Singapore Academy of Law / 09 Jan 2023 Civil Litigation Update – Jan 2023 This issue summarises the differences between the striking out process under O 18 r 19 of the Rules of Court (2014 Rev Ed) and O 19 r 16 of the Rules of Court 2021 (“RoC 2021”). It also addresses a recent case decided under the RoC...
(2022) CLU 10 / 28 Nov 2022 Civil Litigation Update – Nov 2022 This issue provides an update on the recent cases that examined the Rules of Court 2021 in the context of jurisdiction against an unnamed defendant, the court’s approach to irregularity, the Ideal of access to justice and substituted...
Rajah & Tann / 03 Feb 2023 Bankruptcy Regime to be Administered by Private Trustees in Bankruptcy Singapore’s insolvency regime has been undergoing reform as part of a modernisation process. The latest step in this reform is the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Amendment) Bill which introduces amendments to mandate that all...
Reed Smith LLP / 18 Jan 2023 Public Consultation on Draft Regulations for Collective Management Organisations The introduction of the Singapore Copyright Act 2021 has brought about the need for a regulatory framework to better govern collective management organisations. A joint public consultation was launched jointly by MinLaw and IPOS to identify the...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 10 Jan 2023 Singapore Tax Incentives for Funds – Section 13U, 13O and 13D This article sets out an overview of Singapore’s tax regime for fund management and explains how the tax incentives under sections 13O, 13U and 13D of the Income Tax Act 1947 can address potential Singapore income tax issues.
Allen & Gledhill / 05 Jan 2023 Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Amendment) Bill introduced to mandate administration of bankruptcy cases by private trustees in bankruptcy This update summarises the key proposed changes to bankruptcy regime under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 as elucidated in the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Amendment) Bill tabled for first reading in...
Allen & Gledhill / 04 Jan 2023 Goods and Services Tax Act 1993 amended to implement new GST rates The Goods and Services Tax Act 1993 (“Act”) has been amended to implement upcoming changes to the goods and services tax rate. The rate will be raised from 7% to 8% from 1 January 2023, and from 8% to 9% from 1 January 2024. Other...
Singapore Academy of Law / 02 Feb 2023 [SAL Journal]: The Honourable Judge of the High Court See Kee Oon, Fact Finding and Reality: A Judicial Decision-Making Primer (Academy Publishing, 2022) [Book Review] This book attempts to demystify aspects of the judicial decision-making process in the domestic context, and taps on the collective experiences of Justice See Kee Oon to provide an interesting insight into the mind of a judge, and the principles...
Rajah & Tann / 31 Jan 2023 Variations and Back-charges - Singapore Appellate Division of High Court takes Commercial Approach Construction contracts often contain detailed procedures for the various aspects of the working arrangements between the parties and these may include agreed mechanisms for payment claims, among other things. In Vim Engineering Pte Ltd v Deluge...
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Jan 2023 [SAL Prac]: Employment Contracts: The Implied Duty of Trust and Confidence: Dong Wei v Shell Eastern Trading (Pte) Ltd [2022] 1 SLR 1318 [case comment] The duty of mutual trust and confidence in the employer-employee relationship is not straightforward and is approached differently among common law jurisdiction such as the UK and Australia. This case comment examines a recent High Court...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 27 Jan 2023 The Singapore Court of Appeal clarifies the law governing arbitrability in the pre-award stage – Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings [2023] SGCA 1 This update looks at the key takeaways from the first judgment of the year in which the Court of Appeal broke new ground on the question of the law applicable to subject matter arbitrability, in the context of a pre-award anti-suit injunction...
WongPartnership LLP / 20 Jan 2023 Data Protection Quarterly Updates (October - December 2022) This update summarises and outlines some decisions of interest relating to the enforcement of various regulations under the PDPA between October and December 2022.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 03 Feb 2023 Singapore extends the Variable Capital Companies grant scheme for two more years This update looks at the key aspects of the Variable Capital Companies grant scheme which has been extended for a further two years due to high demand.
Rajah & Tann / 20 Jan 2023 SGX RegCo Mandates Tenure Limit on Independent Directors and Disclosure of Remuneration Details of Directors & CEOs This update summarises the two new requirements imposed by the Singapore Exchange Regulation to listed issuers to institute better corporate governance practices relating to board renewal and disclosure of remuneration of directors and CEOs.
Allen & Gledhill / 19 Jan 2023 Q4 2022 Review - Key ESG and public policy developments in Singapore This update summarises the environmental, social and governance and public policy developments and their potential commercial impact in the areas of decarbonisation & ESG, manufacturing and international cooperation.
Allen & Gledhill / 18 Jan 2023 CCCS commences court action against a company and its sole director and shareholder for making false or misleading claims This update looks briefly at a recent announcement by the CCCS regarding the commencement of court proceedings and the seeking of an injunction against a company which is suspected to have made false claims and misled consumers on its product and...
WongPartnership LLP / 17 Jan 2023 Changes to Listing Rules: Tenure of Independent Directors capped at nine years; Remuneration of Directors and CEOs must be disclosed This update looks at two key changes which were implemented by the Singapore Exchange Regulation to the Listing Rules in relation to the imposition of a hard limit for independent directors and requiring the mandatory disclosure of remuneration...
Allen & Gledhill / 31 Jan 2023 [MMR]: Myanmar Quarterly Bulletin (Q4 October - December 2022) This update summarises some of the key developments in Myanmar over the past quarter in the areas of banking & finance, corporate & commercial, tax, and publications.
Allen & Gledhill / 27 Jan 2023 [CHN]: China seeks to regulate deep synthesis services and technology The Cyberspace Administration of China recently published a set of provisions on its official website which seek to regulate and administer the thriving deep synthesis services and technology industry which has grown over the last few years...
Drew & Napier LLC / 25 Jan 2023 Authorised Push Payment Fraud and Banking Liability Banking fraud and deception can occur in a myriad of ways. In cases where a victim falls prey to such fraud and instruct the bank to transfer funds to the fraudster, the victim may have limited legal recourse against the fraudster and resort to...
Allen & Gledhill / 25 Jan 2023 [VNM]: Vietnam Quarterly Bulletin (Q4 October - December 2022) This update summarises some of the key developments in Vietnam over the past quarter in the areas of corporate & commercial, deals, and awards and rankings.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 16 Jan 2023 Starboard: United Nations Convention on the international effects of judicial sales of ships adopted by General Assembly This update dives in the latest details regarding the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law’s draft convention on the effects of judicial sales which was approved on 30 June 2022 and adopted by the United Nations General...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 03 Feb 2023 Singapore extends the Variable Capital Companies grant scheme for two more years
Singapore Academy of Law / 02 Feb 2023 [SAL Journal]: The Honourable Judge of the High Court See Kee Oon, Fact Finding and Reality: A Judicial Decision-Making Primer (Academy Publishing, 2022) [Book Review]
Rajah & Tann / 31 Jan 2023 Variations and Back-charges - Singapore Appellate Division of High Court takes Commercial Approach
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Jan 2023 [SAL Prac]: Employment Contracts: The Implied Duty of Trust and Confidence: Dong Wei v Shell Eastern Trading (Pte) Ltd [2022] 1 SLR 1318 [case comment]
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 27 Jan 2023 The Singapore Court of Appeal clarifies the law governing arbitrability in the pre-award stage – Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings [2023] SGCA 1