Legal Updates & Publications
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Legal Updates
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05 November 2025
In this update, our Employment Co-Heads Kelvin Tan and Benjamin Gaw, together with Director Desmond Chng highlight some key features of the Workplace Fairness Act and discuss some practical steps that employers should take in preparation for the new ...
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04 November 2025
The Guidance Note provides an updated overview of Singapore’s data protection principles, the mechanisms for cross-border transfers, and the limitations/safeguards for access and use of personal data, among others.
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03 November 2025
In this legal update, our Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Co-Heads Lim Chong Kin and David N. Alfred and Director Anastasia Su-Anne Chen highlight the key points of the Commission’s decision and analyse the Commission’s financial pe...
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29 October 2025
In the first edition of The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide: Trademark Disputes 2025, our IP Directors Tony Yeo, Yvonne Tang, Lim Siau Wen and Ruby Tham provide practical, on-the-ground insights into Singapore's trademark disputes laws. The chapt...
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23 October 2025
Managing Director of Dispute Resolution, Randolph Khoo along with Directors Chia Voon Jiet, and Mahesh Rai co-authored the Singapore chapter of Lexology Panoramic: Sanctions 2025.
Lexology Panoramic is a comprehensive international guide that pro...
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21 October 2025
Last year, we noted a surge in the annual Patent Term Extension (PTE) allowance rate commencing in 2022 (see www.drewnapier.com/Publications/Potential-underutilisation-of-PTE-in-Singapore). Based on data available on the IPOS website as of mid-Septem...
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21 October 2025
Behind every innovative product lies a chain of discoveries birthed from a lab somewhere in the world. Research and development (R&D) teams are often the unsung heroes of innovation. They spend much time testing, experimenting, and refining new techn...
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21 October 2025
The patent system has long served as an important framework for protecting inventions and encouraging innovation. As technology develops, the world of patents is also undergoing a transformation. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI...
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21 October 2025
XAT v XAU and another [2025] SGHCF 4 concerns the validity of a will made by the deceased (“Will”), who excluded his wife, the appellant, from his Will, and instead left his estate to his half-sister. The General Division of the High Court (Family Di...
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14 October 2025
In this legal update, our Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group highlights the key findings of the High Court’s decision and the implications for organisations handling internal investigations and personal data disclosures.
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