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21 January 2022
Under Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Court has, in certain circumstances, the power to order that a person convicted of having corruptly accepted gratification to pay a penalty. Typically, this penalty is assessed based on amo...
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11 January 2022
The chapter provides an overview of private equity laws and regulations applicable in Singapore, and also addresses questions in relation to market trends of private equity transactions, the structuring of private equity acquisitions, and the use of ...
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07 January 2022
In UJM v UJL [2021] SGCA 117, the Court of Appeal has, for the first time, expressly laid down the principles governing applications for leave to appeal from a decision of the Appellate Division of the High Court.
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15 December 2021
The Chapter provides a high level overview of Singapore’s healthcare system as well as updates to the surrounding legislation and regulations. It addresses key issues including organisation and financing, data protection, privacy and digitisation, co...
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10 December 2021
Director Yvonne Tang shared her insights with Asia IP on the enactment of the new Copyright Act in Singapore, in particular photographers hired for wedding photography will become the default first owners of the photos. The new Copyright Act came int...
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08 December 2021
Director Lim Siau Wen was quoted in an Asia IP article that explored the intersection of IP and tattoos. As younger people increasingly embrace tattoos which function as social statements and represent thoughts and feelings, this brings about questio...
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07 December 2021
The Chambers Litigation 2022 edition comprehensively covers each step of the litigation process, including funding, initiating lawsuits, pre-action conduct, injunctive relief, damages, appeal, costs, and ADR.
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03 December 2021
As digital assets rise in prominence as a new asset class, it has become the target of several high-profile hacks. This update discusses the technical practicalities of retrieving stolen digital assets (excluding non-fungible tokens), and highlights ...
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23 November 2021
The UK Supreme Court, in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20, held that the scope of the duty of care is governed by the purpose of the duty, decided objectively by reference to the reason why the advice is being given....
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16 November 2021
In the recent case of CAJ & CAK v CAI [2021] SGCA 102, the Singapore Court of Appeal observed that approximately only 20% of applications to set aside arbitral awards have been allowed. Nevertheless, the Court of Appeal was persuaded that this was a ...
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