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SCM Legal Myanmar's leading legal and corporate services provider advising businesses, industry and Government.

Here are some personal thoughts from our Partner Chris Hughes on the new Myanmar tax amnesty
25/09/2019

Here are some personal thoughts from our Partner Chris Hughes on the new Myanmar tax amnesty

How would you feel if a big part of your monthly salary was taxed while your boss paid almost nothing? Or if your small business paid its tax and your competitor didn’t? Not too happy, and probably worse upon hearing the Myanmar government’s plan to offer these tax cheats an amnesty. Instead of ...

08/03/2019

Happy International Womens Day from the team at SCM! We have a great team of lady lawyers (and the odd gent!) working with our clients to develop a more prosperous Myanmar with opportunities for all. It’s a long walk but we’re doing it in style.

This morning at Invest Myanmar Summit 2019 we heard Directorate of Investment and Company Administration head U Aung Nai...
29/01/2019

This morning at Invest Myanmar Summit 2019 we heard Directorate of Investment and Company Administration head U Aung Naing Oo, who has done more than anyone to implement investment reform and make investment happen, discuss the transformations that the Investment Rules and Companies Law (both drafted by partner Chris Hughes and the SCM legal team) have made to business and regulatory practice. 10,000 new and 40,000 existing company re-registrations achieved online in 6 months. Amazing.

10/12/2018

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ACTION PLANNING (CGAP)

20 director generals, board directors, senior executives and Corporate Governance practitioners from 12 companies and government agencies attended MIoD’s 1-day Corporate Governance Action Planning on November 28, 2018. The workshop is part of MIoD Learning series and it provides a deep dive into the fundamentals of the corporate governance framework and helps directors and executives develop a plan for implementing effective governance practices in their companies. An expert team from IFC and SCM Legal delivered the workshop with the local expert facilitators.

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SCM Legal is Myanmar’s leading independent law firm, owned and operated by the team who prepared Myanmar’s new Companies Law and Investment Rules.

Partners Chris Hughes, Stefan Chapman, Ross Taylor, Rebecca Mohr, and Min Min Ayer Naing have a combined 35 years of FDI, corporate, finance, commercial and regulatory experience in Myanmar and have worked across Asia, Australia and Europe in almost every sector. We worked with international firms including Baker & McKenzie, BLP, Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Norton Rose and for leading corporates in senior in-house roles before launching our brand.

Alongside our well-trained and responsive team of Myanmar professionals we have supported many growth oriented clients on their Myanmar investments, acquisitions, joint-ventures, projects and reforms, including well-known global multinationals, banks and multi-lateral agencies, North and South-East Asian corporates, emerging Myanmar champions, SMEs and Government agencies such as DICA/MIC, MOGE and the Dawei SEZ. Our team wants to help you and Myanmar grow and prosper.