(2025) CLU 2 / 20 Mar 2025 Civil Litigation Update (Mar 2025) - Judicial protection of client’s right to be fairly charged The latest March issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) examines a recent decision of the Appellate Division of the High Court concerning a case of overcharging clients, a worrying trend in recent years that brings into sharp relief the...
(2025) CLU 1 / 11 Feb 2025 Civil Litigation Update (Jan 2025) - No right to be heard if costs remain unpaid The latest January issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) discusses the court’s discretion under RoC 2021 to stay or dismiss proceedings when a party has not complied with his obligation to pay costs arising from a previous proceeding.
Rajah & Tann / 29 Apr 2025 Financial advisers to enhance transaction safeguards for vulnerable retail clients by 29 December 2025 The Monetary Authority of Singapore will implement various key changes to raise industry standards and enhance consumer trust in the financial advisory industry in Singapore. This update looks at the significant changes and these changes’...
Allen & Gledhill / 28 Apr 2025 MAS consults on proposed amendments to AML/CFT notices for financial institutions and variable capital companies The proposed amendments will apply across the financial sector - including banks, merchant banks, finance companies, payment service providers, direct life insurers, capital markets intermediaries, financial advisers, the central depository,...
Allen & Gledhill / 25 Apr 2025 MAS seeks feedback on proposals to provide retail access to private market investment funds On 27 March 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore published a consultation paper to seek feedback on a proposed regulatory framework for retail investors to invest in private market investment funds, providing them with a wider set of...
Allen & Gledhill / 23 Apr 2025 MinLaw seeks feedback on international arbitration regime and International Arbitration Act 1994 MinLaw commissioned the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy to conduct a study on the international arbitration regime in Singapore and the International Arbitration Act 1994. This update looks at the issues which are covered in...
Allen & Gledhill / 22 Apr 2025 WSH Council urges greater vigilance on machinery safety in manufacturing sector Some suggested measures include automating machine operations where possible, scheduling of regular preventive maintenance as well as following safe operating procedures.
Allen & Gledhill / 29 Apr 2025 Singapore High Court dismisses coal shipment claims against seller and charterer In Valency International Pte Ltd v JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 50, the General Division of the High Court of Singapore dismissed various claims, including claims in conversion, brought by Valency International Pte Ltd...
Drew & Napier LLC / 25 Apr 2025 Application of the extended doctrine of Res Judicata in favour of non-parties in earlier proceedings: CIX v DGN [2025] SGCA 10 In CIX v DGN [2025] SGCA 10, the Court of Appeal affirmed that the extended doctrine of res judicata would apply to an action before the court, if the issue in that action could, and ought to, have been raised in an earlier arbitration.
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 22 Apr 2025 IPOS update on IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore: April 2025 This update covers recent court decisions and featured articles, events and developments relating to IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore in April 2025.
Singapore Academy of Law / 21 Apr 2025 [SAL Prac]: Enhancements to the management of cases involving sexual offences and their implications This article examines how victim-shaming by the Defence may backfire, the implications of the enhanced measures, and how practitioners can best assist the court in sexual offence cases.
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 17 Apr 2025 Mediation at IPOS: Foo Chin & Foo Fang Rou [2025] SGIPOS MED 1 A family business dispute concerning the famous heritage chicken rice restaurant Yet Con at Purvis Street was mediated under the IPOS Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme.
Drew & Napier LLC / 23 Apr 2025 Draft best practices guide for medical device cybersecurity for consultation On 6 March 2025, the Medical Devices Cluster of the Singapore Health Sciences Authority released a draft on Best Practices Guide for Medical Device Cybersecurity for stakeholders’ consultation. This update sets out the key recommendations...
Allen & Gledhill / 16 Apr 2025 Bioethics Advisory Committee releases report on ethical use of big data and AI in biomedical research The report addresses the ethical, legal and social issues arising from the use of big data and AI in human biomedical research and aims to guide academics, healthcare professionals, researchers and Institutional Review Boards on the ethical...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 16 Apr 2025 Guide to retail success: The sale of cosmetic products in Singapore Since the implementation of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive, Singapore has adopted a regionally aligned stance on regulating cosmetics. Businesses involved in manufacturing, importing or selling cosmetic products in Singapore must comply with the...
Allen & Gledhill / 14 Apr 2025 MOM measures to support business transformation The measures look to support business transformation and empower workers to build their career health, while fostering fair, inclusive, and safe workplaces.
Drew & Napier LLC / 24 Mar 2025 Report of the Committee to enhance Singapore’s corporate restructuring and insolvency regime A committee to enhance Singapore's corporate restructuring and insolvency regime was convened by the Ministry of Law to provide recommendations to further enhance Singapore’s corporate debt restructuring and insolvency framework. The...
Rajah & Tann / 28 Apr 2025 Regional Competition Bites Q1 2025 This update examines some of the legislative and regulatory changes in competition law across Southeast Asia over the first quarter of 2025.
Rajah & Tann / 15 Apr 2025 UK High Court considers vessel detention for "illegal parking" and implications on insurance claims This update provides a summary of a decision by the King’s Bench Division (Commercial Court) which discussed the scope of insurance coverage and applicability of exclusions arising from losses as a result of a vessel detention and how the...
Allen & Gledhill / 15 Apr 2025 MTI consults on review of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement The review exercise involves a comprehensive review of existing provisions and will also seek to address implementation issues to make it more relevant to current global trading practices.
Allen & Gledhill / 08 Apr 2025 Singapore signs implementation agreement with Bhutan to cooperate on carbon credits under Article 6 of Paris Agreement This marks Singapore’s first implementation agreement with a carbon-negative country, reinforcing both nations’ commitment to global climate action.
Singapore Academy of Law / 07 Apr 2025 [SAcLJ]: A Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Implications for Singapore In relation to artificial intelligence (“AI”) regulation, Singapore presently adopts a wait-and-see approach, refraining from implementing any hard regulation before 2026. This article is directed at making recommendations for...
Allen & Gledhill / 29 Apr 2025 Singapore High Court dismisses coal shipment claims against seller and charterer
Rajah & Tann / 29 Apr 2025 Financial advisers to enhance transaction safeguards for vulnerable retail clients by 29 December 2025
Allen & Gledhill / 28 Apr 2025 MAS consults on proposed amendments to AML/CFT notices for financial institutions and variable capital companies
Drew & Napier LLC / 25 Apr 2025 Application of the extended doctrine of Res Judicata in favour of non-parties in earlier proceedings: CIX v DGN [2025] SGCA 10
Allen & Gledhill / 25 Apr 2025 MAS seeks feedback on proposals to provide retail access to private market investment funds
Allen & Gledhill / 23 Apr 2025 MinLaw seeks feedback on international arbitration regime and International Arbitration Act 1994
Drew & Napier LLC / 23 Apr 2025 Draft best practices guide for medical device cybersecurity for consultation
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 22 Apr 2025 IPOS update on IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore: April 2025
Allen & Gledhill / 22 Apr 2025 WSH Council urges greater vigilance on machinery safety in manufacturing sector