This Guide provides a useful overview of key legal and regulatory requirements concerning lending and security in Southeast Asia, focusing on Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam noted that the number of in-house counsel has grown over the years.
Listed companies may soon need to act within 21 days of getting requisition notice.
Even if it is a deal with relatives or friends, written words count a lot and would decide whether the money is yours.
Tort — Misrepresentation ; Contract — Formation
Temasek’s chief executive Dilhan Pillay says lawyers will be integral in shaping governance standards and legal frameworks for ESG (environmental, social and governance).
Singapore resident Shamoon Rafiq has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of millions of dollars in a scheme where he posed as representatives from a billionaire family’s investment office.
German food delivery giant Delivery Hero has announced the failure of negotiations for the sale of its foodpanda business in several Southeast Asian markets, including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
This update looks at some of the proposed changes recently published in a Singapore Exchange Regulation consultation paper which seeks to facilitate the restructuring process for issuers under Singapore’s Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, which will enable issuers to restructure more efficiently and lessen the regulatory burden when they are trying to manage their financial affairs and meet time-sensitive milestones.
This article takes a closer look at Taiwan’s controlled foreign corporation rules which was implemented since 1 January 2023 and seeks to prevent tax avoidance by taxing income earned by foreign entities controlled by Taiwanese residents.
Are Singapore’s upcoming tripartite guidelines on flexible work arrangements the answer? The question is not whether we should have flexible work arrangements, but how, says the authors.
Acra’s guidelines stipulate what is required by corporate service providers helping an individual register a company.
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore said that the Bill – the first change to the Act since it came into force in 2018 – seeks to expand its oversight of critical information infrastructure, as threats can often be obscured with increased digitalisation.
MKH Oil Palm (East Kalimantan) Bhd (MKHOP), a subsidiary of MKH Bhd, has signed an underwriting agreement with M&A Securities and Kenanga Investment Bank for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.
This update looks at some of the key legal highlights over the past 3 months, across various practice areas including deals, restraint of trade, family law and intellectual property among others.
Injunctions — Interlocutory injunction
Arbitration — Restraint of proceedings
Contract — Breach , Contract — Formation
Lucas Ngoo, co-founder of online marketplace Carousell, has announced his decision to step down from managing day-to-day operations at the company after nearly 12 years.
Civil Procedure — Pleadings