The latest March issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) examines a recent decision of the Appellate Division of the High Court concerning a case of overcharging clients, a worrying trend in recent years that brings into sharp relief the court’s supervisory role in holding lawyers accountable for such behaviour. Past issues of CLU are also available here on LawNet.

New AI governance initiatives were introduced to enhance the safety of AI for Singaporeans and global citizens at the recent AI Action Summit which was held in February. This update highlights the key features of these initiatives.

This update summarises the changes that were made to the Guidelines for Developoers on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism on 21 January 2025 in line with the key recommendations made in the report by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Anti-Money Laundering.

Entries are sought across 25 categories, each designed to recognise the outstanding achievements of private client practitioners worldwide.

Tan Guosheng is the latest member of the syndicate –which reaped more than a million dollars in proceeds for two key members – to be convicted in court.

The Thai Pilots Association is set to file a lawsuit against the Labour Ministry in the Administrative Court on Friday, seeking a temporary injunction to block foreign pilots from operating domestic flights.

The State Bank of Vietnam has finalized the compulsory transfer of four financially weak banks—CB, Oceanbank, DongA Bank, and GPBank—to Vietcombank, MB, HDBank, and VPBank, respectively.

Capital A Bhd expects to exit its Practice Note 17 (PN17) status by May 2025, following approval from Bursa Malaysia for its regularisation plan, CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes announced.

Yoong Kok Kai was sentenced to three years and 10 months’ jail. He will also be disqualified from holding all classes of driving licences for 10 years after his release.