Supreme Court / 10 Dec 2018 Supreme Court Case Summary: Mohamed Affandi bin Rosli v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2018] SGCA 87 CA by a 2:1 majority allows appeal against HC conviction of drug trafficking and abetment charges.
Supreme Court / 07 Dec 2018 Supreme Court Case Summary: ARW v Comptroller of Income Tax and another and another appeal [2018] SGCA 85 CA allows the AG to intervene on public interest privilege; grants extension of time for the CIT to request for further arguments and to admit further evidence to the HC.
Supreme Court / 05 Dec 2018 Supreme Court Case Summary: Lim Sze Eng v Lin Choo Mee [2018] SGCA 84 CA dismisses appeal by the appellant against HC decision to award the respondent damages for the appellant’s breach of various terms under a settlement agreement.
Supreme Court / 05 Dec 2018 Supreme Court Case Summary: BOM v BOK and another appeal [2018] SGCA 83 CA affirms HC decision to set aside the trust deed for misrepresentation, mistake, undue influence and unconscionability.
Supreme Court / 05 Dec 2018 Supreme Court Case Summary: Law Society of Singapore v Kangatharan s/o Ramoo Kandavellu [2018] SGHC 265 The lawyer was struck off the roll by the Court of Three Judges on the basis of his conviction for providing false information to IRAS.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 14 Dec 2018 Strides towards improved borrower protection and increased regulation in the moneylending industry This article will discuss the main changes introduced by the Moneylenders Amendment Act 2018.
Lee & Lee / 12 Dec 2018 Amendments to the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act and Regulations to come into operation on 14 December 2018 and 1 February 2019 BMSMA 2017 was passed in Parliament on 11 September 2017 and received the President’s Assent on 3 October 2017.
Shook Lin & Bok LLP / 11 Dec 2018 MAS proposes revisions to the exemption framework for cross-border business arrangements of capital markets intermediaries MAS is now proposing to switch the exemption regime from a case-by-case approval to a post-fact notification approach.
Shook Lin & Bok LLP / 10 Dec 2018 Payment Services Bill 2018 The Bill, once passed, represents a significant milestone in consolidating, streamlining and modernising existing payments legislation as part of Singapore's payments roadmap to 2020.
Linklaters / 20 Nov 2018 Singapore finalises statutory bail-in regime for banks This alert will provide an overview of the application and timing of the statutory bail-in regime for banks, and a summary of the rules on temporary stays on termination rights.
Rajah & Tann / 13 Dec 2018 Voluntary arrangements in bankruptcy – extension and revocation In Re Aathar Ah Kong Andrew [2018] SGHC 227, the SHC held that it did not have the power to grant an extension of the interim stay order.
Rajah & Tann / 11 Dec 2018 Court of Appeal upholds setting aside of investor-state arbitral award Swissbourgh Diamond Mines (Pty) Limited and others v Kingdom of Lesotho [2018] SGCA 81 was the first time the Singapore courts allowed an application to set aside an investor-State arbitration award on the merits.
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 10 Dec 2018 IPOS Case Summary: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. v Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. [2018] SGIPOS 20 It was held that the average consumer of the services in Singapore could not fail to be informed immediately by its use of the intended purpose and nature of the particular financial services.
Singapore Academy of Law / 10 Dec 2018 Journals Online: Novel issues of litigation and without prejudice privilege in multi-party civil proceedings This article discusses the novel issues raised by United Overseas Bank Ltd v Lippo Marina Collection Pte Ltd [2018] 4 SLR 391.
Nair & Co LLC / 07 Dec 2018 Arbitration clause in shareholders’ agreement does not preclude Court proceedings for same relief under Articles In BTY v BUA and other matters [2018] SGHC 213, the issue was whether or not the matter should proceed to litigation or arbitration.
Singapore Academy of Law / 21 Nov 2018 The Past becoming the Present: Incorporating Terms by a Course of Dealing – Vinmar Overseas (Singapore) v PTT International Trading Pte Ltd [2018] SGCA 65 Apart from boldly restating the law on exclusive jurisdiction clauses, the CA also sought to state the law on contractual incorporation by a course of dealing.
Singapore Academy of Law / 17 Oct 2018 Whither the Equitable Maxim? A brief comment on BTB v BTD [2018] SGHC 203 The SHC’s recent decision in BTB v BTD is a case that shows us the perils of unnecessarily relying on equitable maxims as a tool for legal analysis.
Linklaters / 14 Dec 2018 Year in review 2018 and year to come 2019 2018 saw a significant number of milestones in corporate and commercial legislation. There were further important developments in the fintech space.
Colin Ng & Partners / 13 Dec 2018 MAS issues Guide to Digital Token Offerings This article provides a summary of the key changes to the 2018 Guide.
Singapore Academy of Law / 13 Dec 2018 Singapore’s legal profession: Data analysis of lead counsel appearance numbers The author is responding to the call to study the careers of advocates, and has done so by compiling data on appearances before the High Court and Court of Appeal as lead counsel.
Law Society of Singapore / 07 Dec 2018 Mitigating the risks of subrogated claims by insurers This article discusses the benefits of using international arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism and third-party portfolio funding to cover costs of international arbitration.
Law Society of Singapore / 06 Dec 2018 Third-party funding – taking stock This article traces the introduction of third-party legislation in Singapore and HK, followed by an assessment of the status quo.
Rajah & Tann / 03 Dec 2018 Key changes in the proposed amendments to China Maritime Code This article will outline a few proposed amendments which are significant from the perspective of a foreign shipowner.
Watson Farley & Williams / 26 Nov 2018 [GBR] Effect of changing sanctions regime on sanctions exclusion clauses Mamanochet Mining Limited v Aegis Managing Agency Limited and Others [2018] EWHC 2643 (Comm) highlights the significant potential for conflict between EU and US sanctions regimes following the US withdrawal from the JCPOA.
Allen & Gledhill / 13 Nov 2018 Key initiatives by ASEAN to enhance cooperation in enforcement and research Initiatives include the ASEAN Competition Enforcers’ Network, Virtual ASEAN Competition Research Centre and ASEAN Regional Cooperation Framework.
Rajah & Tann / 18 Oct 2018 [INT] Competition bites – South-East Asia & beyond We round up the competition law developments from around the world over the last quarter.
Allen & Gledhill / 12 Oct 2018 [INT] Commonwealth employment law: Recent decisions in Singapore, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 14 Dec 2018 Strides towards improved borrower protection and increased regulation in the moneylending industry
Singapore Academy of Law / 13 Dec 2018 Singapore’s legal profession: Data analysis of lead counsel appearance numbers
Lee & Lee / 12 Dec 2018 Amendments to the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act and Regulations to come into operation on 14 December 2018 and 1 February 2019
Shook Lin & Bok LLP / 11 Dec 2018 MAS proposes revisions to the exemption framework for cross-border business arrangements of capital markets intermediaries
Supreme Court / 10 Dec 2018 Supreme Court Case Summary: Mohamed Affandi bin Rosli v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2018] SGCA 87
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 10 Dec 2018 IPOS Case Summary: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. v Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. [2018] SGIPOS 20