LNAI by SAL / 30 Nov 2023 [LNAI] Resolving Legal Disputes Against Your Organisation: Key Insights from Litigation Practitioners One of the key roles that an in-house counsel needs to play is to manage and prevent disputes from becoming legal action which would be taken against the organisations. Doing so helps prevent the ruin of long-term relationships that the...
LNAI by SAL / 29 Nov 2023 [LNAI] Impact of Cambodia’s First Law on Competition on Businesses In October 2021, Cambodia enacted its first Law on Competition after 15 years of deliberations and delays which would be a welcomed measure as it provides a consolidated anti-trust law to business and organisations. This article looks at how the...
LNAI by SAL / 24 Nov 2023 [LNAI] Cybersecurity in Vietnam: The Problems and Solutions Advancement and innovation in technology in the cyberspace has been both a blessing and a curse to society, bring widespread benefits to society while also leading to the rise of cybercime at the same time. Cybercime is a growing issue in Vietnam...
LNAI by SAL / 21 Nov 2023 [LNAI] Indonesia's Crypto Journey: Navigating Legal Waters for Digital Assets Cryptocurrency in Indonesia has grown exponentially in recent years and is expected to continue its significant growth. There is therefore a need to ensure that the country is better equipped to take advantage of these technological advancements....
LNAI by SAL / 16 Nov 2023 [LNAI] Challenges in Cross-Border Insolvency and the Practical Steps to Overcome It The globalisation of the corporate world has given rise to multinational organisations with their presence established in multiple jurisdictions. While international business relations bring multiple benefits to multinational organisations, they...
(2023) CLU 8 / 08 Nov 2023 Civil Litigation Update – Nov 2023 The latest November issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) discusses the principles governing the consideration of expert and factual evidence on valuation of assets.
(2023) CLU 7 / 03 Oct 2023 Civil Litigation Update – Sep 2023 The latest September issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) discusses the relevant rules in the RoC 2014 and RoC 2021 governing the inspection and production of documents in pleadings or affidavits.
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Nov 2023 [SAL Prac]: Generative AI and Copyright – Part 1: Copyright Infringement Generative AI applications such as ChatGPT, DALL·E and Stable Diffusion are presenting new scenarios that can be confounding to copyright lawyers as well as judges and policymakers. This two-part article discusses whether existing...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 23 Nov 2023 The new significant investments review bill to safeguard strategic sectors Following the moves in Australia, China, Japan, the UK and the US to safeguard strategic sectors, the Ministry of Trade and Industry recently introduced the Significant Investments Review Bill (Bill) earlier this month, to ensure the continuity...
Rajah & Tann / 23 Nov 2023 Balancing Rights within the Collective Management Ecosystem - Class Licensing Scheme for Collective Management Organisations The Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023 sets out a new collective management organisation class licensing scheme which seeks to enhance Singapore’s collective management ecosystem and will come into operation on...
WongPartnership LLP / 22 Nov 2023 Section 10L – Taxation of Gains From Sale of Foreign Assets A new section 10L of the Income Tax Act 1947 (Section 10L), which treats as income chargeable to tax any gains from the sale or disposal of foreign assets by an entity of a relevant group if the gains are received in Singapore, has been...
Drew & Napier LLC / 17 Nov 2023 Introduction of the Significant Investments Review Bill in Singapore The Significant Investments Review Bill was introduced in Parliament on 6 November 2023 and sets out a new investment regime which will regulate significant investments by both local and foreign investors into entities critical to...
Singapore Academy of Law / 28 Nov 2023 [SAL Prac]: Granting a Discharge Under Section 232 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 – Ahmad Danial bin Mohamed Rafa’ee v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 94 [case comment] The High Court in the decision of Ahmad Danial bin Mohamed Rafa’ee v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 94 recently elaborated on key principles behind the exercise of a court’s discretion to grant a discharge amounting to an acquittal...
Rajah & Tann / 27 Nov 2023 Recognising Foreign Proceedings under Singapore's Restructuring and Insolvency Regime: Court of Appeal Clarifies Whether Company Must be Insolvent In Ascentra Holdings, Inc (In Official Liquidation) & 2 Ors v SPGK Pte Ltd [2023] SGCA 32, the Singapore Court of Appeal was faced with a fundamental question regarding the scope of Singapore’s insolvency regime and what proceedings it...
Stephenson Harwood LLP; IMDA & Blank Rome LLP / 20 Nov 2023 Letters of Credit: Court of Appeal Clarifies Scope of Fraud Exception, Letters of Indemnity and Warranties As To “Marketable Title” of Goods In Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Singapore Branch v PPT Energy Trading Co Ltd and another appeal [2023] SGCA(I) 7, the Singapore Court of Appeal clarified the scope of the fraud exception in the context of letters of credit,...
Rajah & Tann / 16 Nov 2023 [SAL Prac]: Does Size of Debt Always Prevail? – Determinative Factors for Court-Appointed Liquidators and Judicial Managers in Singapore This article examines the various factors that a court takes into account in the appointment of competing nominees for court-appointed insolvency office holders in the context of liquidation and judicial management in Singapore, with reference to...
Drew & Napier LLC / 15 Nov 2023 Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Not Quite: Ng Kok Wai v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 306 In Ng Kok Wai v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 306, the General Division of the High Court dismissed the appellant’s appeal against conviction for house-breaking and theft committed on board a foreign-registered ship while the ship was...
Rajah & Tann / 29 Nov 2023 First of its Kind Generative AI Evaluation Sandbox for Trusted AI Seeking to ensure that generative AI is utilised in a safe and responsible manner where trust is sustained, the Infocomm Media Development Authority ("IMDA") and the AI Verify Foundation announced, on 31 October 2023, the first of its...
Rajah & Tann / 22 Nov 2023 Major Payment Institutions, Exempt Payment Services Providers to Note SGQR Guidelines Taking Effect On 1 Dec 2023 The Monetary Authority of Singapore recently released guidelines which set out its expectations on any major payment institution or any exempt payment service provider under the Payment Services Act 2019 that provides merchant acquisition service...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 21 Nov 2023 Dentons Rodyk Dialogue 2023 This article encapsulates the key issues of the Dentons Rodyk Dialogue 2023 which brought together thought leaders from the government, academia and business sectors for a robust discussion on how a small island nation like Singapore has managed...
Rajah & Tann / 21 Nov 2023 Contractual Clauses that Seek to Mitigate the Costs, Expenses or Liabilities of COVID-19 and Other Contagious Outbreaks: A Matter to Pay Heed to Since the outbreak of COVID-19, commercial parties in the shipping industry have increasingly incorporated clauses dealing with infectious diseases into their contracts. This article looks at the scope of such clauses and looks at some key...
Allen & Gledhill / 20 Nov 2023 Singapore expands quality and standards development efforts to support businesses in green transition On 29 September 2023, Enterprise Singapore announced that, together with the Singapore Standards Council and the Singapore Accreditation Council, it will be leading efforts to develop new international and national standards and accreditation...
Drew & Napier LLC / 29 Nov 2023 Singapore’s Commitment to Implement the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework On 10 November 2023, together with 47 other jurisdictions (including the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Japan and Australia), Singapore issued a joint statement expressing her joint intention to work towards commencing automatic...
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators / 15 Nov 2023 [SIArb J]: The New York Convention at 65: Prime of life or time to retire? This article discusses the origins, objectives and some criticisms of the New York Convention, while also re-evaluating the existing consensus that the New York Convention should not be amended and updated despite its criticisms.
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators / 10 Nov 2023 [SIArb J]: SIArb Annual Lecture 2022 - Determing consent to arbitration: Formalism, realism, negativism The Singapore Institute of Arbitrators Annual Lecture 2022 was delivered by Professor Bernard Hanotiau where he discussed and analysed the evolution of arbitration in the area of consent over the years.
Rajah & Tann / 04 Oct 2023 Regional Trade Mid-Year Highlights 2023 This update discusses some of the key developments across Southeast Asia, including investigations and sunset review relating to anti-dumping and safeguard measures, developments relating to export/import, free trade agreements, as well as...
Allen & Gledhill / 28 Sep 2023 Antitrust developments and enforcement activity in South-east Asia - April to June 2023 This issue of the Competition Law Quarterly highlights notable antitrust developments and enforcement activity in South-east Asia which took place in the second quarter of 2023.
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Nov 2023 [SAL Prac]: Generative AI and Copyright – Part 1: Copyright Infringement
LNAI by SAL / 30 Nov 2023 [LNAI] Resolving Legal Disputes Against Your Organisation: Key Insights from Litigation Practitioners
Drew & Napier LLC / 29 Nov 2023 Singapore’s Commitment to Implement the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework
Singapore Academy of Law / 28 Nov 2023 [SAL Prac]: Granting a Discharge Under Section 232 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 – Ahmad Danial bin Mohamed Rafa’ee v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 94 [case comment]
Rajah & Tann / 27 Nov 2023 Recognising Foreign Proceedings under Singapore's Restructuring and Insolvency Regime: Court of Appeal Clarifies Whether Company Must be Insolvent
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 23 Nov 2023 The new significant investments review bill to safeguard strategic sectors
Rajah & Tann / 23 Nov 2023 Balancing Rights within the Collective Management Ecosystem - Class Licensing Scheme for Collective Management Organisations