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...
WongPartnership LLP / 18 Jun 2025 Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2024 in force from 16 June 2025 The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2024 (CLLPMA Act), which was passed by the Singapore Parliament in July 2024, will come into effect on 16 June 2025. The changes introduced by the CLLPMA Act will...
Drew & Napier LLC / 17 Jun 2025 Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 – Digital token licensing regime (Part 2) Part 2 of this update on the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 (Commencement) Notification 2025 discusses the implications for existing Payment Services Act 2019 licensees and entities operating under relevant exemptions. Read part 1 here.
Drew & Napier LLC / 16 Jun 2025 Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 – Digital token licensing regime (Part 1) With the coming into operation of the Digital Token Service Providers (DTSP) Provisions on 30 June 2025, DTSPs that are providing digital token services from a place of business in Singapore, or that are formed or incorporated in Singapore,...
Rajah & Tann / 13 Jun 2025 Amendments to enhance transparency of beneficial ownership of companies and LLPs to come into effect on 16 June 2025 The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2024 (Commencement) Notification 2025 is part of a series of legislative amendments aimed at strengthening Singapore’s anti-money laundering framework.
Singapore Academy of Law / 12 Jun 2025 [SAcLJ]: Workplace fairness The Workplace Fairness Act 2025 (Act 8 of 2025) is a landmark legislation which sets out for the first time a set of binding norms on workplace equality in Singapore. This article considers the current state of workplace equality law and practice...
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...
WongPartnership LLP / 16 Jun 2025 When is an “award” not an “award” but an “order or direction”? Hint: Substance over form In the decision of DLS v DLT [2025] SGHC 61, the General Division of the High Court of Singapore has, in no uncertain terms, affirmed that the characterization of an arbitral tribunal decision as an “award” or an “order or...
Rajah & Tann / 12 Jun 2025 Custodial sentence for breach of directors' duty to act honestly and with reasonable diligence under Companies Act: Public Prosecutor v Zheng Jia [2025] SGHC 76 In Public Prosecutor v Zheng Jia [2025] SGHC 76, the Singapore High Court fundamentally revised the sentencing framework for offences involving a breach of a director's statutory duty to act honestly and use reasonable diligence in the...
Singapore Academy of Law / 09 Jun 2025 [SAL Ann Rev]: Banking Law This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2024 decisions of the Singapore courts on banking law. It is authored by Eric Chan.
Drew & Napier LLC / 09 Jun 2025 Court clarifies “an interest in an appeal” in O 18 rr 27 & 29 of the Rules of Court 2021: Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and others [2025] SGHC 87 In the recent decision of the Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills [2025] SGHC 87, the General Division of the High Court considered the interpretation of “parties” and “an interest in the...
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...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 03 Jun 2025 Formalising your giving and how tax deductions play a role This article answers some common questions regarding the formalisation of philanthropic giving in Singapore.
Rajah & Tann / 29 May 2025 New patents and trade marks acceleration programmes to be launched on 20 May 2025 The SG Patents Fast and SG Trade Marks Fast programmes seek to help filers receive faster office actions and feature simplified eligibility criteria. This updates sets out the key features of the new programmes, including the qualifying criteria,...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 16 May 2025 Welcoming top founders to Singapore: Introducing the Global Founder Programme The Global Founder Programme is a new initiative launched by the EDB to attract experienced global entrepreneurs to establish and grow their next ventures from Singapore, reflecting Singapore’s continued commitment to fostering...
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.
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators / 16 Jun 2025 [SIArb J article preview]: From common law to common practice: Shaping arbitration through governing laws This article explores the critical role of the governing law in international dispute resolution and in forum selection. Read the full article at (2025) 1 SIArb J 1.
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators / 13 Jun 2025 [SIArb J article preview]: Approaches to cultural diversity in international commercial arbitration Article 9A.1 of the 2024 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules encourages parties “to take into account considerations of diversity when designating arbitrators”. But what precisely does this entail? Read the full article at (2025) 1...
Allen & Gledhill / 13 Jun 2025 Singapore strengthens economic partnership with EU through digital trade agreement The European Union-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement is intended to enhance digital connectivity and facilitate end-to-end digital trade between the EU and Singapore.
Singapore Academy of Law / 10 Jun 2025 [SAL Prac]: Chatbots and liability for negligent misrepresentation – Moffatt v Air Canada 2024 BCCRT 149 [case comment] Through an analysis of the decision in Moffatt v Air Canada 2024 BCCRT 149, this piece unpacks some of the issues raised in the context of private law when chatbots provide inaccurate information. As the authors point out, it is important to...
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
WongPartnership LLP / 18 Jun 2025 Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2024 in force from 16 June 2025
Drew & Napier LLC / 17 Jun 2025 Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 – Digital token licensing regime (Part 2)
Allen & Gledhill / 17 Jun 2025 Singapore and Rwanda sign Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration
WongPartnership LLP / 16 Jun 2025 When is an “award” not an “award” but an “order or direction”? Hint: Substance over form
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators / 16 Jun 2025 [SIArb J article preview]: From common law to common practice: Shaping arbitration through governing laws
Drew & Napier LLC / 16 Jun 2025 Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 – Digital token licensing regime (Part 1)
Rajah & Tann / 13 Jun 2025 Amendments to enhance transparency of beneficial ownership of companies and LLPs to come into effect on 16 June 2025
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators / 13 Jun 2025 [SIArb J article preview]: Approaches to cultural diversity in international commercial arbitration
Allen & Gledhill / 13 Jun 2025 Singapore strengthens economic partnership with EU through digital trade agreement