With these changes, more types of judgments, including non-money judgments and civil judgments from any foreign court can be registered in the SHC.

This update highlights potential legal issues that you may encounter in a CRS audit pursuant to the CRS Compliance Guidelines published by the IRAS on 23 July 2019.

This article analyses the Singapore criminal justice process in the context of Herbert Packer’s Crime Control and Due Process models..

This article will look at the regulations on unmanned aircraft operations, highlighting the key requirements that operators should take note of.

The SCA in Akfel Commodities Turkey Holding Anonim Sirketi [2019] SGCA 43 clarified the instances where courts would impose conditions on a defendant for defending the summary judgment application commenced by a plaintiff.

In the recent case of Poh Lian Construction (Pte) Ltd v Lauw Wisanggeni, the Singapore High Court considered whether the former executive chairman of Poh Lian Construction (Pte) Ltd breached his director’s duties.

In the recent decision of Anan Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v VTB Bank (Public Joint Stock Co) [2019] SGCA 41, the SCA allowed an application to adduce fresh evidence for an appeal against a winding-up order.

This article in the SAL Annual Review encapsulates and evaluates the 2018 decisions of the Singapore courts on admiralty law. It is authored by Toh Kian Sing SC. 

The update focusses on two draft MAS Notices that will impose anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism obligations on Payment Services Act licensees.

The Strategy is part of Singapore’s on-going effort to achieve its pledge under the Paris Agreement, where it has committed to reduce its emissions intensity by 36% from 2005 levels by 2030..

The Guide explains the accountability principle in the context of personal data protection and how an organisation may demonstrate accountability for personal data in its care.

Developed with inputs from industry experts, the framework combines both data protection and data innovation competencies and will serve as a resource to better support organisations in their hiring and training of DP professionals.

This is the first UN treaty to be named after Singapore and means that businesses are likely to look to Singapore as a key destination for mediation.

This article goes through the registration, notarisation, language and witness requirements for contracts in Myanmar. 

In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] UKSC 32, the UKSC upheld the validity of a post-termination restrictive covenant for the first time in over a century.

This is a summary of the first case in which moratorium relief under s 211B of the Singapore Companies Act has been recognised as a “foreign proceeding” under the Model Law in a foreign jurisdiction.

This article touches on the composition of the Competition Commission and some clarifications on competition law.