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23 October 2020
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS”) routinely sends query letters to businesses for various reasons, ranging from seeking simple clarifications to obtaining information as part of a tax investigation.
In this update, Siok Peng shar...
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30 September 2020
The recent Court of Appeal case of Offshoreworks Global (L) Ltd v POSH Semco Pte Ltd [2020] SGCA(I) 4 clarifies that the prohibitions against corporate self-representation in O5 r6(2) and O12 r1(2) of the Rules of Court (“ROC”) apply to m...
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16 September 2020
In the recent decision of Facade Solution Pte Ltd v Mero Asia Pacific Pte Ltd [2020] SGCA 88, the Court of Appeal affirmed the High Court’s decision to set aside an adjudication determination on the ground of fraud, due to a party’s fraud...
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09 September 2020
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) has issued a consultation paper to seek interested parties’ feedback on the draft notices on the competency requirements for representatives conducting regulated activities under the Financial Advisers Act ...
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07 September 2020
The Civil Law (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Parliament on 3 September 2020. This Amendment Bill seeks to amend the Civil Law Act to set out the legal test in respect of the standard of care for medical advice given by healthcare professionals.
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04 September 2020
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the developer of a $14 million Sentosa Cove waterfront bungalow (“Property”), and upheld the High Court’s finding that the developer is liable for defects in the Property. The Cou...
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03 September 2020
MAS is seeking to introduce a new omnibus Act to, among other proposed provisions, incorporate a new regulatory framework for Singapore-based digital token service providers providing digital token services outside Singapore.
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03 September 2020
In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies and businesses are going digital and many have done so. However, this is not without any challenge.
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01 September 2020
In the recent decision of Timing Ltd v Tay Toh Hin and another [2020] SGHC 169, the High Court held that a joint bank account may, under certain conditions, be the subject of a garnishee order. This represents a significant departure from the High Co...
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01 September 2020
The Court of Appeal in Lim Suk Ling Priscilla and another v Amber Compounding Pharmacy Pte Ltd and another [2020] SGCA 76 held that a multifactorial balancing exercise is to be adopted in determining whether a party ought to be released from its Ridd...
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