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Drew & Napier recognised in Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 and Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Arbitration 2024

09 Dec 2024

We are proud to announce that our directors have once again been recognised as leading arbitration practitioners in the latest Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 and Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Arbitration 2024. We are also honored to hold the dist...

Directors Lim Chong Kin and Benjamin Gaw identified as leading practitioners in the Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Telecoms, Media & Entertainment 2025

09 Dec 2024

We are pleased to share that Directors Lim Chong Kin and Benjamin Gaw have been identified as leading practitioners in the Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Telecoms, Media & Entertainment 2025 Report. They have also been recognised as Recommended prac...

Drew & Napier recognised as a “National Elite” firm for expertise in Employment in the latest International Employment Lawyer (IEL) Elite 2025 Guide

06 Dec 2024

We are pleased to announce that Drew & Napier’s Employment Practice, headed by Kelvin Tan and Benjamin Gaw, has been recognised as a ''National Elite'' firm in the latest International Employment Lawyer Elite 2025 Guide, reinforcing our standing as a...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s efforts to combat scams – An update on the enhanced E-Payments User Protection Guidelines and the Guidelines on Shared Responsibility Framework (collectively, the “Guidelines)

05 Dec 2024

Lexology Panoramic Next Artificial Intelligence 2024 Singapore chapter co-authored by TMT Practice Head Lim Chong Kin and Directors David N. Alfred, Anastasia Chen and Cheryl Seah

04 Dec 2024

The chapter provides an overview of the key trends and developments concerning the use of AI in Singapore, covering legislative, regulatory and policy initiatives. The chapter also examines future trends and recommends best practices to assess and ma...

Lexology Panoramic: Healthcare Regulation 2025 Singapore Chapter by Directors Tony Yeo, Benjamin Gaw and Dr Corinne Chew

29 Nov 2024

Co-Heads of Healthcare & Life Sciences practice, Tony Yeo and Benjamin Gaw, and Director Dr Corinne Chew authored the Singapore Chapter of Lexology Panoramic: Healthcare Regulation 2025.

Yvonne Tang quoted in Asia IP article on illegal streaming devices in online marketplaces

03 Dec 2024

Yvonne Tang was featured in a recent Asia IP article discussing Singapore's strengthened efforts against illegal streaming devices under the Copyright Act 2021, particularly Section 150. Yvonne also shared of one such police raid that took place in ...

Drew & Napier lawyers identified as leading practitioners in Lexology Index's Commercial Litigation report 2024

12 Nov 2024

We are pleased to announce that the following directors have been recognised as leading practitioners in Lexology Index’s Commercial Litigation report 2024. Our CEO, Cavinder Bull, SC, and Managing Director of Dispute Resolution, Siraj Omar, SC h...

Cavinder Bull, SC and Blossom Hing clinch Lexology Index’s worldwide Lawyer of the Year Awards 2024

08 Nov 2024

Drew & Napier pleased to announce that our lawyers have won two global awards at the Lexology Index Awards 2024 held in London, formerly known as the Who’s Who Legal awards. Cavinder Bull, SC won the global award for Commercial Litigation Lawyer of t...

Anti-Suit Injunctions in Favour of Non-Parties to Arbitration Agreement?

26 Nov 2024

We discuss the recent decision of Asiana Airlines, Inc v Gate Gourmet Korea Co, Ltd and others [2024] SGCA(I) 8, in which the Court of Appeal made a significant ruling regarding the limited circumstances in which an anti-suit injunction will be grant...

Schemes of arrangement: Creditor classification and the importance of timely objections from creditors

22 Nov 2024

Can a scheme of arrangement include creditors that are potentially secured without first having their claims to security being fully and finally determined? Will the court entertain belated objections from a creditor regarding creditor classification...

Singapore Court of Appeal Decides That Contractual Deposits Must Be Reasonable in Amount At The Time Of Contracting, But Need Not Be A Genuine Pre-Estimate Of Loss

21 Nov 2024

In Li Jialin and another v Wingcrown Investment Pte Ltd [2024] SGCA 48, the Court of Appeal clarified and restated the applicable framework to analyse whether a contractual deposit should be upheld and forfeited when the sale and purchase transaction...