LNAI by SAL / 16 May 2025 [LNAI] Navigating the Complex Landscape: A Comprehensive Guide to Insolvency Proceedings in Indonesia This article takes a deeper look at the intricacies of corporate restructuring and insolvency proceedings in Indonesia and updates to the country’s insolvency laws.
(2025) CLU 3 / 10 Jun 2025 Civil Litigation Update (May 2025) - Resolving procedural issues through common sense rather than litigation As an officer of the court, a lawyer must ensure that litigation is justified in the interest of the administration of justice. Applications should only be made if they are legitimate and would serve the client’s best interests. Where an...
Allen & Gledhill / 02 Jul 2025 Revised sentencing framework sets imprisonment as default punishment for nominee directors breaching duty to exercise reasonable diligence In Public Prosecutor v Zheng Jia [2025] SGHC 76, a three-judge coram of the General Division of the High Court imposed an aggregate sentence of 10 months’ imprisonment on a chartered accountant, who operated a corporate secretarial services...
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 27 Jun 2025 Key considerations for businesses in light of the commencement of Part 9 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 relating to digital token service providers Part 9 of the First and Second Schedules to, and related sections of the FSMA regulating DTSPs will come into force on 30 June 2025 and seek to regulate DTSPs not covered by existing laws such as the Payments Services Act 2019, the Securities and...
Allen & Gledhill / 26 Jun 2025 MAS and SGX RegCo propose changes to streamline prospectus requirements and shift to more disclosure-based regime On 15 May 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) published their respective consultation papers on proposed regulatory changes following the recommendations of the Equities Market Review...
Rajah & Tann / 26 Jun 2025 Regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers in line with FATF enhanced standards commences on 30 June 2025 The new digital token service providers (DTSP) regulatory framework takes effect on 30 June 2025 and aims to implement the enhanced standards set by the Financial Action Task Force. This update sets out the key features of the new DTSP regulatory...
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 25 Jun 2025 Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act and its impact on women in workplace Singapore’s Workplace Fairness Act 2025 (WFA) marks a significant step towards ensuring fair employment practices and strengthening protections against workplace discrimination. While the WFA is designed to safeguard all employees at the...
Singapore Academy of Law / 01 Jul 2025 [SAL Ann Rev]: Criminal Procedure, Evidence and Sentencing This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2024 decisions of the Singapore courts on criminal procedure, evidence and sentencing. It is authored by Norine Tan and Goh Qi Shuen.
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 01 Jul 2025 IPOS update on IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore: June 2025 This update covers recent court decisions and featured articles, events and developments relating to IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore in June 2025.
Singapore Academy of Law / 27 Jun 2025 [SAL Ann Rev]: Civil Procedure This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2024 decisions of the Singapore courts on civil procedure. It is authored by Cavinder Bull SC and Chia Voon Jiet.
WongPartnership LLP / 27 Jun 2025 Law Watch: June 2025 This update looks at some of the key legal highlights over the past 3 months, across various practice areas including deals, insolvency and trade marks.
Drew & Napier LLC / 18 Jun 2025 Winding Up or arbitration? Fresh guidance from the Singapore High Court: Aryan (SEA) Pte Ltd v Pure Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 99 In the recent decision of Aryan (SEA) Pte Ltd v Pure Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 99, the High Court granted an injunction restraining a creditor from filing a winding-up application, holding that the debtor was demonstrably solvent and...
Rajah & Tann / 25 Jun 2025 Singapore launches new global AI initiatives at ATxSummit 2025 A series of global initiatives aimed at strengthening Singapore’s AI ecosystem and accelerating responsible AI adoption were recently announced at the flagship event of Asia Tech x Singapore. This update highlights the key features and...
Rajah & Tann / 23 Jun 2025 SIC consults on changes to Singapore Code on take-overs and mergers to enhance shareholders' protection This update outlines some of the key proposals that were included in the Securities Industry Council’s recent consultation exercise which seeks to enhance the regulation of take-overs and mergers in Singapore.
Rajah & Tann / 19 Jun 2025 ACIP shares AML/CFT best practices for FIs on establishing customers' sources of wealth and addressing wealth management risks This update outlines some of the key best practices recommendations of the AML/CFT Industry Partnership (ACIP) under two best practices papers relating to sources of wealth and risks in wealth management.
Drew & Napier LLC / 12 Jun 2025 DrewTech Series Chapter 16 - Speak, Friend, and Enter - Access Controls and Authorised Users A key element in any security system is ensuring that only persons who should have access to something (whether physical premises or data) are able to obtain access to that thing. This article looks at some security measures in the context of...
Singapore Academy of Law / 05 Jun 2025 [SAL Prac]: Cross-border data flows in the digital economy Since the advent of e-commerce, digital trade has relied on cross-border transfers of data. Today’s digital economy is heavily dependent on cross-border data transfers. This article explains the importance of cross-border data flows and...
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Jun 2025 [SAL Prac]: Limitation of liability for wreck removal in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore exclude the application of Art 2(1)(d) of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 which allows shipowners to limit their liability for claims in respect of wreck removal. This article...
Singapore Academy of Law / 26 Jun 2025 [SAcLJ]: The theological foundations of equity’s conscience and the constructive trust This article aims to explore the scholastic theological origins of the concept of “conscience” and explain how that concept came to be “legalised” and incorporated within the system of equity.
Singapore Academy of Law / 24 Jun 2025 [SAcLJ]: A New Arrow in the Shareholder’s Quiver? Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] 3 WLR 986 [Case Note] In Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] 3 WLR 986, the Privy Council ruled that shareholders have the requisite standing to commence a personal action against their companies for improper allotment...
Drew & Napier LLC / 19 Jun 2025 The Huawei AI-chip restrictions and its implications on companies In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of Industry and Security, issued guidance which clarified that the use of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd AI Processor Chips anywhere in the world would amount to a violation of the...
Allen & Gledhill / 17 Jun 2025 Singapore and Rwanda sign Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration The agreement is Singapore’s first with an East African country and establishes a framework for the generation and transfer of carbon credits from carbon mitigation projects aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Allen & Gledhill / 02 Jul 2025 Revised sentencing framework sets imprisonment as default punishment for nominee directors breaching duty to exercise reasonable diligence
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 01 Jul 2025 IPOS update on IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore: June 2025
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Jun 2025 [SAL Prac]: Limitation of liability for wreck removal in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 27 Jun 2025 Key considerations for businesses in light of the commencement of Part 9 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 relating to digital token service providers
Singapore Academy of Law / 26 Jun 2025 [SAcLJ]: The theological foundations of equity’s conscience and the constructive trust
Allen & Gledhill / 26 Jun 2025 MAS and SGX RegCo propose changes to streamline prospectus requirements and shift to more disclosure-based regime
Rajah & Tann / 26 Jun 2025 Regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers in line with FATF enhanced standards commences on 30 June 2025