Singapore Law Watch

Data privacy law poses challenges for firms, 20 Jun

Setting up a compliance framework should start soon in view of the July 2014 deadline.

Extradition case: $2 million bail extended, 20 Jun

He is wanted in Australia over his alleged role in a conspiracy to give bribes

Gene patent ruling could yield myriad of winners, 20 Jun

In Association of Molecular Pathology versus Myriad Genetics, the court ruled "that genes and the

Re-examine application of laws on contempt of court: Voices, 20 Jun

I refer to the report, "Bus driver video: Indie film-maker warned" (June 14).

Two jailed for having paid sex with girl, 16, 20 Jun

They are among 10 charged with commercial sex in online vice ring.

FSL Trust Management gets two new directors, 19 Jun

Simon Davidson, a partner at law firm Holman Fenwick Willan in Singapore, joined the board

Online vice ring: 20th man gets jail, 19 Jun

He was given nine weeks in jail after he admitted paying $450 for a 17-year-old's

Man who got 12-year-old pregnant spared jail, 19 Jun

He was sentenced to 15 months' supervised probation instead.

Building and Construction Law – Dispute Resolution

Associate Dynamic Builder Pte Ltd v Tactic Foundation Pte Ltd - [2013] SGHCR 16

Contract – Breach

Excalibur Land (S) Pte Ltd v Win-Win Aluminium Systems Pte Ltd and another - [2013] SGHC 112

Contract – Specific Performance

Cherie Hearts Group International Pte Ltd and others v G8 Education Ltd - [2013] SGHC 116

Damages – Assessment

Tian Shaokai v Tiong Hwa Steel Sructures Pte Ltd - [2013] SGHCR 13

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Public Prosecutor v Charan Singh - [2013] SGHC 115

Supreme Court Note: AZS and another v AZR [2013] SGHC 102 (whether to grant stay of divorce proceedings)

Energy Conservation Act 2012: Provisions on energy management practices for registrable corporations

SCA allows New York proceedings against Morgan Stanley in Pinnacle Notes case to proceed

A rare interpretation of s 33 of the Evidence Act - Teo Wai Cheong v Crédit Industriel et Commercial [2013] SGCA 33

[US] New standards for party representatives in international arbitration: IBA Guidelines introduced

[AUS] Uncertainty in dispute resolution clauses

International TradeMark Association Roundtable Discussion 2013: Trade Mark Use and the Internet (1.5 public CPD points)

Mandatory Ethics Programme (for newly-qualified lawyers), Law Soc, 20 Jun (1.5 public CPD points)

Intellectual Property Brand Management & Online Brand Protection Seminar, ALB, 20 June

Consumers' Protection in Europe, What impact on Asia-Europe's Trade, Sorbonne-Assas International Law School, 25-26 Jun (9.5 public CPD points)

Military Activities in the EEZ, NUS, 25 Jun

Town Councils Act - Town Council of Potong Pasir (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) (Amendment) By-laws 2013 (S 356 of 2013)

Legal Aid and Advice Act - Legal Aid and Advice (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S 355 of 2013)

Legal Aid and Advice (Amendment) Act 2013 - Legal Aid and Advice (Amendment) Act 2013 (Commencement) Notification 2013 (S 354 of 2013)

Law Soc: eLitigation - Notification of Approved Letter of Request

Law Soc: Sub Courts - Mobile video-conferencing (pilot programme - phase 2)

Law Soc: Sub Courts - Rejection fees for filing of documents

Law Soc: Sub Courts - Circular on the change in practice in the Family Registry for documents filed in the EFS

SGX proposes circuit breakers for securities market