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02 July 2019
In the recent case of BUV v BUU [2019] SGHCF 15, the High Court (Family Division) found that an elderly lady had lacked the capacity to execute a lasting power of attorney and her will in Y2016. The Court ordered that deputies be appointed to act for...
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01 July 2019
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) has published a guidance paper (“Guidance Paper”) on effective practices to detect and mitigate the risk from misuse of legal persons.
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28 June 2019
In the recent case of TWG Tea Company Pte Ltd v Murjani Manoj Mohan [2019] SGHC 117, the Singapore High Court considered whether it was possible for an express trust to be created in favour of the Plaintiff company before the company is incorporated....
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27 June 2019
The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 was passed by Parliament on 8 May 2019 and gazetted on 25 Jun 2019. It will come into operation on a date to be gazetted by the Minister.
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25 June 2019
On 11 Feb 2019, the Ministry of Law tabled the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill for the first time in Parliament. The Bill seeks to improve and refine the processes introduced or amended in the Criminal Justice Reform Act 2018.
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21 June 2019
In the recent case of PP v Jurong Country Club [2019] SGHC 150, the High Court rejected a bid by the Central Provident Fund Board to recover more than $400k in alleged arrears of CPF contributions over seven years for a gym instructor who had worked ...
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18 June 2019
On 26 April 2018, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) issued a consultation paper to seek feedback on a proposed set of guidelines to strengthen accountability and standards of conduct across the financial industry.
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14 June 2019
The Protection from Harassment Act was enacted in 2014 to protect victims of harassment by giving them a range of criminal and civil remedies against harassment, and civil remedies for false statements of facts.
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13 June 2019
The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (“ACRA”) has issued Registrar’s Interpretation No. 1 of 2019 (“Interpretation”) on the alteration of constitution with respect to objects of company under section 33 of the Companies Act (“CA”) and th...
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04 June 2019
Hong Kong's and Singapore's data protection authorities, on 31 May 2019, signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) to strengthen cooperation in personal data protection in the two jurisdictions. As part of the enhanced cooperation, Hong Kong and S...
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