(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.
Allen & Gledhill / 05 May 2025 New workplace safety and health guidelines for employers on preparing for adverse weather On 4 April 2025, the Ministry for Manpower announced the introduction of a new set of guidelines that provide recommendations for managing workplace safety risks during strong winds, floods, lightning, heat stress, and haze...
Rajah & Tann / 02 May 2025 MAS consults on proposed amendments to AML/CFT Notices for FIs and VCCs – to mandate PF assessments, align trust regime and streamline STR filing regime The Monetary Authority of Singapore issued a consultation paper on 8 April 2025 to seek feedback on its proposed amendments to the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime for financial institutions...
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...
Singapore Academy of Law / 07 May 2025 [SAL Ann Rev]: Administrative and Constitutional Law This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2024 decisions of the Singapore courts on administrative and constitutional law. It is authored by Professor Thio Li-ann.
Rajah & Tann / 06 May 2025 Recognition of China bankruptcy reorganisation proceedings under Singapore's insolvency regime In Re King & Wood Mallesons and other matters [2025] SGHC 67, the Singapore High Court issued its reported judgment for one of the first few applications for recognition and reliefs under the UNCITRAL Model Law of Cross-Border Insolvency, as...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 06 May 2025 Singapore: Breach of confidence by ex-employee who retained company documents after leaving job In Hayate Partners Pte Ltd v Rajan Sunil Kumar [2025] SGHC 41, Singapore's High Court found an ex-employee to be in breach of his contractual obligations of confidentiality and equitable obligations of confidence in downloading thousands of...
Singapore Academy of Law / 05 May 2025 [SAL Ann Rev]: Confidential Information & Data Protection This article in the SAL Annual Review encapsulates and evaluates the 2024 decisions of the Singapore courts on the law of confidential information and data protection. It is authored by Benjamin Wong.
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 / 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...
Singapore Academy of Law / 06 May 2025 [SAcLJ]: A tale of two regimes: Arbitration and insolvency from the Privy Council to Singapore: Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] 3 WLR 937 [Case Note] In Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] 3 WLR 937, the Privy Council had to consider the following question: What is the correct test to be applied by the court in deciding whether to proceed with winding up proceedings,...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 05 May 2025 Utilisation of Singapore’s scheme of arrangement mechanism by Indian companies undertaking a “reverse flip” to India Indian startups are increasingly redomiciling from places like Singapore to India to access capital markets, leverage regulatory advantages, and tap investor confidence. Singapore’s Scheme of Arrangement is one such mechanism. This update...
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Apr 2025 [SAcLJ]: Accessory liability for intellectual property infringements and directors: Some significant shifts The focus of this article is on accessory liability for infringement of intellectual property (“IP”) rights. In this little area of the law, the legal developments have also not been uniform and coherent. This article will not only...
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...
Singapore Academy of Law / 06 May 2025 [SAcLJ]: A tale of two regimes: Arbitration and insolvency from the Privy Council to Singapore: Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] 3 WLR 937 [Case Note]
Rajah & Tann / 06 May 2025 Recognition of China bankruptcy reorganisation proceedings under Singapore's insolvency regime
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 06 May 2025 Singapore: Breach of confidence by ex-employee who retained company documents after leaving job
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 05 May 2025 Utilisation of Singapore’s scheme of arrangement mechanism by Indian companies undertaking a “reverse flip” to India
Allen & Gledhill / 05 May 2025 New workplace safety and health guidelines for employers on preparing for adverse weather
Rajah & Tann / 02 May 2025 MAS consults on proposed amendments to AML/CFT Notices for FIs and VCCs – to mandate PF assessments, align trust regime and streamline STR filing regime
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Apr 2025 [SAcLJ]: Accessory liability for intellectual property infringements and directors: Some significant shifts
Allen & Gledhill / 29 Apr 2025 Singapore High Court dismisses coal shipment claims against seller and charterer