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17 July 2019
In the recent decision of Far East Square Pte Ltd v Yau Lee Construction (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 36, the Court of Appeal held that the “duty to speak” via a payment response provided under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Pa...
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15 July 2019
In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] UKSC 32, the UK Supreme Court recently upheld that a covenant prohibiting a former employee from having shareholding in a competing business was unreasonably wide, but enforced the covenant after it decided that t...
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15 July 2019
This update examines whether the rules of various arbitral institutions impose different standards for summary dismissal.
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12 July 2019
On 11 July 2019, the Singapore Exchange Regulation announced various amendments to the voluntary delisting regime, which took immediate effect. The amendments are intended to provide minority shareholders with greater protection and a better exit off...
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12 July 2019
In the recent case of Allswell Marketing Pte Ltd v PP [2019] SGHC 157, the High Court held that a criminal court may impose a penalty based on the tax assessment made by the Comptroller of Income Tax, even though the assessment is not final and is pe...
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11 July 2019
As the invited authors of the Singapore Chapter in Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media 2019, the TMT practice group led by Lim Chong Kin shares insights into key legal and industry developments in the Singapore telecoms and media s...
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11 July 2019
On 8 July 2019, the Ministry of Law tabled the Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Bill for the first time in Parliament.
This Bill continues to support innovative activities in Singapore and strengthens Singapore’s position as a hub for i...
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10 July 2019
Authors of the Singapore Chapter in Global Practice Guide: Cartels 2019, Head of the Competition and Regulatory (Contentious & Non-Contentious) Practice Lim Chong Kin and Deputy Head Dr Corinne Chew have drawn upon their extensive experience to provi...
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08 July 2019
The Ministry of Law had launched a public consultation to seek views on proposals to amend the International Arbitration Act (Cap. 143A). The purpose of these amendments is to ensure that Singapore’s international arbitration framework remains respon...
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05 July 2019
This legal update highlights briefly the features of the Income Tax (Singapore — Netherlands) (Avoidance of Double Taxation Convention) (Modifications to Implement Multilateral Instrument) Order 2019, which has been gazetted and comes into force on 1...
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