Legal Updates & Publications
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07 November 2019
In Stargood Construction Pte Ltd v Shimizu Corporation [2019] SGHC 261, the High Court clarified that the application of the Court of Appeal’s holding in Far East Square on the architect being functus officio is limited to a situation where the const...
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05 November 2019
The Singapore bond market has been busy with October seeing much activity. Bonds, notes, MTNs – the jargon can seem complex and daunting. This note demystifies some of the basics and is best read with a vesper martini in hand.
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05 November 2019
The UK Supreme Court in Singularis Holdings Ltd (in Official Liquidation) v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [2019] UKSC 50 upheld an earlier decision that a bank was liable to a customer for breach of its Quincecare duty (named after Barclays Bank p...
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30 October 2019
In a recent decision of BYX v BYY [2019] SGHC 237, the High Court ordered that the Sheriff proceed with the sale of immovable property (which was subject to a mortgage) without the mortgagee bank’s consent.
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18 October 2019
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18 October 2019
In the recent case of Bi Xiaoqiong v China Medical Technologies, Inc [2019] SGCA 50, a five-member panel of the Singapore Court of Appeal provided clarity on the Singapore courts’ power to grant Mareva injunctions in support of foreign litigation. Th...
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16 October 2019
In the recent case of PP v Soh Chee Wen and another [2019] SGHC 235, the High Court held that the Prosecution, in criminal proceedings, is entitled to assert litigation privilege. However, that litigation privilege may be subject to a number of excep...
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15 October 2019
This article explains some common digital fraud techniques and methods, and the potential legal issues.
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10 October 2019
This article discusses the commencement of Madrid Protocol trade mark filings for Malaysia from 27 December 2019, and other changes to be made to the Malaysian Trade Marks Act.
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24 September 2019
A company operating a public webpage which invites comments to be posted by members of the public on its webpage faces a risk of being found liable for defamation, especially if the company is shown to have control over the material posted on its pub...
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