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14 July 2020
The article provides an overview of legislative developments relating to the regulation of AI and decentralised technologies, as well as in relation to data protection and cybersecurity in the Asia-Pacific region.
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07 July 2020
In the recent Bidzina Ivanishvili case, the High Court stayed the action in favour of Switzerland. At the appeal stage, the appellants discontinued claims against one of the defendants. The ensuing amendments to the pleadings, which were granted by t...
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25 June 2020
Drew & Napier IP Managing Director Tony Yeo acts as IP Adjudicator in Rolex S.A. v FMTM Distribution Ltd [2020] SGIPOS 6 and allows opposition against Application Mark on grounds of confusing similarity and passing off under Trade Marks Act.
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24 June 2020
In the recent judgment of USB v USA and another appeal [2020] SGCA 57, the Court of Appeal held that in determining the length of the marriage and assessing parties’ indirect contributions to the marriage for the purposes of division of matrimonial a...
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12 June 2020
The Ministry of Communications and Information and the Personal Data Protection Commission conducted a public consultation from 14 to 28 May 2020 on proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012). A draft Personal Data ...
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09 June 2020
A collection of updates to help you navigate issues arising from the global pandemic.
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02 June 2020
In these uncertain times, companies may be faced with the difficult decision of letting go of some of their workers to manage costs. This legal update discusses the different ways the employee-employer relationship can be ended, as well as recent pro...
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15 May 2020
The recent Court of Appeal decision in IPP Financial Advisers Pte Ltd v Saimee bin Jumaat [2020] SGCA 47 has brought much needed clarity in the face of divergent and contradictory Commonwealth decisions on how a limitation period should be calculated...
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12 May 2020
Parties to a dispute want to choose their preferred external counsel, traditionally subject to the direct conflict of interest where the counterparty is an existing or was a former client. In some cases, this may mean appointing a legal team which su...
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11 May 2020
The recent Singapore International Commercial Court decision in Michael A. Baker (Executor of the Estate of Chantal Burnison, Deceased) v BCS Business Consulting Services Pte Ltd [2020] SGHC(I) 10 discusses the questions that arise when the issue of ...
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