(2025) CLU 5 / 09 Dec 2025 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2025) - When may a further affidavit be filed? Recent case law has significantly clarified the circumstances in which a party may adduce a further affidavit containing supporting evidence or new grounds for the remedy sought. This issue of the CLU looks at the considerations of the court in...
(2025) CLU 5 / 02 Dec 2025 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2025) - When may a further affidavit be filed? Recent case law has significantly clarified the circumstances in which a party may adduce a further affidavit containing supporting evidence or new grounds for the remedy sought. This issue of the CLU looks at the considerations of the court in...
Rajah & Tann / 23 Dec 2025 Singapore Customs issues circular on full declaration of product information in permit applications The Circular highlights that Customs expects all traders and declaring agents to provide comprehensive declarations of the product information in permit applications and provides guidance on key data fields.
Rajah & Tann / 22 Dec 2025 Strengthening Singapore's equities market – Completion of market review and unveiling of new measures The Equities Market Review Group which was tasked by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to consider initiatives to improve the vibrancy of Singapore’s equities market has released its final report. This update highlights the...
Rajah & Tann / 18 Dec 2025 MAS issues revised guide on tokenisation of capital markets products The guide aims to provide regulatory clarity and foster a responsible digital asset ecosystem.
WongPartnership LLP / 17 Dec 2025 New Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act empowers victims and promotes responsibility The new Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act 2025 (OSRAA) aims to provide redress to persons affected by online harmful activity, improve online safety, deter online harmful activity, and promote accountability and responsible conduct in...
Rajah & Tann / 12 Dec 2025 MAS consults on enhancing investor recourse avenues in market misconduct cases The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) hopes to strengthen the investor recourse regime in alleged market misconduct cases and is also considering the implementation of suitable safeguards to prevent frivolous legal actions from placing...
WongPartnership LLP / 22 Dec 2025 Law Watch: December 2025 This update looks at some of the key legal highlights over the past 3 months, across various practice areas including deals, arbitration, extradition and trade marks.
Rajah & Tann / 10 Dec 2025 Duties and disclosures: Singapore High Court considers application for parent to sell property held on trust for minor child In coming to its decision in Re Tan Yi Lin Cheryl [2025] SGHC 215, the court highlighted that a trustee’s duty was to preserve the trust assets, and not treat them as investment capital or deal with them unless specifically empowered to do...
WongPartnership LLP / 08 Dec 2025 Court of Appeal clarifies limits on court intervention in arbitrations and enforceability of institutional waivers In a decision providing important guidance on the limits of court intervention in ongoing arbitrations, the Singapore Court of Appeal has, in DMZ v DNA [2025] SGCA 52, clarified that the term “matters” in article 5 of the UNCITRAL...
WongPartnership LLP / 03 Dec 2025 Court of Appeal clarifies limits on court intervention in arbitrations and enforceability of institutional waivers In a decision providing important guidance on the limits of court intervention in ongoing arbitrations, the Singapore Court of Appeal has, in DMZ v DNA [2025] SGCA 52, clarified that the term “matters” in article 5 of the UNCITRAL...
Drew & Napier LLC / 04 Nov 2025 Personal Data Protection Commission clarifies personal data protection act penalty framework in Marina Bay Sands decision On 28 October 2025, the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) imposed a financial penalty of S$315,000 on Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd, which is the second highest penalty since the Personal Data Protection Act 2012...
Allen & Gledhill / 05 Dec 2025 Bioethics Advisory Committee publishes report on ethical, legal, and social issues arising from human nuclear genome editing The report provides guidance to academics, healthcare professionals, researchers, Institutional Review Boards, and Clinical Ethics Committees on the response use of human nuclear genome editing technologies in both biomedical research and...
WongPartnership LLP / 02 Dec 2025 Singapore banking & finance 2025: Trends and developments This update explores the rapid rise of private credit across Asia, the evolution of fund-financing structures such as subscription and NAV facilities, and the expanding role of ESG and blended finance in supporting the region’s transition...
WongPartnership LLP / 18 Nov 2025 SGX RegCo Implements New Measures in a Shift Towards a More Disclosure-based Regime – What Existing SGX Listed Issuers Should Note SGX RegCo has introduced key recommendations from the Equities Market Review Group as part of Singapore’s shift toward a more disclosure-based regime. This update discusses the key post-listing changes.
Drew & Napier LLC / 13 Nov 2025 DrewTech Series Chapter 17 - I love the smell of AI in the morning – a review of an AI-generated letter of demand AI generated work can accelerate workflows and speed up legal processes. However, speed alone is not sufficient. This article considers how effective use of AI requires human oversight, by reviewing an AI-generated letter of demand.
Rajah & Tann / 04 Nov 2025 E-commerce guidelines updated to enhance consumer trust, market competitiveness, and anti-scam measures The Technical Reference 76 on Guidelines for Electronic Commerce Transactions seeks to equip e-commerce businesses with industry best practices on key activities relating to online transactions. This update looks at the enhanced guidelines and...
Rajah & Tann / 24 Dec 2025 [SAcLJ]: Destination unknown: AI and IP in the digital economy Generative AI has revealed a blind spot in liberal private law, of which intellectual property law is illustrative. This has resulted in a political economy of double extraction: Web 2.0’s attention harvest and model developers’...
Singapore Academy of Law / 19 Dec 2025 SAcLJ Special Issue 2025: Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property in the Asia-Pacific This collection critically examines generative AI’s impact on IP law, offering doctrinal analysis, comparative perspectives, and reform proposals that highlight Asia-Pacific’s evolving legal responses to AI-driven creativity.
WongPartnership LLP / 17 Dec 2025 [SAL Prac]: Recent developments in restrictive covenant litigation – English law’s continued support for employers? This article compares recent decisions of the English and Singapore Courts on topical issues arising in restrictive covenant litigation, including: the public interest criterion when considering the enforceability of restrictive employment...
Rajah & Tann / 16 Dec 2025 Regional competition bites Q3 2025 The third quarter of 2025 reflects sustained increase in competition and consumer protection activity across Southeast Asia, marked by more assertive enforcement, growing cross-border cooperation, and targeted reforms in fast-evolving digital...
Drew & Napier LLC / 15 Dec 2025 Singapore and China sign new Joint Declaration on Cooperation The signing took place at the 5th Singapore-China International Commercial Dispute Resolution Conference which marked 35 years of diplomatic relations between Singapore and China.
Rajah & Tann / 23 Dec 2025 Singapore Customs issues circular on full declaration of product information in permit applications
Rajah & Tann / 22 Dec 2025 Strengthening Singapore's equities market – Completion of market review and unveiling of new measures
Singapore Academy of Law / 19 Dec 2025 SAcLJ Special Issue 2025: Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property in the Asia-Pacific
WongPartnership LLP / 17 Dec 2025 [SAL Prac]: Recent developments in restrictive covenant litigation – English law’s continued support for employers?
WongPartnership LLP / 17 Dec 2025 New Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act empowers victims and promotes responsibility