LNAI by SAL / 08 Feb 2024 [LNAI] Remote Work Revolution: Legal Aspects and Insights from Singapore The practice and shift to hybrid work has continued even after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and this has enabled employees to maintain a better work-life balance while remaining efficient and effective. This update looks at how employment...
LNAI by SAL / 02 Feb 2024 [LNAI] Remote Work Dynamics: Legal Insights from Thailand's Labour Landscape The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses and organisations worldwide to change how they conduct business, one of which is the introduction of remote work policies. This article looks at some of the changes to Thailand’s employment...
LNAI by SAL / 30 Jan 2024 [LNAI] Redefining Workspaces: Employment Law and Remote Work in Malaysia Remote working has become the norm ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses and organisations to change their work practices to accommodate the imposed restrictions and ensure the continuity of their daily operations. Nevertheless,...
LNAI by SAL / 25 Jan 2024 [LNAI] Preserving Innovation: Intellectual Property Insights from Indonesia's Legal Sphere While Indonesia’s adoption of intellectual property law has gone without significant hitches with its citizens also being avid adopters of technology, challenges remain regarding the understanding of technology-related intellectual property...
LNAI by SAL / 22 Jan 2024 [LNAI] Intellectual Property Safeguarding: Navigating Malaysia's Legal Landscape Intellectual property has been defined as a type of property that includes the intangible creations of the human mind. This may consist of designs, ideas, written work, artwork, and inventions. With the advent of artificial intelligence...
(2024) CLU 1 / 23 Jan 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Jan 2024) – Ethics Culture in the Law Practice The law practice is the crucible of the legal profession – the latest January 2024 issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) examines the responsibility of the management of the law practice to instil ethical consciousness in its lawyers.
Allen & Gledhill / 19 Mar 2024 MOM announces higher work injury compensation limits On 8 February 2024, the Ministry for Manpower announced revisions to the compensation limits in the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 with effect from 1 November 2025. The changes are to keep pace with wage growth and rising healthcare costs. The...
Singapore Academy of Law / 14 Mar 2024 [SAL Prac]: BIMCO Carbon Intensity Indicator Operations Clause for Time Charter Parties 2022 and Voyage Charter Parties 2023 This article examines the Baltic and International Maritime Council’s Carbon Intensity Indicator clauses and discusses its impact on owners and charterers, and particularly the onus placed on charterers in respect of the Time Charter Party...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 13 Mar 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Generative AI and Copyright Fair Use Part 1 discussed how Singapore copyright law is poised to tackle the issue of whether the use of copyright-protected works for machine learning and the works created from natural language commands are infringing copyright. In Part 2, the article...
Allen & Gledhill / 13 Mar 2024 Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024 passed to enhance transparency, fairness, and coherence in criminal court processes On 5 February 2024, the Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024 was passed in Parliament. The Bill improves and clarifies aspects of law enforcement powers, refines the criminal case disclosure regime, and improves efficiency in...
Singapore Academy of Law / 11 Mar 2024 [SAL Prac]: Excluding Evidence on a Case Management Basis The new civil procedure regime ushered in by the Rules of Court 2021 encourages a cost-effective approach towards litigation. To this end, there is an argument to be made for excluding evidence, that would otherwise be admissible, on a...
WongPartnership LLP / 18 Mar 2024 Cross-Border Restructuring Takes Flight in the SICC – Analysis of Re PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and another matter [2024] SGHC(I) 1 This update examines this decision by the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) which marks the first time cross-border restructuring matters were heard in this court. The SICC recognised Garuda Indonesia’s PKPU...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 18 Mar 2024 Crypto crypto, where art thou, decentralised crypto? A look at Cheong Jun Yoong v Three Arrows Capital Ltd and ors [2024] SGHC 21 The issue on where to legally locate cryptocurrency for the purposes of legal claims is one which continues to generate debates. The General Division of the High Court of Singapore’s recent decision in Cheong Jun Yoong v Three Arrows...
Rajah & Tann / 13 Mar 2024 Singapore High Court Finds Broker Not Liable for Investor's Decisions When an experienced investor suffers losses after instructing his broker to sell his futures contracts, to what extent can the broker be held liable for his losses? The decision of Rajesh Harichandra Budhrani v INTL FCStone Pte Ltd and others...
Lee & Lee / 06 Mar 2024 High Court Dismisses Appeal by Condominium Resident for Removal of Wheelclamp This case update discusses when a decision of the Strata Titles Board is appealable to the General Division of the High Court, how the time for appeal is calculated and the principles applicable to an application for extension of time to file...
Providence Law Asia LLC / 01 Mar 2024 High Court lays down guiding principles in determining whether to grant extension of judicial management order The recent decision of Farooq Ahmad Mann (in his capacity as judicial manager) v Golden Mountain Textile and Trading Pte Ltd (in judicial management) [2024] SGHC 48 is the first case in which the Singapore Courts issued written grounds for its...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 27 Feb 2024 Non-compete clauses in Singapore and insights from the recent Shopee case This update looks at the criteria for the enforceability of non-compete clauses and some practical tips to consider for both employers and employees when it comes to such clauses.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 20 Feb 2024 A guide on the new safety standards to secure high-risk transactions made via mobile applications The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore in consultation with industry partners developed the Safe App Standard (“Standard”) to combat rise and continued prevalence of online fraud and scams. Standard provides a common benchmark and...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 08 Feb 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Legal and Regulatory Issues in Video Gaming and Esports (Part 2) This is the second of a two-part article which discusses the legal and regulatory issues facing the video gaming and e-sports industry. This part details the different types of disputes that have arisen involving video gaming and e-sports, and...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 07 Feb 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Keeping Ahead of the Pack – Singapore Sets Out Roadmap for AI Development This article takes a look at Singapore’s current roadmap for artificial intelligence development, and the initiatives and programmes it plans to undertake in the coming years. This includes an overview of Singapore’s National AI...
WongPartnership LLP / 06 Feb 2024 Leveraging AI for Sustainability-Linked Loans Project NovA! was launched in 2021 as part of Singapore’s National Artificial Intelligence Programme in Finance under which a Minimum Viable Product (“MVP”) that seeks to leverage AI and data analytics to assist banks when...
Rajah & Tann / 19 Mar 2024 ASEAN Issues Guide on AI Governance and Ethics The ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics (“ASEAN AI Guide”) was unveiled recently at the 4th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting. The guide seeks to help promote consumer confidence and facilitate cross-border deployment of AI...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 11 Mar 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Legal implications – Beijing Internet Court grants copyright protection to AI-generated artwork This article will summarise the decision in Li v Liu (issued last year) and explore how and why the Beijing Internet Court reached a different conclusion from the US Copyright Office’s (USCO) decision in Zarya of the Dawn, when both cases...
Singapore Academy of Law / 29 Feb 2024 [SAL Journal]: The Principles Underlying the Break Even Presumption in Reliance Loss Awards: The Circumstances which Justify the Reversal of the Burden of Proof This article sets out the fundamental legal principles upon which reliance loss awards are made in loss of bargain contexts.
Singapore Academy of Law / 28 Feb 2024 [SAL Prac]: Cross-Border Restructuring and Insolvency Between Singapore And Malaysia This article delves into cross-border issues between Singapore and Malaysia on schemes of arrangement, winding up, and how the recent Protocols for Court-to-Court Cooperation in Cross-Border Insolvency and Shipping may have a part to play in...
Allen & Gledhill / 27 Feb 2024 Singapore signs first implementation agreement with Papua New Guinea to collaborate on carbon credits under Article 6 of Paris Agreement On 8 December 2023, the Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a press release announcing that Singapore and Papua New Guinea signed an implementation agreement on carbon credits cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This marks the...
WongPartnership LLP / 18 Mar 2024 Cross-Border Restructuring Takes Flight in the SICC – Analysis of Re PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and another matter [2024] SGHC(I) 1
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 18 Mar 2024 Crypto crypto, where art thou, decentralised crypto? A look at Cheong Jun Yoong v Three Arrows Capital Ltd and ors [2024] SGHC 21
Singapore Academy of Law / 14 Mar 2024 [SAL Prac]: BIMCO Carbon Intensity Indicator Operations Clause for Time Charter Parties 2022 and Voyage Charter Parties 2023
Allen & Gledhill / 13 Mar 2024 Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024 passed to enhance transparency, fairness, and coherence in criminal court processes
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 11 Mar 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Legal implications – Beijing Internet Court grants copyright protection to AI-generated artwork