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.
(2025) CLU 1 / 20 Jan 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.
(2024) CLU 5 / 24 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 / 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...
Rajah & Tann / 10 Jan 2025 REITs Subject to Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.5 times and Aggregate Leverage Limit of 50%, and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements On 29 November 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced changes affect real estate investment trusts (REITs): the imposition of a minimum interest coverage ratio (ICR) of 1.5 times and a single aggregate leverage limit of 50% on all...
Drew & Napier LLC / 07 Jan 2025 New Year, New Rules: The SIAC Releases its 2025 Rules with Innovations The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) 2025 Arbitration Rules came into force on 1 January 2025. This update highlights the key procedural mechanisms newly introduced in the Rules which clients and users of the SIAC...
Allen & Gledhill / 31 Dec 2024 Workplace Fairness Bill introduced in Parliament to protect employees from discrimination The Workplace Fairness Bill was introduced in Parliament on 12 November 2024 and seeks to protect individuals from discrimination establish fair employment practices among other things. This article sets out some of the key provisions of the Bill.
Rajah & Tann / 27 Dec 2024 Enhancing Online Safety in Singapore: Public Consultation on Measures to Provide Redress and Increase Accountability The Ministry of Law and Ministry of Digital Development and Information recently sought feedback via a consultation paper to address growing concerns regarding online harms with existing laws facing limitations in mitigating online dangers. This...
Allen & Gledhill / 27 Dec 2024 Bill to clarify that egregious abuse of court process will amount to contempt of court passed The Administration of Justice (Protection) (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament on 13 November 2024, with the intent to safeguard the administration of justice in Singapore by clarifying that egregious of the court process will amount to...
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 21 Jan 2025 IPOS update on IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore: January 2025 This update covers recent court decisions and featured articles, events and developments relating to IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore in January 2025.
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 17 Jan 2025 Spotlight on Sample IP/Tech Decisions from the Singapore Courts (2024: Year-in-Review) This is a sampling of some decisions that the Singapore courts handed down in 2024, which provide useful insights relating to intellectual property, intangible assets or technology.
Drew & Napier LLC / 16 Jan 2025 Division of Matrimonial Assets & the Co-mingling of Pre-Marital Assets: WQP v WQQ [2024] SGHC(A) 34 In WQP v WQQ [2024] SGHC(A) 34, the Appellate Division of the High Court held that the fact that the pool of matrimonial assets comprises substantial pre-marriage assets commingled with post-marriage assets is relevant to the division of...
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 15 Jan 2025 IPOS Decisions 2024: Year-in-Review This write-up details selected issues, holdings and comments of interest for IPOS decisions issued in 2024.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 14 Jan 2025 Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Comptroller of Income Tax [2024] SGHC 281 – Capital allowance claims on airport assets This update examines the recent High Court decision of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Comptroller of Income Tax [2024] SGHC 281 which ruled that certain airport assets were structures and not plant and therefore not eligible for...
Singapore Academy of Law / 30 Dec 2024 [SAL Prac]: A Solicitor’s Perspective on Advocacy in Singapore A newly minted judicial commissioner and solicitor for more than two decades prior gives an outsider’s perspective on advocacy in Singapore.
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...
The Global Legal Post, Ben Rigby / 20 Jan 2025 SICC marks 10th anniversary with transnational dispute resolution conference Singapore International Commercial Court has celebrated its 10th anniversary with a conference dedicated to transnational trends in commercial disputes.
Rajah & Tann / 16 Jan 2025 An Overview of Recent Developments and Upcoming Laws Regulating the TMT Space in Malaysia The technology, media and telecommunications, and data protection (TMT) space in Malaysia recently witnessed a flurry of legislative developments, with multiple bills primarily focused on online safety and harms being swiftly introduced and...
Allen & Gledhill / 08 Jan 2025 Strengthening economic connectivity with the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (“JS-SEZ”) aims to facilitate cross-border flows of goods, ease the movement of people, and strengthen the investment ecosystem within the JS-SEZ. This update explores several initiatives that...
Rajah & Tann / 07 Jan 2025 The New Southeast Asia Economic Hub: Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone ("JS-SEZ") represents a strategic initiative aimed at transforming the border region between Malaysia's Johor state and Singapore into a premier economic hub. Announced with the objective of...
Singapore Academy of Law / 06 Jan 2025 [SAcLJ]: The Jurisdictional Multi-body Problem in International Arbitration A core appeal of arbitration is to provide a quick and efficient adjudication. Yet, arbitral disputes are still prone to spiral into jurisdictional turf wars between tribunal and court – a phenomenon that can be aptly analogised as a...
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 21 Jan 2025 IPOS update on IP/IT dispute resolution in Singapore: January 2025
The Global Legal Post, Ben Rigby / 20 Jan 2025 SICC marks 10th anniversary with transnational dispute resolution conference
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore / 17 Jan 2025 Spotlight on Sample IP/Tech Decisions from the Singapore Courts (2024: Year-in-Review)
Drew & Napier LLC / 16 Jan 2025 Division of Matrimonial Assets & the Co-mingling of Pre-Marital Assets: WQP v WQQ [2024] SGHC(A) 34
Rajah & Tann / 16 Jan 2025 An Overview of Recent Developments and Upcoming Laws Regulating the TMT Space in Malaysia
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 14 Jan 2025 Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Comptroller of Income Tax [2024] SGHC 281 – Capital allowance claims on airport assets
WongPartnership LLP / 14 Jan 2025 Singapore High Court Grants Anti-Suit Injunction in Favour of Arbitration; Rejects Comity and Forum Fragmentation Arguments
(2025) CLU 1 / 20 Jan 2025 Civil Litigation Update (Jan 2025) - No right to be heard if costs remain unpaid
Allen & Gledhill / 10 Jan 2025 Singapore High Court grants funding creditor prospective priority for funding claw-back actions and clarifies scope of court’s powers in granting authorisation to liquidators to appoint solicitors