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Myanmar Companies Law (English and Burmese Version) from DICA

Implementation of the Companies Law will be postponed until August 2018.

December 12, 2017

Latest draft of the Myanmar Companies Bill on July 20th 2017

"The latest draft of the Myanmar Companies Bill was submitted to the Amyotha Hluttaw by Deputy Minister for Planning and Finance U Maung Maung Win on July 20."

July 07, 2017

Principles of Asian Contract Law (PACL)

Principles of Asian Contract Law – PACL

In 2009, during an international Forum organized by the University of Tsinghua on the « Harmonization of European Private Law and its impact in East Asia », Professor Naoki Kanayama from Keio University in Japan proposed and introduced a paper on PACL to Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean professors. According to the political and diplomatic situation of the different countries in East Asia and South-East Asia (Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan and ASEAN countries), this project is a private initiative for reaching consensus between these countries.

July 07, 2017

Supreme Court of the Union - the Judiciary Strategic Plan (2015 - 2017) : Year 3

The Supreme Court of the Union has published on 2017 the "year 3 Action Plan" of the Judiciary Strategic Plan (2015-2017) with a slogan “Advancing Justice Together”.

February 02, 2017

9th Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to Law Students & Lecturers/Professors, Law Department, Yangon University in Myanmar

February 02, 2017

8th Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to Law Students & Lecturers/Professors, Law Department, East Yangon University in Myanmar

February 02, 2017

7th Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to Dr. Thi Thi Lwin, Head of Law Department, East Yangon University in Myanmar

February 02, 2017

Cost of doing business in Myanmar (Survey Report 2017)

Myanmar’s Directorate of Investment & Company Administration (DICA) has published a survey on the cost of doing business in Myanmar with help from local firm Myanmar Survey Research (MSR), while the Japan International Cooperation Agency provided the funding.

January 01, 2017

6th Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to PACL Members (Principles of Asian Contract Law) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea

December 12, 2016

5th Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to Mrs. Claire Tran, Director of IRASEC, Bangkok, Thailand

December 12, 2016

4th Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to Dr. Mon Mon Tar, Former Head of Law Department, Dagon University in Myanmar

December 12, 2016

3rd Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to Mrs. Sarah Lubeigt, Trade advisor at Business France in Myanmar

December 12, 2016

2nd Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to Mr. Philippe Devaud, Head of Cooperation, Embassy of France to Myanmar

December 12, 2016

Media Experts Push for Right-to-Know Law (from newspaper the "Irrawaddy" on 9th November 2016)

December 12, 2016

Arbitration Law : Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 5/2016 on 5 Janurary 2016 replacing Myanmar’s previous Arbitration Law which dates back to 1944

December 12, 2016

Myanmar Companies Act : Post-Consultation Law Draft 5 October 2016 (English version) from DICA

December 12, 2016

Myanmar Investment Law (Draft) (2016, PyidaungsuHluttaw Law No. 40 ) 2 nd , Waning of Thadingyut, 1378 M.E. (18, October, 2016) Unofficial translation from DICA

December 12, 2016

1st Official Presentation of Myanmar-law-library to H.E Mr Olivier Richard, Ambassador of France to Myanmar

August 08, 2016