Insight
View from Asia: Force majeure and the power of business relationships
What happens when geopolitical disruption moves beyond the headlines and starts to affect the contracts, supply chains and commercial relationships businesses rely on? In this episode of View from Asia, Mallesons partner Amanda Lees and International Director David Olsson AM explore how businesses are navigating increasing geopolitical and commercial uncertainty across Asia. They discuss how force majeure works, what prolonged disruption means for contracts and supply chains, and why trusted relationships and local knowledge can be critical to finding practical solutions.
22 September 2026
Insight
Australia wants the data centre boom: can it get the power settings right?
Australia has an opportunity to secure its position as a major data centre hub in the region. But to capture it, investors need something Australia cannot afford to leave uncertain - a clear pathway for securing power.
10 September 2026
Featured Insight
Asia capability under pressure: lessons from the Hormuz disruption
Most businesses operating across Asia went into this year believing they understood their regional exposure. The Hormuz disruption tested that belief, and what it found was not primarily an energy security story. It was a test of whether organisations had genuine capability to operate across Asia under pressure – or whether they had presence and assumed it would be enough. The difference, as it turns out, has a cost.
09 July 2026
