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27 August 2018
In the recent decision of AL Shams Global Ltd v BNP Paribas [2018] SGHC 143, the High Court held that a bank did not breach any duties in contract, tort or as a fiduciary in refusing to accept an incoming payment into the plaintiff’s customer account...
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14 August 2018
In the recent decision of Ricardo Leiman v Noble Resources [2018] SGHC 166, the High Court held that an exercise of a contractual discretion may be invalidated if it was arbitrary, capricious or in bad faith. The High Court also held that where a cla...
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06 August 2018
This update explores the key points highlighted by the Law Society of England and Wales in their note, released in June 2018, clarifying the position with regards to whether a guarantee given by an English company in the context of a financing transa...
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01 August 2018
The usage of Bitcoin and other types of cryptocurrency is increasing in international commerce. Like any other emerging technology, there are numerous potential legal issues surrounding the use of cryptocurrency, most of which remain untested in the ...
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26 July 2018
His update comprised an overview of two noteworthy cases in the area of investigations in Singapore, namely, the 1MDB investigations and the Petrobras corruption.
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20 July 2018
In Sanum Investments Limited v ST Group Co, Ltd and others [2018] SGHC 141, the High Court allowed the claimant in a Singapore International Arbitration Centre arbitration to enforce an arbitral award against three of the four respondents in the arbi...
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12 July 2018
In Ho Yew Kong v Sakae Holdings Ltd [2018] SGCA 33, the Court of Appeal laid down an analytical framework to guide the Courts in a situation where an oppression action features both personal wrongs and corporate wrongs. This framework also provides l...
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05 July 2018
In the recent case of Broadley Construction Pte Ltd v Alacran Design Pte Ltd [2018] SGCA 25, the Court of Appeal held that the express terms of a contract can dispel the effects of a misrepresentation in some situations. The Court also reiterated tha...
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04 July 2018
In Crowther v Arbuthnot Latham & Co Ltd [2018] EWHC 504, the English High Court interpreted a clause in a settlement agreement, which provided that the defendant-bank would not unreasonably withhold its consent to the sale of a property over which it...
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29 June 2018
In the recent decision of Gao Shuchao v Tan Kok Quan and others [2018] SGHC 115, theIn the recent decision of Gao Shuchao v Tan Kok Quan and others [2018] SGHC 115, the Singapore High Court found that the Appellant was entitled to rely on the defence...
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