(2022) CLU 9 / 19 Sep 2022 Civil Litigation Update – Sep 2022 This issue discusses the framework for settlement and the meaning of “reasonable grounds” under Order 5 of the Rules of Court 2021.
(2022) CLU 8 / 26 Aug 2022 Civil Litigation Update – Aug 2022 This issue discusses the approval of expert evidence under the Rules of Court 2021.
(2022) CLU 7 / 08 Jul 2022 Civil Litigation Update – Jul 2022 This issue covers the disclosure and production of documents under Order 11 of the Rules of Court 2021.
Rajah & Tann / 23 Sep 2022 Client Update: Business Trusts (Amendment) Bill introduced to align with Regulatory Regimes for Companies and REITs The Business Trusts (Amendment) Bill was tabled in Parliament for First Reading recently and seeks to amend the Business Trusts Act 2004 which governs the registration and regulation of business trusts. This is to align the Act with the...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 22 Sep 2022 New measures to improve Workplace Safety This year has seen an increasing number of workplace fatalities which have resulted in a safety time-out and the launch of a new code of practice setting out duties of CEOs and company directors with respect to workplace safety and health in a...
Allen & Gledhill / 12 Sep 2022 Measures for Nutri-Grade beverages to take effect from 30 December 2022 The Ministry of Health will introduce mandatory nutrition labels and advertising prohibitions for Nutri-Grade beverages with effect from 30 December 2022. These two new measures aim to help consumers identify beverages that are higher in sugar...
WongPartnership LLP / 09 Sep 2022 Law Watch: Employment law edition - September 2022 This edition of the employment law update looks at the recent enhancements to Singapore’s work pass framework, new measures to strengthen workplace, safety and health, and examines a Singapore high Court decision which revised the...
Rajah & Tann / 07 Sep 2022 Company Directors' Duties on Workplace Safety and Health Workplace safety and health (“WSH”) remains and continues to be a key issue across all Singapore industries. This necessitates the establishment of legislation, regulations, code and guidelines related to WSH. This update looks at...
Drew & Napier LLC / 30 Sep 2022 Court of Appeal expounds on a Trustee's duty to account to the Beneficiaries The SCA in its decision of Michael A Baker (executor of the estate of Chantal Burnison, deceased) v BCS Business Consulting Services Pte Ltd and others [2022] SGCA (I) 8 elaborated on the nature of a trustee’s duty to account to the...
Drew & Napier LLC / 26 Sep 2022 Court of Appeal affirms that Arbitral Tribunal’s Jurisdiction is only revived to the extent of the remission ordered The SCA in CKH v CKG [2022] SGCA(I) 6 affirms that an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction is only revived to the extent of the remission ordered by the supervising court, and that parties are not entitled to raise points falling outside the...
Providence Law Asia LLC / 26 Sep 2022 Singapore High Court finds that shareholder has legal standing to oppose a putative creditor’s winding up application; dismisses application In Atlas Equifin Pte Ltd v Electronic Cash and Payment Solutions (S) Pte Ltd, the court held that shareholders of companies subject to a putative creditor’s winding up application have the legal standing to oppose the winding up...
Drew & Napier LLC / 26 Sep 2022 Court of Appeal affirms that Arbitral Tribunal’s Jurisdiction is only revived to the extent of the remission ordered The SCA in CKH v CKG [2022] SGCA(I) 6 affirms that an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction is only revived to the extent of the remission ordered by the supervising court, and that parties are not entitled to raise points falling outside the...
Rajah & Tann / 22 Sep 2022 Clarifying the Right to Private Action under the Personal Data Protection Act The PDPA allows affected individuals who have suffered loss or damage to bring private actions against errant companies where there has been a breach of duties regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data. The SCA’s...
Drew & Napier LLC / 28 Sep 2022 High stakes - Singapore's taxation approach to token rewards in proof-of-stake blockchain protocols The issue on whether cryptocurrency staking rewards are taxable as income on creation has become a growing concern around the world. This update provides an introduction to Singapore’s stance on the taxation of staking rewards for...
WongPartnership LLP / 23 Sep 2022 VIMA 2.0 – An Updated and Expanded Suite of Documents for Start-up/Venture Capital Investments The Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements (VIMA) which first launched in October 2018 has been updated and expanded to reflect current market trends and to incorporate feedback from users following industry consultation and collaboration by...
Singapore Academy of Law / 21 Sep 2022 [SAL Journal]: Lye Lin Heng, Koh Swee Yen and Elaine Chew, Lye Lin Heng’s Landlord and Tenant Law in Singapore (LexisNexis, 2nd Ed, 2020) [Book Review] This book review highlights the additions and improvements upon the first edition of the quintessential guide dedicated exclusively to the landlord and tenant law in Singapore which makes it a compelling read and a very fine legacy to all lawyers...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 21 Sep 2022 SGX RegCo considers requiring Disclosure of Directors’ and CEO Remuneration and 9-Year Cap on ID Tenure This update looks at the key findings of an independent corporate governance review by KPMG on behalf of SGX RegCo which delved into the issues of independent directors, remuneration matters, board renewal and remuneration disclosures as SGX...
WongPartnership LLP / 20 Sep 2022 SGX RegCo and CGAC statements on KPMG Review Report regarding Corporate Governance Practices KPMG recently conducted an independent review of listed companies’ disclosures for the Singapore Exchange. Its report evaluated disclosures in annual reports and companies’ websites based on the Code of Corporate Governance 2018. This...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 30 Sep 2022 Carbon Projects and ASEAN: Opportunities and Challenges Carbon markets have recently come into massive focus since the Glasgow Conference of Parties in 2021. However, these markets are relatively new to the ASEAN region which also brings about regulatory and legal concerns where carbon credits are...
WongPartnership LLP / 28 Sep 2022 Competition Law Update – Merger Control related developments in the Region The Asia Pacific region in recent years has seen a substantial increase in the number of notified and reviewed mergers. This coincides with new or revamped merger control regimes that have come into force at the same time and more changes are on...
Allen & Gledhill / 15 Sep 2022 [MMR]: Foreign entities allowed to wholly own non-bank financial institutions in Myanmar The Central Bank of Myanmar issued Directive No. 8 of 2022 on 13 July 2022 which sets out what non-bank financial institutions (“NBFI”) are permitted to conduct under section 2(j) of the Financial Institutions Law. The Directive also...
Singapore Academy of Law / 09 Sep 2022 [SAL Prac]: Current perspectives on the choice of Singapore Jurisdiction and governing law in cross-border transactions in Asia Singapore has become increasingly popular as the preferred venue for arbitration as was highlighted in the recent White & Case’s 2021 International Arbitration Survey. Growing in tandem with this trend is the choice of Singapore law as...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 09 Sep 2022 The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Why it should matter to Asian exporters The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”) is a proposed border tariff on imports of carbon intensive products into the EU which was introduced in 2021 to assist the European Commission in the delivery of the European Green Deal....
Drew & Napier LLC / 30 Sep 2022 Court of Appeal expounds on a Trustee's duty to account to the Beneficiaries
Drew & Napier LLC / 28 Sep 2022 High stakes - Singapore's taxation approach to token rewards in proof-of-stake blockchain protocols
WongPartnership LLP / 28 Sep 2022 Competition Law Update – Merger Control related developments in the Region
Drew & Napier LLC / 26 Sep 2022 Court of Appeal affirms that Arbitral Tribunal’s Jurisdiction is only revived to the extent of the remission ordered
Providence Law Asia LLC / 26 Sep 2022 Singapore High Court finds that shareholder has legal standing to oppose a putative creditor’s winding up application; dismisses application
Drew & Napier LLC / 26 Sep 2022 Court of Appeal affirms that Arbitral Tribunal’s Jurisdiction is only revived to the extent of the remission ordered
WongPartnership LLP / 23 Sep 2022 VIMA 2.0 – An Updated and Expanded Suite of Documents for Start-up/Venture Capital Investments
Rajah & Tann / 23 Sep 2022 Client Update: Business Trusts (Amendment) Bill introduced to align with Regulatory Regimes for Companies and REITs