Courts and Jurisdiction — Vexatious litigants

This update discusses the Court of Appeal’s views in this decision where the court, for the first time, set out clear guidelines on when and how judicial interviews should be conducted in order to ascertain a child’s wishes and feelings, and the use of child welfare reports in child proceedings.

With the significance of the Chinese economy and rise in outbound investments from China, there has been a surge in international arbitrations involving Chinese parties, both within and outside Mainland China. This commentary aims to examine key measures taken by the Chinese government in recent years to promote arbitration in Mainland China.

The Online Criminal Harms Act (Ocha) is set to be effective from February 1 in Singapore, allowing the government to address criminal content online.