(2024) CLU 3 / 08 May 2024 Civil Litigation Update (Apr 2024) - Order 3 rule 2(2): Recent cases on the court’s general power The latest April issue of the Civil Litigation Update examines how the courts have applied or considered O 3 r 2(2) of the Rules of Court 2021 since the Rules’ introduction three years ago.
Singapore Academy of Law / 19 Jul 2024 [SAL Journal]: Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Protection of Personal Data and Countering False Narratives About the Person Generative artificial intelligence (“Gen AI”) has rapidly become ubiquitous on online platform services, from chatbots and virtual assistants to search engines and social media. This generated concerns over potentially harmful effects...
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 15 Jul 2024 New Express Track scheme in the General Division of the High Court The Express Track is a new consent-based scheme which applies to originating claim actions in the General Division of the High Court designed to enhance access to justice by facilitating the speedy resolution of matters, and provide a bespoke,...
Rajah & Tann / 15 Jul 2024 Consultation on Proposed Extension of Block Exemption Order for Certain Liner Shipping Agreements to 31 Dec 2029 On 30 May 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore updated the "Guidelines on Fair Dealing – Board and Senior Management Responsibilities for Delivering Fair Dealing Outcomes to Customers". The revised guidelines sets out five...
WongPartnership LLP / 09 Jul 2024 2024 Amendments to the Cybersecurity Act 2018 of Singapore – Key Changes The Cybersecurity Act 2018 of Singapore was recently amended by the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill (Bill No. 15/2024) (“Bill”). The Bill introduces significant changes to the Cybersecurity Act which addresses recent technology...
Rajah & Tann / 09 Jul 2024 MAS Requires All Financial Institutions to Apply Fair Dealing Guidelines to All Products & Services On 30 May 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore updated the "Guidelines on Fair Dealing – Board and Senior Management Responsibilities for Delivering Fair Dealing Outcomes to Customers". The revised guidelines are expected to...
Singapore Academy of Law / 24 Jul 2024 [SAL Journal]: Letters of Credit: Is Recklessness Fraud? - Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd v Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd [2023] SGHC 220 [Case Note] In Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd v Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd [2023] SGHC 220, the General Division of the High Court held that the “Fraud Exception” for refusing payment under a letter of credit is satisfied where a beneficiary...
Singapore Academy of Law / 23 Jul 2024 [SAL Annual Review]: Land Law This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2023 decisions of the Singapore courts on land law. It is authored by Professor Teo Keang Sood.
Drew & Napier LLC / 22 Jul 2024 High Court Reaffirms Position in Trade Mark Law on Well-known Marks and Evidence of Actual Confusion The General Division of the High Court fully upheld the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore’s decision in Outschool Inc v Allschools Pte Ltd [2023] SGIPOS 12. This article provides an update of the decision and possible practical...
Allen & Gledhill / 22 Jul 2024 The “creditor duty”: Singapore Court of Appeal upholds director’s liability The Court of Appeal in Foo Kian Beng v OP3 International Pte Ltd (in liquidation) [2024] SGCA 10 set out a framework delineating how and to extent to which a director must consider creditors’ interests. This update takes a closer look at...
Singapore Academy of Law / 10 Jul 2024 [SAL Annual Review]: Admiralty and Shipping Law This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2023 decisions of the Singapore courts on admiralty & shipping law. It is authored by Toh Kian Sing SC and Vivian Ang.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 25 Jul 2024 A guide to jurisdictional selection and structuring strategies for family offices This is a guide to assist family offices make good decisions about where to set up their structures and operational activities.
Rajah & Tann / 13 Jun 2024 New Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests: Implementation, Implications, and Practical Tips The Ministry of Manpower launched the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement (“FWA”) Requests last month establish how formal FWA requests should be made, how employers should consider such requests in a proper manner and...
Allen & Gledhill / 11 Jun 2024 BCA launches NEC4 contract for construction and engineering projects in Singapore On 29 April 2024, the Building and Construction Authority announced the launch of the NEC4 contract for construction and engineering projects in Singapore. The NEC4 contract is the latest edition of a suite of collaborative contracts for...
Rajah & Tann / 10 Jun 2024 Topline Competition: Notifying a Merger in Singapore – When and What are the Triggers? One key focus of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS”) is to determine whether there has been a substantial lessening of competition ("SLC") in Singapore. This means that CCCS expects merging parties...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 03 Jun 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: An Exploration of AI Evaluation Regimes in Singapore and Worldwide (Part 2) This is the second part of a two-part article on artificial intelligence evaluation regimes in Singapore and worldwide. The first part reviewed the fast-growing Singapore regime, as seen from recent guidelines that were issued by the Personal...
Drew & Napier LLC / 25 Jul 2024 UK Privy Council Overturns Longstanding English Position Regarding Test For Staying Liquidation Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration: Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) v Halimeda International In the seminal decision of Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the UK overturned longstanding English authority in this regard. It unanimously held...
Singapore Academy of Law / 01 Jul 2024 [SAL Journal]: Artificial Intelligence as Inventor? The UK Supreme Court’s ruling in Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2024] Bus LR 47 clarifies that only natural persons can be inventors under the UK Patents Act 1977, dismissing the notion of AI as an...
Rajah & Tann / 27 Jun 2024 The Rise of Johor as a Data Centre Hub The onset of artificial intelligence has seen a boon in the number of data centres as the world grows more reliant on cloud-based technology and consumption of online content, a trend which has triggered a surge in the establishment of data...
Bits & Bytes by TRAIL / 06 Jun 2024 [Bits & Bytes by TRAIL]: Man versus Machine: UK Supreme Court Upholds Requirement for Human Inventorship to Secure Patent Protection This article comments on the UK Supreme Court’s decision in Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2023] UKSC 49 where the court held that artificial intelligence machines cannot be an inventor under the Patents...
Singapore Academy of Law / 05 Jun 2024 [SAL Prac]: Obtaining Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Orders in the People’s Republic of China This article serves as a guide for cross-border insolvency practitioners navigating the recognition and enforcement of foreign proceedings under the People's Republic of China law.
Drew & Napier LLC / 25 Jul 2024 UK Privy Council Overturns Longstanding English Position Regarding Test For Staying Liquidation Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration: Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) v Halimeda International
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 25 Jul 2024 A guide to jurisdictional selection and structuring strategies for family offices
Singapore Academy of Law / 24 Jul 2024 [SAL Journal]: Letters of Credit: Is Recklessness Fraud? - Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd v Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd [2023] SGHC 220 [Case Note]
Drew & Napier LLC / 22 Jul 2024 High Court Reaffirms Position in Trade Mark Law on Well-known Marks and Evidence of Actual Confusion
Allen & Gledhill / 22 Jul 2024 The “creditor duty”: Singapore Court of Appeal upholds director’s liability
Singapore Academy of Law / 19 Jul 2024 [SAL Journal]: Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Protection of Personal Data and Countering False Narratives About the Person
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 15 Jul 2024 New Express Track scheme in the General Division of the High Court
Rajah & Tann / 15 Jul 2024 Consultation on Proposed Extension of Block Exemption Order for Certain Liner Shipping Agreements to 31 Dec 2029