Drew & Napier LLC / 17 Mar 2026 When is a bet not a bet? Prediction markets and Singapore's gambling laws (Part 1) Prediction markets have surged in prominence following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, but their legal status remains uncertain. In this first instalment of a two-part series, this update examines how Singapore's Gambling Control Act...
Rajah & Tann / 12 Mar 2026 Supporting the safe adoption of agentic AI – Singapore launches new model governance framework for agentic AI The framework is the first of its kind, giving organisations looking to deploy agentic AI a structured overview of the relevant risks and emerging best practices managing these risks.
Singapore Mediation Centre / 11 Mar 2026 [Asian JM]: Walking the tightrope of neutrality as mediator, advocate and enforcer: A study of ethics in Singapore employment disputes mediation This article examines the multifaceted role of mediators in employment disputes under Singapore’s Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management.
Singapore Mediation Centre / 10 Mar 2026 [Asian JM]: The MARTIN framework: A culturally responsive approach to community mediation in Singapore’s multi‑racial society This article sets out the MARTIN framework, a practice-grounded approach tailored to Singapore’s multi-racial and multi-religious setting. It offers a structured yet adaptable six-phase sequence: (a) Mindful Engagement; (b) Assessment of...
Allen & Gledhill / 09 Mar 2026 Singapore launches new Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI The framework provides guidance to organisations on how to deploy AI agents responsibly and recommends technical and non-technical measures to mitigate risks, while emphasising human accountability.
Singapore Academy of Law / 23 Mar 2026 [SAcLJ]: Towards A New Theory of Adjudication: Integrating Theory and Practice by Andrew Phang [Book Review] This review features Andrew Phang’s groundbreaking vision of judicial reasoning where he evaluates major theories through practical judicial experience and advances a values-based, pragmatic framework that links jurisprudential theory to...
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 19 Mar 2026 The Singapore High Court reaffirms the finality of ICSID awards against sovereign states The recent decision of the Singapore High Court in NextEra Energy Global Holdings BV and another v Kingdom of Spain [2026] SGHC 43 provides timely clarity on how Singapore approaches the enforcement of ICSID awards against sovereign states, and...
Singapore Academy of Law / 13 Mar 2026 [SAcLJ] Expanding the Scope of Contractual Anti-Suit Injunctions - Finaport Pte Ltd v Techteryx Ltd [2025] 1 SLR 1236 This case comment analyses the conceptual basis and discretionary approach applied by the Singapore court in Finaport Pte Ltd v Techteryx Ltd [2025] 1 SLR 1236 in granting a contractual anti-suit injunction to uphold a multi-tiered dispute...
Singapore Academy of Law / 27 Feb 2026 [SAcLJ] Burgundy revisited: A unified doctrine of subject-matter jurisdiction in the Conflict of Laws This article critically examines the doctrine of subject matter jurisdiction in Singapore’s conflict of laws, tracing its origins to the seminal Court of Appeal judgment in Burgundy Global Exploration Corp v Transocean Offshore...
Rajah & Tann / 23 Feb 2026 Security that sticks: Singapore's pro arbitration approach to enforcing an award against an arrested ship The decision of "Yangtze Harmony" [2026] SGHC 3 exemplifies the Singapore courts' consistently pragmatic and pro-arbitration approach to the enforcement of awards. This article examines the court’s reasoning as well as its...
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 20 Mar 2026 Singapore as a global hub for international dispute resolution Singapore has established itself as a premier global hub for international dispute resolution. Its strength lies not in a single mechanism, but in an integrated ecosystem that supports international arbitration, cross-border litigation and...
Rajah & Tann / 18 Mar 2026 MAS proposes raising share financing threshold for IPOs, employee share schemes and rights issues The proposed change to share financing requirement by the Monetary Authority of Singapore aims to bolster participation and market vibrancy while maintaining meaningful safeguards and alignment with other jurisdictions.
Rajah & Tann / 17 Mar 2026 SGX RegCo proposes to modernise post-trade custody by enabling omnibus broker accounts and enhancing investor safeguards The reform is recommended by the Equities Market Review Group as part of the wider move to regulate Singapore’s equities market.
Rajah & Tann / 16 Mar 2026 Singapore Budget 2026: Securing our future together in a changed world Budget 2026 seeks to refresh Singapore’s strategies to secure its future in a changed world as Singapore traverses its next phase of development. This update sets out the key tax measures, changes, enhancements and extensions in Budget 2026.
Singapore Mediation Centre / 12 Mar 2026 [Asian JM]: Book review: Contemporary Issues in Mediation vol 10 (Joel Lee & Marcus Lim eds) (World Scientific, 2025) The tenth and final volume of Contemporary Issues in Mediation offers a compelling cross-section of the field’s evolving practice. Matilda Mag Jia Lin shares more in this book review. A complimentary copy of the full Asian JM volume is...
Lee & Lee / 24 Mar 2026 UK Supreme Court overturns the Aerotel Approach for Patent Eligibility and confirms that an Artificial Neural Network constitutes “Programs for Computer” This legal update discusses the UK Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents [2026] UKSC 3, which overturns the long-standing Aerotel framework for patent eligibility and confirms that...
WongPartnership LLP / 20 Mar 2026 Conflict in the Middle East – Guide to force majeure and the related doctrine of frustration This update examines the key legal considerations that may arise where performance is disrupted by geopolitical conflict, including when parties may invoke force majeure clauses and/or the common law doctrine of frustration to excuse...
Rajah & Tann / 19 Mar 2026 PRC issues updated administrative measures for the verification and registration of technology contracts The updated measures serve to streamline the registration and verification process for research and development-related technology contracts, improve efficiency, and update the categorisation of contracts.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 18 Mar 2026 Empowering women through succession planning – Why it matters more than ever Today, women are increasingly taking the lead in family decision-making, wealth creation, and long-term planning. With these shifts comes a growing need for thoughtful estate and trust planning tailored to the unique realities women face.
Allen & Gledhill / 16 Mar 2026 UK Supreme Court rejects “deemed fulfilment” principle In King Crude Carriers SA & Ors v Ridgebury November LLC & Ors [2025] UKSC 39, the UK Supreme Court held that the “deemed fulfilment” principle from Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 App Cas 251 is not part of English law. This article...
Lee & Lee / 24 Mar 2026 UK Supreme Court overturns the Aerotel Approach for Patent Eligibility and confirms that an Artificial Neural Network constitutes “Programs for Computer”
Singapore Academy of Law / 23 Mar 2026 [SAcLJ]: Towards A New Theory of Adjudication: Integrating Theory and Practice by Andrew Phang [Book Review]
WongPartnership LLP / 20 Mar 2026 Conflict in the Middle East – Guide to force majeure and the related doctrine of frustration
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 19 Mar 2026 The Singapore High Court reaffirms the finality of ICSID awards against sovereign states
Rajah & Tann / 19 Mar 2026 PRC issues updated administrative measures for the verification and registration of technology contracts
Rajah & Tann / 18 Mar 2026 MAS proposes raising share financing threshold for IPOs, employee share schemes and rights issues
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 18 Mar 2026 Empowering women through succession planning – Why it matters more than ever
Drew & Napier LLC / 17 Mar 2026 When is a bet not a bet? Prediction markets and Singapore's gambling laws (Part 1)
Rajah & Tann / 17 Mar 2026 SGX RegCo proposes to modernise post-trade custody by enabling omnibus broker accounts and enhancing investor safeguards