Rajah & Tann / 05 Oct 2026 MAS consultation on proposed amendments to the Payment Services Act for Stablecoin Regulation The consultation paper which closes on 16 October, proposes to introduce a new licensing framework for issuers who wish to hold themselves out as issuers of "MAS-regulated stablecoins". Under the proposed licensing framework, such...
Rajah & Tann / 01 Oct 2026 Public consultation on the impact of artificial intelligence on Singapore's intellectual property regime The consultation which closes on 22 October 2026, covers Singapore’s copyright and patent regimes, proposing legal refinements, practical information resources and technical measures to enhance certainty, accountability and confidence in...
Allen & Gledhill / 30 Sep 2026 MAS issues guidelines on audit of payment service providers The guidelines apply to all holders of a payment service licence and set out MAS’ expectations on the annual audits for all providers, including reports that should be submitted to MAS, baseline and mandatory coverage areas, and audit...
WongPartnership LLP / 25 Sep 2026 MAS responds to feedback on proposed amendments to related party transaction requirements for banks The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) had consulted on proposals to enhance oversight of related party transactions, address conflict of interest risks, and align with international best practices including the updated Basel Core Principles...
Allen & Gledhill / 24 Sep 2026 IMDA and PDPC publish guides relating to generative AI, digital twin technology, and privacy-enhancing technologies The guides look to support businesses in the data-driven economy.
Singapore Academy of Law / 05 Oct 2026 [SAL Prac (Family)]: Valuing Foreign Currency in Divorce - XML v XMM [2025] 5 SLR 241 [case comment] This case comment analyses the approach of the Family Division of the High Court in XML v XMM [2025] 5 SLR 241 to valuing A$750,000 that had been dissipated from the pool of matrimonial assets. It argues that, conceptually, all matrimonial...
WongPartnership LLP / 05 Oct 2026 Must an employer give notice of termination when a probationer is not confirmed? In Nanyang Law LLC v Ghui Meng Yang [2026] SGHC 171, the General Division of the High Court held that a contract of service which stipulates a period of probation is not automatically a contract of service for a specified period of time (the...
Rajah & Tann / 02 Oct 2026 Singapore court clarifies bankers’ books exception and applicability of alternative routes Under Singapore law, banks are subject to strict banking secrecy obligations prohibiting the disclosure of customer information to third parties. However, there are certain exceptions to banking secrecy, such as the Bankers' Books Exception,...
WongPartnership LLP / 02 Oct 2026 Law Watch: September 2026 This update looks at some of the key legal highlights over the past 3 months, across various practice areas including deals, enforcement of debt judgment and patents.
WongPartnership LLP / 01 Oct 2026 Withholding of salary: ECT decision on salary deductions and set-off In JKD v JKE [2026] SGECT 12, the Employment Claims Tribunals held that an employer was not entitled to withhold an employee’s earned salary on account of compensation it said the employee owed for breaching a training bond, and allowed the...
Allen & Gledhill / 29 Sep 2026 CSA publishes Quantum-Safe Handbook and Quantum Readiness Index The handbook provides practical guidance on what is at stake, what organisations should focus on, and how to build readiness step by step while the index is a self-assessment questionnaire that complements the handbook by helping organisations...
Allen & Gledhill / 23 Sep 2026 MAS and ABS establish taskforce to strengthen cyber and technology resilience against AI-driven threats The AI-Driven Cyber and Technology Risk Taskforce will address emerging AI-driven threats through collaboration, innovation, and shared expertise and focus on the areas of industry collaboration, capability uplift and guidance development.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 16 Sep 2026 Singapore strengthens its position as a leading asset management hub: Key measures announced by MAS The measures are intended to anchor high-value asset management activities in Singapore, deepen the capabilities of the local industry and attract global asset management talent, against the backdrop of increasing competition between regional...
WongPartnership LLP / 15 Sep 2026 BCA Launches Green Mark Version 7 The refreshed Green Mark seeks to take sustainability standards to the next level and introduces key enhancements to accelerate decarbonisation of the built environment in support of Singapore’s broader climate commitments under the...
WongPartnership LLP / 08 Sep 2026 ACRA and SID partner to strengthen director capability and governance standards in Singapore On 28 August 2026, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) announced the entry into a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop the Company Director Fundamentals (CDF) training...
WongPartnership LLP / 06 Oct 2026 Silence is not a grant of power: emergency arbitrators in China-seated arbitrations In Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co Ltd v Moveon Technologies Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 186, the General Division of the High Court of Singapore set aside an order granting permission to enforce an interim arbitral award issued by an emergency arbitrator in...
Rajah & Tann / 30 Sep 2026 The Ralli Brothers Rule in an age of sanctions The increasing deployment of sanctions has given rise to a greater number of cases where banks and other financial institutions receive demands to make payment to entities sanctioned under foreign law. The relevant contract sometimes may not...
WongPartnership LLP / 30 Sep 2026 Singapore and Lao PDR sign Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration This is Singapore’s 12th Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration, and its fourth with an ASEAN Member State. The Agreement establishes a legally binding bilateral framework for the generation and international transfer of...
Allen & Gledhill / 28 Sep 2026 Singapore strengthens PPH cooperation with China and France The Patent Prosecution Highway ("PPH") offers applicants an option to obtain earlier patent examination outcomes by relying on examination conducted by participating intellectual property offices.
Singapore Academy of Law / 25 Sep 2026 [SAcLJ]: Quincecare Developments in the Struggle Against Scammers in Singapore: Payment Service Providers and a Duty of Retrieval - Hamblin v Moorwand Ltd [2025] EWHC 817 (Ch) [Case Comment] This case comment examines how Hamblin v Moorwand Ltd [2025] EWHC 817 (Ch) may reshape Singapore’s response to authorised push payment scams through an expanded Quincecare duty, derivative actions, and an emerging duty of retrieval.
WongPartnership LLP / 06 Oct 2026 Silence is not a grant of power: emergency arbitrators in China-seated arbitrations
Singapore Academy of Law / 05 Oct 2026 [SAL Prac (Family)]: Valuing Foreign Currency in Divorce - XML v XMM [2025] 5 SLR 241 [case comment]
WongPartnership LLP / 05 Oct 2026 Must an employer give notice of termination when a probationer is not confirmed?
Rajah & Tann / 05 Oct 2026 MAS consultation on proposed amendments to the Payment Services Act for Stablecoin Regulation
Rajah & Tann / 02 Oct 2026 Singapore court clarifies bankers’ books exception and applicability of alternative routes
WongPartnership LLP / 01 Oct 2026 Withholding of salary: ECT decision on salary deductions and set-off
Rajah & Tann / 01 Oct 2026 Public consultation on the impact of artificial intelligence on Singapore's intellectual property regime
WongPartnership LLP / 30 Sep 2026 Singapore and Lao PDR sign Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration