LNAI by SAL / 20 Nov 2024 [LNAI] Consumer Protection & AI This article delves into some of the key regulations and legislative structures that are generally relevant to consumer protection concerns related to artificial intelligence, particularly the Personal Data Protection Act.
LNAI by SAL / 30 Sep 2024 [LNAI] Navigating the Complexities: A Guide to Restructuring and Insolvency in Vietnam This article explores the cross-border insolvency process in Vietnam and the challenges and opportunities of restructuring and insolvency in the country.
LNAI by SAL / 24 Sep 2024 [LNAI] Intellectual Property Landscape in Vietnam: Balancing Rights and Innovation This article explores the evolution of Vietnam’s intellectual property framework and the measures businesses could employ when operating in the country’s rapidly changing business landscape.
(2024) CLU 5 / 18 Dec 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2024) - Case law developments concerning production of documents The latest November issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) examines two issues: (a) Order 11 rule 3 − is the “plain and obvious” test too strict? and; (b) the court’s exercise of discretion when ordering production of...
(2024) CLU 5 / 10 Dec 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2024) - Case law developments concerning production of documents The latest November issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) examines two issues: (a) Order 11 rule 3 − is the “plain and obvious” test too strict? and; (b) the court’s exercise of discretion when ordering production of...
(2024) CLU 5 / 03 Dec 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2024) - Case law developments concerning production of documents The latest November issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) examines two issues: (a) Order 11 rule 3 − is the “plain and obvious” test too strict? and; (b) the court’s exercise of discretion when ordering production of...
Singapore Academy of Law / 27 Nov 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2024) - Case law developments concerning production of documents The latest November issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) examines two issues: (a) Order 11 rule 3 − is the “plain and obvious” test too strict? and; (b) the court’s exercise of discretion when ordering production of...
Allen & Gledhill / 20 Dec 2024 Bill introduced to revamp and make permanent Simplified Insolvency Programme to support financially distressed companies This update looks at some of the key amendments which was introduced with the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Amendment) Bill as part of the Ministry of Law’s efforts to bolster Singapore’s insolvency framework and support...
Rajah & Tann / 19 Dec 2024 Passing of Bill to Enhance Parental Leave Schemes, Institute Leave Protections The Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament last month to amend the Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001 which provide for new and enhanced parental leave schemes among other changes. This update reviews the...
Allen & Gledhill / 16 Dec 2024 MAS rationalises leverage requirements and introduces additional disclosures for REITs The Monetary Authority of Singapore recently issued an updated version of the Code on Collective Investment Schemes to rationalize leverage requirements for the real estate investment trust sector following a consultation paper seeking feedback....
Allen & Gledhill / 12 Dec 2024 Anti-Money Laundering and Other Matters Act 2024 enhancing AML/CFT regime partially in force The Ministry of Home Affairs recent issued a press release on the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Other Matters Act 2024 which partially came into operation on 14 November 2024. This update sets out the key details of the press...
Drew & Napier LLC / 10 Dec 2024 The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Efforts to Combat Scams – An update on the enhanced E-Payments User Protection Guidelines and the Guidelines on Shared Responsibility Framework This update highlights key aspects of the enhanced guidelines implemented by MAS and IMDA aimed at combating scams which are set to take effect on 16 December 2024. These includes key duties top be imposed on financial institutions and how...
Rajah & Tann / 20 Dec 2024 Suspended Jail Term for Contempt of Court – Rare but Effective Sanction? This update examines the recent decision of Exterian Capital Pte Ltd v Wong Jun Jie Adrian and another [2024] SGHC 254 which sets out how principles of committal are applied to an individual who has continuously and flagrantly disregarded court...
Drew & Napier LLC / 19 Dec 2024 New Framework for Penalty Orders under Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act: Chang Peng Hong Clarence v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGCA 58 In Chang Peng Hong Clarence v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGCA 58, the Court of Appeal held that under the proper interpretation of Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, sentencing judges can and must impose one penalty for each charge...
Singapore Academy of Law / 18 Dec 2024 [SAL Prac]: Breach of Confidence Actions in Singapore – Where Are We Now After I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 1 SLR 1130? The landmark Court of Appeal decision of I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 1 SLR 1130 modified the well-established test for a breach of confidence claim to provide more robust protection to owners of confidential information by...
Singapore Academy of Law / 17 Dec 2024 [SAL Prac]: Conditional Awards and Implied Reservation of Jurisdiction in Arbitration – Voltas Ltd v York International Pte Ltd [2024] 1 SLR 559 [case comment] Once a final award is issued, the arbitrator becomes functus officio – he/she no longer has jurisdiction over the dispute and may not issue a further award in relation to the arbitration, save for limited exceptions. However, what if an...
Singapore Academy of Law / 13 Dec 2024 {SAL Prac]: Minority Protection and Corporate Wrongs Involving Intellectual Property The courts have recently drawn a sharper distinction between the derivative action and the oppression action as remedies in respect of wrongs committed against a company, including wrongs associated with intellectual property assets. It is...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 05 Dec 2024 Dentons Rodyk Dialogue 2024 The 2024 Dentons Rodyk Dialogue marks the eighth consecutive year of collaboration between Dentons Rodyk and the Singapore Management University (SMU) Yong Pung How School of Law's Centre for Commercial Law in Asia. This year's Dialogue...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 04 Dec 2024 Maximising value: The strategic role of vendor due diligence in controlled auction sales This update looks at the merits and considerations of vendor due diligence which is the conduct of a strategic due diligence exercise on a target company prior to sale, a trend that is becoming increasingly common in controlled auction sales in...
Allen & Gledhill / 02 Dec 2024 Singapore publishes National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy On 30 October 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Monetary Authority of Singapore announced the publication of Singapore’s National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy, as part of continuing efforts to maintain the...
Singapore Academy of Law / 27 Nov 2024 [SAL Prac]: Avant-Garde Tools in Rescue Financing: Developing the Practice and Use of Roll-Ups and Cross-Collateralisations in Singapore The introduction of super-priority rescue financing provisions to Singapore’s insolvency framework adds a further bow to its attractiveness as a restructuring hub. At the same time, these tools open up avenues for abuse and predatory...
Singapore Academy of Law / 22 Nov 2024 [SAL Prac]: A Guide to the Regulatory Treatment of Stablecoins Under the Singapore Payment Services Act 2019 This article outlines the key differences between the regulatory characteristics of “MAS-regulated stablecoins” versus other types of stablecoins that would be regarded as “digital payment tokens” under the Payment...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 16 Dec 2024 Cashing out on your Vietnamese investments: Key insights for investors In recent years, Vietnam has become an increasingly popular choice for foreign investors, with mergers and acquisitions involving targets based in Vietnam doubling from the year before. This article looks at some key takeaways on how to...
Allen & Gledhill / 10 Dec 2024 Key outcomes from COP29 and Singapore’s commitments The recent 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change took place in Baku, Azerbaijan and closed with a new finance goal to help countries protect themselves from climate disasters. This update sets...
Rajah & Tann / 26 Nov 2024 Regional Competition Bites Q3 2024 This update examines some of the legislative and regulatory changes in competition law across Southeast Asia over the third quarter of 2024.
Rajah & Tann / 07 Nov 2024 Introduction of AI Playbook for Small States: Best Practices, Governance, and Social Impact The world’s first AI Playbook for small states was introduced by Singapore and Rwanda at the United Nations Summit of the Future Action Day on 22 September 2024 and covers several aspects of AI adoption on governance, safety and social...
Drew & Napier LLC / 30 Oct 2024 Potential Unenforceability of Undertakings to Exclude a Creditor from a Future Restructuring: Re Cine-UK Ltd and others [2024] EWHC 2475 (Ch) In a recent English decision, debtor companies undertook to certain landlord creditors to exclude them from subsequent court-assisted restructuring plans, if they were proposed. The debtor companies later proposed such restructuring plans. The...
Allen & Gledhill / 20 Dec 2024 Bill introduced to revamp and make permanent Simplified Insolvency Programme to support financially distressed companies
Drew & Napier LLC / 19 Dec 2024 New Framework for Penalty Orders under Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act: Chang Peng Hong Clarence v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGCA 58
Rajah & Tann / 19 Dec 2024 Passing of Bill to Enhance Parental Leave Schemes, Institute Leave Protections
(2024) CLU 5 / 18 Dec 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2024) - Case law developments concerning production of documents
Singapore Academy of Law / 18 Dec 2024 [SAL Prac]: Breach of Confidence Actions in Singapore – Where Are We Now After I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 1 SLR 1130?
Singapore Academy of Law / 17 Dec 2024 [SAL Prac]: Conditional Awards and Implied Reservation of Jurisdiction in Arbitration – Voltas Ltd v York International Pte Ltd [2024] 1 SLR 559 [case comment]
Allen & Gledhill / 16 Dec 2024 MAS rationalises leverage requirements and introduces additional disclosures for REITs
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 16 Dec 2024 Cashing out on your Vietnamese investments: Key insights for investors
Singapore Academy of Law / 13 Dec 2024 {SAL Prac]: Minority Protection and Corporate Wrongs Involving Intellectual Property