LNAI by SAL / 08 Feb 2024 [LNAI] Remote Work Revolution: Legal Aspects and Insights from Singapore The practice and shift to hybrid work has continued even after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and this has enabled employees to maintain a better work-life balance while remaining efficient and effective. This update looks at how employment...
LNAI by SAL / 02 Feb 2024 [LNAI] Remote Work Dynamics: Legal Insights from Thailand's Labour Landscape The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses and organisations worldwide to change how they conduct business, one of which is the introduction of remote work policies. This article looks at some of the changes to Thailand’s employment...
LNAI by SAL / 30 Jan 2024 [LNAI] Redefining Workspaces: Employment Law and Remote Work in Malaysia Remote working has become the norm ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses and organisations to change their work practices to accommodate the imposed restrictions and ensure the continuity of their daily operations. Nevertheless,...
LNAI by SAL / 25 Jan 2024 [LNAI] Preserving Innovation: Intellectual Property Insights from Indonesia's Legal Sphere While Indonesia’s adoption of intellectual property law has gone without significant hitches with its citizens also being avid adopters of technology, challenges remain regarding the understanding of technology-related intellectual property...
LNAI by SAL / 22 Jan 2024 [LNAI] Intellectual Property Safeguarding: Navigating Malaysia's Legal Landscape Intellectual property has been defined as a type of property that includes the intangible creations of the human mind. This may consist of designs, ideas, written work, artwork, and inventions. With the advent of artificial intelligence...
(2024) CLU 2 / 28 Mar 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Mar 2024) - Obtaining an injunction or other discretionary remedy by judgment in default The latest March issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) discusses the differences between the procedure in the RoC 2014 and RoC 2021 in relation to applications for judgment in default.
(2024) CLU 1 / 23 Jan 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Jan 2024) – Ethics Culture in the Law Practice The law practice is the crucible of the legal profession – the latest January 2024 issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) examines the responsibility of the management of the law practice to instil ethical consciousness in its lawyers.
Singapore Academy of Law / 27 Mar 2024 [SAL Journal]: The Torrens System under the Land Titles Act: A "Bebe" Retrospective This article advances a principled approach to give certainty and finality to the registered title under the Land Titles Act 1983 (“LTA”). It requires the court to interpret the statutory exceptions to indefeasibility under the LTA as...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 21 Mar 2024 Retrenchment practices in Singapore – a balance of employer and employee interests This update discusses retrenchment practices which should ideally be followed by employers in Singapore to achieve a fair balance between the interests of employers and employees.
Allen & Gledhill / 19 Mar 2024 MOM announces higher work injury compensation limits On 8 February 2024, the Ministry for Manpower announced revisions to the compensation limits in the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 with effect from 1 November 2025. The changes are to keep pace with wage growth and rising healthcare costs. The...
Singapore Academy of Law / 14 Mar 2024 [SAL Prac]: BIMCO Carbon Intensity Indicator Operations Clause for Time Charter Parties 2022 and Voyage Charter Parties 2023 This article examines the Baltic and International Maritime Council’s Carbon Intensity Indicator clauses and discusses its impact on owners and charterers, and particularly the onus placed on charterers in respect of the Time Charter Party...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 13 Mar 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Generative AI and Copyright Fair Use Part 1 discussed how Singapore copyright law is poised to tackle the issue of whether the use of copyright-protected works for machine learning and the works created from natural language commands are infringing copyright. In Part 2, the article...
Lee & Lee / 21 Mar 2024 From Aircons to Ziptracks – Exclusive Use of Common Property This legal update discusses the different approaches taken by the Courts when dealing with the issue of exclusive use and enjoyment of common property.
WongPartnership LLP / 18 Mar 2024 Cross-Border Restructuring Takes Flight in the SICC – Analysis of Re PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and another matter [2024] SGHC(I) 1 This update examines this decision by the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) which marks the first time cross-border restructuring matters were heard in this court. The SICC recognised Garuda Indonesia’s PKPU...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 18 Mar 2024 Crypto crypto, where art thou, decentralised crypto? A look at Cheong Jun Yoong v Three Arrows Capital Ltd and ors [2024] SGHC 21 The issue on where to legally locate cryptocurrency for the purposes of legal claims is one which continues to generate debates. The General Division of the High Court of Singapore’s recent decision in Cheong Jun Yoong v Three Arrows...
Rajah & Tann / 13 Mar 2024 Singapore High Court Finds Broker Not Liable for Investor's Decisions When an experienced investor suffers losses after instructing his broker to sell his futures contracts, to what extent can the broker be held liable for his losses? The decision of Rajesh Harichandra Budhrani v INTL FCStone Pte Ltd and others...
Lee & Lee / 06 Mar 2024 High Court Dismisses Appeal by Condominium Resident for Removal of Wheelclamp This case update discusses when a decision of the Strata Titles Board is appealable to the General Division of the High Court, how the time for appeal is calculated and the principles applicable to an application for extension of time to file...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 27 Feb 2024 Non-compete clauses in Singapore and insights from the recent Shopee case This update looks at the criteria for the enforceability of non-compete clauses and some practical tips to consider for both employers and employees when it comes to such clauses.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 20 Feb 2024 A guide on the new safety standards to secure high-risk transactions made via mobile applications The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore in consultation with industry partners developed the Safe App Standard (“Standard”) to combat rise and continued prevalence of online fraud and scams. Standard provides a common benchmark and...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 08 Feb 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Legal and Regulatory Issues in Video Gaming and Esports (Part 2) This is the second of a two-part article which discusses the legal and regulatory issues facing the video gaming and e-sports industry. This part details the different types of disputes that have arisen involving video gaming and e-sports, and...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 07 Feb 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Keeping Ahead of the Pack – Singapore Sets Out Roadmap for AI Development This article takes a look at Singapore’s current roadmap for artificial intelligence development, and the initiatives and programmes it plans to undertake in the coming years. This includes an overview of Singapore’s National AI...
WongPartnership LLP / 06 Feb 2024 Leveraging AI for Sustainability-Linked Loans Project NovA! was launched in 2021 as part of Singapore’s National Artificial Intelligence Programme in Finance under which a Minimum Viable Product (“MVP”) that seeks to leverage AI and data analytics to assist banks when...
Allen & Gledhill / 26 Mar 2024 Mickey Mouse enters the public domain - The end of a cultural icon? This article delves into the history and impact of Mickey Mouse on the development of copyright law, and considers whether Disney’s strategy of aggressively protecting the artistic depiction of Mickey Mouse would be feasible, given...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 26 Mar 2024 Investing in Vietnam: Navigating the regulatory landscape With Vietnam emerging into the spotlight as a favoured investment geographical location in Asia, this article looks at what regulatory challenges foreign investors may want to keep in mind when entering the Vietnam market by way of acquisition.
Rajah & Tann / 19 Mar 2024 ASEAN Issues Guide on AI Governance and Ethics The ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics (“ASEAN AI Guide”) was unveiled recently at the 4th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting. The guide seeks to help promote consumer confidence and facilitate cross-border deployment of AI...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 11 Mar 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Legal implications – Beijing Internet Court grants copyright protection to AI-generated artwork This article will summarise the decision in Li v Liu (issued last year) and explore how and why the Beijing Internet Court reached a different conclusion from the US Copyright Office’s (USCO) decision in Zarya of the Dawn, when both cases...
Singapore Academy of Law / 29 Feb 2024 [SAL Journal]: The Principles Underlying the Break Even Presumption in Reliance Loss Awards: The Circumstances which Justify the Reversal of the Burden of Proof This article sets out the fundamental legal principles upon which reliance loss awards are made in loss of bargain contexts.
Singapore Academy of Law / 27 Mar 2024 [SAL Journal]: The Torrens System under the Land Titles Act: A "Bebe" Retrospective
(2024) CLU 2 / 28 Mar 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Mar 2024) - Obtaining an injunction or other discretionary remedy by judgment in default
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 21 Mar 2024 Retrenchment practices in Singapore – a balance of employer and employee interests
WongPartnership LLP / 18 Mar 2024 Cross-Border Restructuring Takes Flight in the SICC – Analysis of Re PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and another matter [2024] SGHC(I) 1
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 18 Mar 2024 Crypto crypto, where art thou, decentralised crypto? A look at Cheong Jun Yoong v Three Arrows Capital Ltd and ors [2024] SGHC 21