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08 July 2019
The Ministry of Law had launched a public consultation to seek views on proposals to amend the International Arbitration Act (Cap. 143A). The purpose of these amendments is to ensure that Singapore’s international arbitration framework remains respon...
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05 July 2019
This legal update highlights briefly the features of the Income Tax (Singapore — Netherlands) (Avoidance of Double Taxation Convention) (Modifications to Implement Multilateral Instrument) Order 2019, which has been gazetted and comes into force on 1...
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05 July 2019
On 28 June 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) announced that it will issue up to five new digital bank licences. This is in addition to any digital banks that Singapore banks may also establish under the existing internet banking frame...
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04 July 2019
In the recent case of Bintai Kindenko Pte Ltd v Samsung C&T Corp [2019] SGCA 39, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the discharge of an interim injunction, which had restrained a call on a banker’s guarantee. The Court of Appeal reiterat...
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04 July 2019
In this special bumper issue of our new Data Protection Mid-Year Update, we highlight key takeaways from the enforcement decisions issued by the PDPC between April 2018 and June 2019, and examine several of the PDPC’s latest publications, including t...
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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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