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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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23 September 2019
A person arrested by an IRAS or customs officer for serious tax offences now has a right to be released on bail or personal bond. This departs from the position under the Criminal Procedure Code where there is a discretion to deny bail and keep the a...
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19 September 2019
This update discusses the changes to the registration of designs in Singapore. Specifically, amendments to the Registered Designs (International Registration) Rules 2005 came into operation from 13 Sep 2019. Also, from 1 October 2019, there will be a...
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16 September 2019
The supplementary examination route will no longer be available for Singapore patent applications with a filing date on or after 1 Jan 2020. This move aligns the Singapore patent system with that of major jurisdictions.
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10 September 2019
The Variable Capital Companies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was introduced for first reading in the Singapore Parliament on 5 August 2019, and seeks to amend, inter alia, the Goods and Services Tax Act (Cap. 117A), the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134) an...
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05 September 2019
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) announced on 29 August 2019 that it will begin accepting applications for new digital bank licences. Interested parties have until 31 December 2019 to submit their applications. The new digital ...
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02 September 2019
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) announced on 30 August 2019 the establishment of the Steering Committee for Swap Offer Rate (“SOR”) Transition to Singapore Overnight Rate Average (“SORA”) (“SC-STS...
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16 August 2019
In Viking Engineering Pte Ltd v Feen, Bjornar and others [2019] SGHC 158, the Singapore High Court clarified that Order 45 Rule 6 of the Rules of Court can be utilised to set a timeframe for payment where the circumstances warrant the exercise of suc...
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16 August 2019
In BNA v BNB and another [2019] SGHC 142, the Singapore High Court dismissed an application challenging an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction. The plaintiff argued that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction as the arbitration agreement was governed by the l...
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14 August 2019
In the recent case of Akfel Commodities Turkey Holding Anonim Sirketi v Townsend, Adam [2019] SGCA 43, the Court of Appeal provided clarification on the instances where courts would impose conditions on a defendant for defending the summary judgment ...
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