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Knowing one's place (of arbitration): Consequences of the Tribunal's selection of the wrong seat

21 Jan 2020

In ST Group Co Ltd and others v Sanum Investments Limited and another appeal [2019] SGCA 65, the Court of Appeal reversed the High Court’s decision, finding that the tribunal’s constitution of the wrong arbitral seat should allow the awar...

Commercial Fairness: Not merely a “skin-deep” exercise in minority oppression-shareholder disputes

16 Jan 2020

In the recent case of Anita Hatta v Lee Siow Kiang Georgia and others [2019] SGHC 222, the Singapore High Court found that a majority shareholder unfairly oppressed the interests of the sole minority shareholder in three companies in the beauty and a...

Drew & Napier ranked top law firm in 5 practices by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

16 Jan 2020

Drew & Napier continues to be ranked Tier 1 in both Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property in the latest edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Both practices have maintained Tier 1 position for 21 consecutive years. Drew has the highest number...

Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill

09 Jan 2020

This article discusses the differences between the Mediation Act 2017 and the Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill, and suggests when one regime may be more appropriate than the other.

Drew & Napier ranked top law firm in 5 practices by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

16 Jan 2020

Drew & Napier continues to be ranked Tier 1 in both Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property in the latest edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Both practices have maintained Tier 1 position for 21 consecutive years. Drew has the highest number...

14 Drew & Napier lawyers recognised by peers as leading practitioners in their fields in Who’s Who Legal 2019/2020

23 Dec 2019

14 Drew & Napier lawyers have been recognised as preeminent lawyers by practitioners and in-house counsel, according to the Who's Who Legal (WWL) books on individual practices for 2019/2020.

Jon Nair, Tan Teng Sen and Lin Shumin recognised in SBR's ‘Singapore's most influential lawyers aged 40 and under 2019'

20 Dec 2019

Functional Directors Jon Nair, Tan Teng Sen and Lin Shumin have been recognised as ‘Singapore’s most influential lawyers aged 40 and under for 2019’, by Singapore Business Review.

Head of Tax & Private Client Services Practice Ong Ken Loon singled out as the leading practitioner in Tax Dispute Resolution at the 2019 Asia Women in Business Law Awards

18 Dec 2019

Congratulations to our Head of Tax & Private Client Services practice, Ong Ken Loon for being singled out as the leading practitioner in Tax Dispute Resolution at the 2019 Asia Women in Business Law Awards by Euromoney Legal Media Group.

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Litigation in Singapore – Chambers & Partners Global Practice Guides 2019 (2nd edition), co-authored by Dispute Resolution directors Mahesh Rai, Adam Maniam, and Rakesh Kirpalani

27 Dec 2019

Dispute Resolution directors Mahesh Rai, Adam Maniam, and Rakesh Kirpalani co-authored the Singapore chapter in Litigation 2019 Second Edition, which was published by Chambers & Partners Global Practice Guides.

Read the LexisNexis Dispute Resolution Guide 2020, co-authored by Directors Foo Yuet Min, Gerui Lim, Woo Shu Yan, and Meryl Koh

26 Dec 2019

Dispute Resolution directors, Foo Yuet Min, Gerui Lim, Woo Shu Yan, and Meryl Koh, co-authored the Singapore Chapter in the 2020 edition of the annual LexisNexis Dispute Resolution Law Guide.

Global Legal Insights to: AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2019

11 Dec 2019

As authors to the Singapore chapter of the inaugural edition of Global Legal Insights to: AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2019, the TMT practice group led by Lim Chong Kin shares insight on topics which include Trends, Ownership/Protection, Antitrust...

Head of IP practice Tony Yeo and Director Meryl Koh author Singapore Chapter in The Legal 500: Patent Litigation Country Comparative Guide

14 Nov 2019

Head of IP practice, Tony Yeo, and Meryl Koh, Director of Drew & Napier’s Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution practices, authored the Singapore Chapter in The Legal 500: Patent Litigation Country Comparative Guide. The Chapter provides an ov...

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Director Foo Yuet Min featured in ALB’s Forum article titled, “Mum’s the Word”

20 Dec 2019

Director Foo Yuet Min is featured in the article, “Mum’s the Word” in the Forum section of the Asian Legal Business (ALB), December 2019 issue.

Director Lim Siau Wen quoted in Asia IP article on IP financing models

02 Dec 2019

Director Lim Siau Wen explained the differences between IP royalty securitisation and IP-backed loans, two types of financing models for IP assets.

Director Yvonne Tang quoted in Asia IP article on issues surrounding setting up of 5G networks

03 Oct 2019

Yvonne shared her thoughts with Asia IP on how setting fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) may be slowing the process of setting up 5G networks in Asia.

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.

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Knowing one's place (of arbitration): Consequences of the Tribunal's selection of the wrong seat

21 Jan 2020

In ST Group Co Ltd and others v Sanum Investments Limited and another appeal [2019] SGCA 65, the Court of Appeal reversed the High Court’s decision, finding that the tribunal’s constitution of the wrong arbitral seat should allow the awar...

Commercial Fairness: Not merely a “skin-deep” exercise in minority oppression-shareholder disputes

16 Jan 2020

In the recent case of Anita Hatta v Lee Siow Kiang Georgia and others [2019] SGHC 222, the Singapore High Court found that a majority shareholder unfairly oppressed the interests of the sole minority shareholder in three companies in the beauty and a...

Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill

09 Jan 2020

This article discusses the differences between the Mediation Act 2017 and the Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill, and suggests when one regime may be more appropriate than the other.

Court of Appeal determines proper law of arbitration agreement

08 Jan 2020

This decision underscores the importance in exercising great care when drafting an arbitration clause.

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Knowing one's place (of arbitration): Consequences of the Tribunal's selection of the wrong seat

Commercial Fairness: Not merely a “skin-deep” exercise in minority oppression-shareholder disputes

Drew & Napier ranked top law firm in 5 practices by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill

Drew & Napier ranked top law firm in 5 practices by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

14 Drew & Napier lawyers recognised by peers as leading practitioners in their fields in Who’s Who Legal 2019/2020

Jon Nair, Tan Teng Sen and Lin Shumin recognised in SBR's ‘Singapore's most influential lawyers aged 40 and under 2019'

Head of Tax & Private Client Services Practice Ong Ken Loon singled out as the leading practitioner in Tax Dispute Resolution at the 2019 Asia Women in Business Law Awards

Litigation in Singapore – Chambers & Partners Global Practice Guides 2019 (2nd edition), co-authored by Dispute Resolution directors Mahesh Rai, Adam Maniam, and Rakesh Kirpalani

Read the LexisNexis Dispute Resolution Guide 2020, co-authored by Directors Foo Yuet Min, Gerui Lim, Woo Shu Yan, and Meryl Koh

Global Legal Insights to: AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2019

Head of IP practice Tony Yeo and Director Meryl Koh author Singapore Chapter in The Legal 500: Patent Litigation Country Comparative Guide

Director Foo Yuet Min featured in ALB’s Forum article titled, “Mum’s the Word”

Director Lim Siau Wen quoted in Asia IP article on IP financing models

Director Yvonne Tang quoted in Asia IP article on issues surrounding setting up of 5G networks

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

Knowing one's place (of arbitration): Consequences of the Tribunal's selection of the wrong seat

Commercial Fairness: Not merely a “skin-deep” exercise in minority oppression-shareholder disputes

Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill

Court of Appeal determines proper law of arbitration agreement

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