolios and IP litigation, plus a growing suite of AI-related content

  • Access practitioner-ready resources on   brand protection; anti-counterfeiting; patent prosecution, patent litigation, FRAND frameworks, inventor remuneration; IP and IT in M&A transactions; plus clear guidance on AI regulatory frameworks, patents and AI, and generative AI’s   intersection with copyright
  • Accelerate decisions with an array of Quick Compare Charts covering topics from AI regulation to software agents,  distributors and resellers
Litigation & dispute resolution

Navigating every stage of the dispute resolution lifecycle with confidence across Hong Kong, Singapore, and China. 

  • Our comprehensive litigation content guides you through pre-action steps, civil procedure, enforcement and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
  • Get practitioner cdrafted resources including Practice Notes, Standard Documents, Standard Clauses and Quick Compare Charts covering:
    • Governing law and jurisdiction. 
    • Pre-action protocols and ADR strategies. 
    • Service, evidence, disclosure and legal professional privilege. 
    • Early determination and injunctions. 
    • Case management milestones, trials, and appeals.
    • Costs and enforcement.
    • Access specialist overviews on maritime disputes and trade debt recovery.