The latest update to the Myanmar chapter of Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law guide to insurance and reinsurance has been published, written by legal practitioners from Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office. The guide presents a Q&A-style overview of insurance and reinsurance laws and practices in major jurisdictions around the world. The Myanmar chapter of the guide was written by Ross Taylor, counsel; Yuwadee Thean-ngarm, director of the firm’s office in Myanmar; and Nwe Oo, attorney-at-law. The chapter provides information on the following subjects:

Practical Law has published the 2020 online version of Electricity Regulation in Thailand: Overview, a Q&A-style guide that provides detailed overviews of power issues and regulations for operators in the Thai electricity market. The Thailand overview is one of 22 such guides to jurisdictions worldwide, covering key practical issues related to the legal environment for agricultural operations.

On September 9, 2020, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Circular No. 21/2020/TT-BCT on the order and procedures for issuance of electricity operating licenses (Circular 21). Circular 21 will take effect on October 26, 2020, replacing Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BCT as amended by Circular No. 15/2019/TT-BCT (together, Circular 36).

Partner Vinh Quoc Nguyen and senior associate Tu Ngoc Trinh have contributed a chapter on electricity regulations in Vietnam, with a focus on the emerging renewable energy field, for the 2020 edition of the Practical Law Energy and Natural Resources Global Guide . The guide provides a comparative high-level overview, in a concise Q&A format, of energy laws and regulations in multiple jurisdictions around the world, and is split into three sections featuring regulations on (i) electricity, (ii) oil and gas, and (iii) mining. The Vietnam electricity chapter covers a range of topics, including the following: Recent trends in Vietnam’s electricity market and regulatory structure Companies involved in electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply Import and export of electricity Electricity generation and renewable energy sources, including government policies and incentives Electricity transmission, distribution, and supply Proposals for reform, including privatization Practical Law Company is owned by Thomson Reuters and provides global guides covering legal know-how for corporate lawyers, including Global Guides to electricity regulation. Tilleke & Gibbins also contributes the Thailand chapter of this guide, as well as guides to numerous other practice areas. The full chapter can be viewed on the Practical Law website or downloaded using the button below.