The nine were selected from a total of 61 names by a Special Select Committee of Parliament, chaired by Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin.

Hyflux's current cash balance is sufficient for the group to continue its operations for about nine months, while the JMs establish whether a restructuring is possible.

The application for extension of time by the managers was made on the basis of a real risk of asset dissipation, even as they were making progress with the sale of assets.

The Re-Align Framework was passed to help smaller businesses cope with the fallout from the pandemic.

The time is ripe for local regulators to review the relevance of such a test today.

Civil discourse must be encouraged, while also having laws to prevent the escalation of such discourse into violence.

2018 decision that it breached competition laws upheld.

The list now contains 644 companies, including those registered overseas.

Is it fair, ethical, moral to use data in ways that users were not made aware or cognisant of, at the point of consent?

It also raises property valuation reporting standards, eligibility criteria of valuers.

Henry Teo and Judy Teo intend to appeal against their conviction and sentence. 

Clear demarcation of the limited boundaries within which the police can use data obtained by the authorities for other purposes will help to balance the need for public safety and personal privacy.

For physical bonds, trust is in the 'teller' and the 'tale'. Can digital bonds pass legal scrutiny and earn trust in its existence and subsequent use?

Speeches by the Attorney-General, President of the Law Society and the Chief Justice.

Such systems help to set right what might have initially gone amiss. Enhancing training and development programmes for judges and judicial officers just as important.

AGC will also reinforce efforts to demystify the inner workings of the prosecution, by explaining its charging decisions and educating the public on the criminal justice system through the media.

They are Goh Yihan, dean of the Singapore Management University's (SMU) School of Law; Abraham Vergis, founder and managing director of Providence Law Asia; and Kristy Tan, senior director of the AGC's advocacy group.

SGX RegCo is also planning to look at listing rules to see how they can be aligned with the intentions of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act.

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Failure to grasp changing public norms and expectations in rapidly evolving digital world will result in backlash.

The dragged out Hyflux saga has resulted in it being placed under judicial management which often leads to liquidation, leaving the subordinated creditors completely out of money.

Will virtual meetings be here to stay post-pandemic?

Creating a complementary but independent personal data protection body that can work with the PDPC to regulate how personal data, including data gathered by the public authorities, may be a step in the right direction.

Such activities fall into a grey area as third-party platforms are not regulated directly by the MOH or the SMC.

Mr Sulistio had signed certificates to transfer ownership of the gold bars to his wife in 2016 before she passed away.

Muhammad Iski Ismail was jailed for eight months and Muhammad Iskandar Ismail was jailed for two months and four weeks.

The winding down of CA Funding is the latest turn of events for the troubled CoAssets Group, which had left hundreds of investors shaken.

Their resignations leave EHT's audit committee without the requisite minimum of three members as stipulated in the Companies Act and Catalist rules.

The application was motivated by a real risk of asset dissipation.

Marcus Loh Thim Mun fraudulently obtained funds from his clients to settle his escalating gambling debts.

Amid concerns over privacy, the reality is that we live in an imperfect world and age of uncertainty where changes are constant, and no solution can please everyone.

Some of the information that are captured  may be compromised and thus a huge cause of concern. There is also the issue of consent.

SMF believes that flexibility afforded in avenues such as mediation, especially in any labour dispute, is certainly a less hostile and less confrontational format.

Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam further noted that the police have a duty to use the powers vested in them under the Criminal Procedure Code.

The judge found that the evidence did not bear out Dr Chen's allegations of fraud.

The new law will provide for the greater use of simplified language in legislation and another part of the new law will also repeal obsolete laws.

The proceeds from such issuances are invested, not for government spending.

Nerf guns are also excluded from the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Bill. Ornamental weapons such as daggers, swords will be considered for class licensing.

This was the first time that a private hospital was ordered to suspend all services and operations due to failures in compliance with the PHMCA :MOH

It is challenging due to the difficulty of collecting evidence and offenders can also easily avoid detection.

The challenge will be to provide adequate security to what is essentially a hybrid environment, where work and personal tasks comingle in one machine in the new normal.

The proposed changes will also allow cross-border trade documents to be digitalised.

Amended law to better regulate cryptocurrencies, fund transfers.

The Government has put in place stringent measures such as allowing only authorised officers to access TraceTogether data.

Proposed law addresses new threats posed by technology such as 3D-printed guns and drones mounted with weapons.

Singapore lawyers believe the chance for growth in 2021 is there for those who are brave enough to seize it.

One of the three global thought leadership initiatives during SC Xavier's term was the CIArb/Judicial Insolvency Network to work out a pragmatic code for the use of ADR in cross-border insolvency and restructuring. 

Dr Cheng Tai-Heng was a fledgling lawyer over two decades ago where arbitration was not developed in the Singapore law firms and he decided to move overseas to learn and grow as a lawyer in his field.

The current flat owned by the wife and her ex-spouse needs to be disposed of.

Judge says the work complaint against him 'necessarily entails levying allegations'.

These experts will give objective opinions of valuation of assets being divided in contentious divorce cases.

Individuals and firms will now have till Jan 31 to apply for protection from legal action.

Keppel, which also owns a 40 per cent stake in KrisEnergy, said the extension will support the latter's efforts to effect a consensual debt restructuring plan. 

Developer must complete Quality Mark assessment for units before applying for TOP.

He claims there were 6 unauthorised transfers totalling S$5.25m out of Giron Wines.

One out of four interconditional resolutions fails to get sufficient votes.

Proposed rule would affect BMX, fixed-gear bicycles, which can be challenging to brake effectively.

The minimum legal age which takes effect tomorrow was first raised from 18 to 19 years old on Jan 1, 2019, and from 19 to 20 years old on Jan 1, 2020.

Founders allegedly allowed pastry chain to underpay foreign staff between 2013 and 2016.

The action is expected to increase scrutiny of a military whose vast commercial dealings allow it to operate with impunity.

Comprehensive initiatives and legislative measures such as pre-emptive discounts to all products approaching their use-by date can help curb food waste.

The case snowballed from a seemingly simple case of theft into a marathon nine-hour parliamentary debate last month about the fairness of the criminal justice system.

Lawyers who spend more time performing strategic work and providing business guidance tend to be more effective than those who only focus their efforts on legal issues.

The QFLP scheme introduced back in 2008 seeks to support the growth of the Republic's key economic sectors, grow the legal sector and offer additional opportunities for Singapore lawyers.

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The author believes that members of a civil society must play their part to be conscious of what they say, and to remind others who may make racist statements that what they are doing is wrong.

AGC proposes guidelines on appropriate punishments based on relevant factors but it is also the judge who ultimately decides the sentence, as judges are not obliged to accept the AGC's proposed frameworks.

Siti Aslina Junaidi and Mohd Yusri Mohd Yussof were initially arrested in October 2015 in Shenzhen.

He was already separated from his wife and was in the midst of divorce proceedings at the time.

Judge rejects claim she lacked testamentary capacity or made will under 'undue influence'.

Marcus Loh Thim Mun took advantage of the trust that his close clients had in him and tricked two of them into thinking they could place a fixed deposit with a higher interest rate.

But with a trademark dispute still before the court, the legal battle is far from over.

She got away with the crimes because the identities and wages of employees had to be redacted before they reached the finance department.

Extension and timing of payouts, coupled with transmission lag, should ease transition.

They are involved in a growing number of lawsuits by bank creditors trying to recover more than US$3.5 billion (S$4.7 billion) from the firm.

Wirecard SG had been providing payment processing services to about 1,900 companies in Singapore before MAS ordered the firm to stop its payment services operations on Sept 30.

At issue now is whether the long-suffering creditors of Hyflux will finally get a restructuring deal with terms they are prepared to accept.

Ler Teck Siang claimed in his latest trial that he did not believe CNB officers were giving him a ''legal order'' to provide the urine sample. 

This is a rare case of a fugitive being extradited and then acquitted in the state seeking extradition.

The case of Ilechukwu Uchechukwu Chukwudi was the first time in Singapore's history where the Court of Appeal reopened a concluded criminal appeal to re-examine the case and rendered an acquittal.

The case is among the latest of negligence lawsuits settled before they proceed to trial, averting more legal costs and saving time.

Those vulnerable, or facing challenges, will include companies in and related to the oil and marine, retail and construction sectors.

MAS's earlier direction to DBS Trustee on Nov 30 remains in effect and the trustee is required to comply with the direction: MAS spokesperson.

The writer says responsible employers should join the growing call for stronger measures to deal with workplace discrimination.

With this change, High Court cases decided by the General Division could go to the Appellate Division on appeal.

The apex court held that there was insufficient evidence to show that Pragas Krissamy was aware he was being overpaid for carrying contraband cigarettes.

Law Yu Hong was sentenced to 10 days' jail, a fine of $5,000 and also ordered to pay a penalty of $38,400 which was twice twice the amount he had tried to fraudulently obtain through a ruse involving a government productivity scheme.

High Court judges Quentin Loh, Chan Seng Onn, Choo Han Teck and Lee Seiu Kin will have their tenure extended.

Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee and Ragil Putra Setia Sukmarahjana are the two suspects identified in the alleged murder of 19-year-old Felicia Teo Wei Ling who went missing 13 years ago.

The appeal comes after MAS ordered the removal of EHRM as the manager of EH-Reit last month.