LNAI by SAL / 25 May 2026 [LNAI] AI and Corporate Governance: What Boards Need to Know As AI governance frameworks advance across Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, boards must act proactively to face legal, reputational and compliance risks. This article examines shifting directors’ duties, key AI risks and...
(2026) CLU 1 / 12 Jun 2026 Civil Litigation Update (Jun 2026) - Artificial intelligence and the officer of court This issue of the CLU looks at the ethical considerations arising from the use of generative AI.
Singapore Academy of Law / 11 Aug 2026 [SAL Prac]: From One-Sided to Lopsided Maintenance – Maintenance for Incapacitated Husbands, a Decade Later The Women’s Charter (Cap 353, 2009 Rev Ed) was amended in 2016 to allow incapacitated husbands to apply for spousal maintenance. However, there remains little discussion as to who would constitute an “incapacitated husband” for...
WongPartnership LLP / 07 Aug 2026 MAS publishes industry white paper on safeguards for AI agents in financial services The paper addresses how agent actions should be authorised, when human oversight should be activated and what should be recorded for each decision.
WongPartnership LLP / 06 Aug 2026 From cramdown to cross-border cooperation: Singapore’s next wave of restructuring reforms The Ministry of Law announced in May that it had broadly accepted the amendments to Singapore’s restructuring framework recommended by the Committee to Enhance Singapore’s Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Regime. This update...
Singapore Academy of Law / 05 Aug 2026 [SAL Prac]: Free-Standing Injunctions and Service Out of Jurisdiction: Time for Recalibration Free-standing injunctions under s 4(10A) of the Civil Law Act 1909 (2020 Rev Ed) are only as effective as a claimant’s ability to serve them out of jurisdiction. However, does the application of the forum conveniens standard in service out...
WongPartnership LLP / 05 Aug 2026 PDPC issues advisory guidelines on use of personal data in GenAI The guidelines clarify how the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 applies as more organisations incorporate GenAI into their work processes, including how personal data can be collected and used to develop GenAI models, the allocation of data...
Clyde & Co / 12 Aug 2026 When Project Companies and Contracting Parties Blur: Singapore’s Non-Interventionist Approach to an Application to Set Aside an Arbitral Award Based on Invoices Issued to Related Company In JXC Pte Ltd v Thye Chuan Engineering Construction Co Ltd [2026] SGHC 100, the High Court upheld an arbitral award, reaffirming established principles governing the challenges to arbitral awards on natural justice grounds The decision also...
Singapore Academy of Law / 07 Aug 2026 [SAL Ann Rev]: Agency and Partnership Law This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2025 decisions of the Singapore courts on agency and partnership law. It is authored by Asspciate Professors Pearlie Koh and Stephen Bull.
Rajah & Tann / 06 Aug 2026 Midnight means midnight: Court clarifies that multi-jurisdictional 'Banking Days' do not extend payment deadlines across time zones In a recent decision of Songa Product and Chemical Tankers IV v Gardsea Shipping Inc [2026] EWHC 1559 (Comm), the English Commercial Court has provided important clarification on the interpretation of “Banking Days” in...
Singapore Academy of Law / 04 Aug 2026 [SAL Prac]: Same Threshold, Different Remedy? Reconsidering Judicial Separation – XTR v XTQ [2026] SGHCF 11 [case comment] This case comment analyses the recent decision of the General Division of the High Court (Family Division) in XTR v XTQ [2026] SGHCF 11, where the court held that the threshold for assessing unreasonable behaviour was the same for judicial...
WongPartnership LLP / 04 Aug 2026 An autochthonous approach to the law of negligence in Singapore; Auditor liability for trading losses In a landmark judgment, a five-member coram of the Singapore Court of Appeal struck out a US$2.6 billion claim for trading losses brought by the liquidators of Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd against its former auditor. Revisiting the foundational...
Allen & Gledhill / 11 Aug 2026 MAS establishes Future of Finance Institute to scale financial innovation The institute will initially focus on artificial intelligence and tokenization and help connect the financial and technology ecosystems and provide shared resources and expertise needed to promote broad-based adoption of these technologies.
Allen & Gledhill / 07 Aug 2026 Economic Strategy Review final report published The recommendations set out in the report are intended to drive both business expansion and workforce development, with the aim to help Singapore not only withstand change but also seize new opportunities and strengthen prospects for Singaporeans.
Rajah & Tann / 03 Aug 2026 SGX Global Listing Board Rules, SFA regulations come into effect to facilitate dual listings on SGX and Nasdaq The development follows from consultations conducted by the Singapore Exchange and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. This update highlights key features of the Global Listing Board Rules and the Securities and Futures Act 2001 Regulations...
WongPartnership LLP / 27 Jul 2026 Modernisation of Singapore’s post-trade custody model: SGX RegCo amendments Following consultation, Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has finalised amendments to the CDP Depository Rules and the SGX-ST Rules to modernise Singapore’s post-trade custody model, including enabling omnibus sub-accounts and...
Drew & Napier LLC / 17 Jul 2026 DrewTech Series Chapter 19 - When the lights go off – a review of key legal considerations for high-availability systems An ever-increasing reliance on information technology systems, big data, and AI has as a corollary a need for systems that stay up and keep on going, even when the infrastructure around them breaks down. These are known as high availability...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 11 Aug 2026 Dentons’ take: China’s new offshore trust tax rules - What families, trustees, private banks and wealth advisers should do now China’s new offshore trust tax rules tighten scrutiny of wealth structures linked to Chinese residents. Tax may arise when assets enter a trust, while income accumulates, and when funds are distributed, inherited or transferred. Families...
WongPartnership LLP / 23 Jul 2026 Singapore and Indonesia sign MOU on carbon credits collaboration The MOU, which was signed during the annual Singapore-Indonesia Leader’s Retreat, signals both countries’ commitment to work together on carbon markets that accelerate climate action.
Rajah & Tann / 22 Jul 2026 ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement – Negotiations Concluded, Targeted for Signing in November 2026 The ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement is the first comprehensive, region-wide agreement dedicated to the economy. It seeks to build a digitally interconnected Southeast Asian region, linking the digital economies of all ASEAN Member...
Singapore Academy of Law / 17 Jul 2026 [SAcLJ]: Medical Negligence and the Duty to Advise: Beyond Autonomy by Kumaralingam Amirthalingam Reviewed by Justice Choo Han Teck, Medical Negligence and the Duty to Advise: Beyond Autonomy offers Kumaralingam Amirthalingam’s rigorous analysis of patient autonomy, consent, and medical negligence.
Allen & Gledhill / 17 Jul 2026 Singapore to undertake IAEA review to assess ability to make informed decision on nuclear energy deployment As part of efforts to assess the suitability of advanced nuclear energy technologies for power generation, Singapore has been progressively building capabilities in nuclear science, safety, and technology in line with international best practices.
Clyde & Co / 12 Aug 2026 When Project Companies and Contracting Parties Blur: Singapore’s Non-Interventionist Approach to an Application to Set Aside an Arbitral Award Based on Invoices Issued to Related Company
Singapore Academy of Law / 11 Aug 2026 [SAL Prac]: From One-Sided to Lopsided Maintenance – Maintenance for Incapacitated Husbands, a Decade Later
Allen & Gledhill / 11 Aug 2026 MAS establishes Future of Finance Institute to scale financial innovation
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 11 Aug 2026 Dentons’ take: China’s new offshore trust tax rules - What families, trustees, private banks and wealth advisers should do now
WongPartnership LLP / 07 Aug 2026 MAS publishes industry white paper on safeguards for AI agents in financial services
Rajah & Tann / 06 Aug 2026 Midnight means midnight: Court clarifies that multi-jurisdictional 'Banking Days' do not extend payment deadlines across time zones
WongPartnership LLP / 06 Aug 2026 From cramdown to cross-border cooperation: Singapore’s next wave of restructuring reforms
Singapore Academy of Law / 05 Aug 2026 [SAL Prac]: Free-Standing Injunctions and Service Out of Jurisdiction: Time for Recalibration