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Transfer of benefits from criminal conduct - The distinction between primary and secondary offenders

19 Jul 2019

Last week, the Court of Appeal in Yap Chen Hsiang Osborn v PP [2019] SGCA 40, had the opportunity to clarify that secondary offenders (ie someone who does not himself commit the offence from which the proceeds were originally derived but launders the...

Limits of duty to respond to construction payment claims

17 Jul 2019

In the recent decision of Far East Square Pte Ltd v Yau Lee Construction (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 36, the Court of Appeal held that the “duty to speak” via a payment response provided under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Pa...

UK Supreme Court considers post-termination restrictive covenant

15 Jul 2019

In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] UKSC 32, the UK Supreme Court recently upheld that a covenant prohibiting a former employee from having shareholding in a competing business was unreasonably wide, but enforced the covenant after it decided that t...

Summary dismissal in arbitration: Different standards in different rules?

15 Jul 2019

This update examines whether the rules of various arbitral institutions impose different standards for summary dismissal.

Disputes star Senior Counsel Siraj Omar returns to Drew

01 Jul 2019

Siraj joins us as an Equity Director with his 7-strong team, including Director See Chern Yang.

Drew & Napier acted for Rothschild & Co Singapore Limited, independent financial advisor to CapitaLand Limited, on CapitaLand Limited’s acquisition of Ascendas Pte. Ltd. and Singbridge Pte. Ltd.

26 Jun 2019

Drew & Napier acted for Rothschild & Co Singapore Limited, independent financial advisor to CapitaLand Limited ("CapitaLand"), in relation to the acquisition of all the issued ordinary shares in each of Ascendas Pte Ltd and Singbrid...

Drew & Napier’s Restructuring practice is the top Asian based practice in the 2019 Global Restructuring Review rankings

18 Jun 2019

Drew & Napier’s Corporate Restructuring & Workouts practice has been ranked the world’s top Asian based practice by Global Restructuring Review (GRR). The firm has featured in the elite GRR Top 30 rankings for two consecutive years, and appears in th...

Cavinder Bull, SC re-appointed as Vice-President of the SIAC Court of Arbitration

06 Jun 2019

The term of appointment is from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2021.

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Telecoms & Media in Singapore 2019 - article in Lexology GTDT

11 Jul 2019

As the invited authors of the Singapore Chapter in Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media 2019, the TMT practice group led by Lim Chong Kin shares insights into key legal and industry developments in the Singapore telecoms and media s...

Cartels in Singapore 2019 - article in Chambers Global Practice Guide

10 Jul 2019

Authors of the Singapore Chapter in Global Practice Guide: Cartels 2019, Head of the Competition and Regulatory (Contentious & Non-Contentious) Practice Lim Chong Kin and Deputy Head Dr Corinne Chew have drawn upon their extensive experience to provi...

The Legal 500: Bribery & Corruption 2nd Edition Country Comparative Guide - authored by Wendell Wong

06 Jun 2019

Co-head of Investigations, Wendell Wong, authored the Singapore chapter in The Legal 500: Bribery & Corruption 2nd Edition Country Comparative Guide. The guide aims to provide readers with an overview of the bribery & corrupti...

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance 2019

12 Apr 2019

Directors Pauline Chong, Renu Menon, Blossom Hing and Ong Ken Loon co-authored the Singapore chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance 2019 that was recently published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.

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Director Yvonne Tang quoted in Asia IP article on the challenges behind managing copyright

11 Apr 2019

Director Yvonne Tang shared with Asia IP’s readers the common challenges faced in the management and exploitation of copyright, particularly in copyright infringement.

Director Lim Siau Wen quoted in Asia IP article on leveraging IP for businesses

27 Nov 2018

Director Lim Siau Wen shared her thoughts with Asia IP on the key trends and developments affecting the leveraging of IP. This is especially so in financial strategy and mergers & acquisitions, where businesses begin to realise the value of IP as int...

Director Yvonne Tang quoted in Asia IP article on the inclusion of IP in trade agreements

28 Aug 2018

Director Yvonne Tang shared her thoughts with Asia IP on the inclusion of IP protection into trade agreements. The article explored the reasons why IP protection should be included as well as the downsides/oppositions against it.

Director Benedict Teo wrote Business Times article on navigating the collective sale process

24 Apr 2018

Director Benedict Teo authored an article on navigating the collective sale process that was published in The Business Times Weekend, following the recent en bloc fever in Singapore.

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Transfer of benefits from criminal conduct - The distinction between primary and secondary offenders

19 Jul 2019

Last week, the Court of Appeal in Yap Chen Hsiang Osborn v PP [2019] SGCA 40, had the opportunity to clarify that secondary offenders (ie someone who does not himself commit the offence from which the proceeds were originally derived but launders the...

Limits of duty to respond to construction payment claims

17 Jul 2019

In the recent decision of Far East Square Pte Ltd v Yau Lee Construction (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 36, the Court of Appeal held that the “duty to speak” via a payment response provided under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Pa...

UK Supreme Court considers post-termination restrictive covenant

15 Jul 2019

In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] UKSC 32, the UK Supreme Court recently upheld that a covenant prohibiting a former employee from having shareholding in a competing business was unreasonably wide, but enforced the covenant after it decided that t...

Summary dismissal in arbitration: Different standards in different rules?

15 Jul 2019

This update examines whether the rules of various arbitral institutions impose different standards for summary dismissal.

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Transfer of benefits from criminal conduct - The distinction between primary and secondary offenders

Limits of duty to respond to construction payment claims

UK Supreme Court considers post-termination restrictive covenant

Summary dismissal in arbitration: Different standards in different rules?

Disputes star Senior Counsel Siraj Omar returns to Drew

Drew & Napier acted for Rothschild & Co Singapore Limited, independent financial advisor to CapitaLand Limited, on CapitaLand Limited’s acquisition of Ascendas Pte. Ltd. and Singbridge Pte. Ltd.

Drew & Napier’s Restructuring practice is the top Asian based practice in the 2019 Global Restructuring Review rankings

Cavinder Bull, SC re-appointed as Vice-President of the SIAC Court of Arbitration

Telecoms & Media in Singapore 2019 - article in Lexology GTDT

Cartels in Singapore 2019 - article in Chambers Global Practice Guide

The Legal 500: Bribery & Corruption 2nd Edition Country Comparative Guide - authored by Wendell Wong

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance 2019

Director Yvonne Tang quoted in Asia IP article on the challenges behind managing copyright

Director Lim Siau Wen quoted in Asia IP article on leveraging IP for businesses

Director Yvonne Tang quoted in Asia IP article on the inclusion of IP in trade agreements

Director Benedict Teo wrote Business Times article on navigating the collective sale process

Transfer of benefits from criminal conduct - The distinction between primary and secondary offenders

Limits of duty to respond to construction payment claims

UK Supreme Court considers post-termination restrictive covenant

Summary dismissal in arbitration: Different standards in different rules?

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