Legal Updates & Publications
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11 December 2024
In Chang Peng Hong Clarence v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGCA 58, the Court of Appeal held that under the proper interpretation of Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, sentencing judges can and must impose one penalty for each charge wher...
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26 November 2024
We discuss the recent decision of Asiana Airlines, Inc v Gate Gourmet Korea Co, Ltd and others [2024] SGCA(I) 8, in which the Court of Appeal made a significant ruling regarding the limited circumstances in which an anti-suit injunction will be grant...
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22 November 2024
Can a scheme of arrangement include creditors that are potentially secured without first having their claims to security being fully and finally determined? Will the court entertain belated objections from a creditor regarding creditor classification...
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21 November 2024
In Li Jialin and another v Wingcrown Investment Pte Ltd [2024] SGCA 48, the Court of Appeal clarified and restated the applicable framework to analyse whether a contractual deposit should be upheld and forfeited when the sale and purchase transaction...
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15 November 2024
On 11 November 2024, the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Amendment Bill was introduced in the Singapore Parliament. If passed, the bill will revamp the Simplified Insolvency Programme and make it a permanent feature of Singapore’s insolvenc...
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06 November 2024
Key Developments in Myanmar’s Patent Law
Myanmar has passed the long-anticipated Myanmar Patent Law in 2019 which came into effect on 31 May 2024. We are pleased to inform you that the Myanmar Department of Intellectual Property has started acceptin...
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30 October 2024
In 3D Infosystems Pte Ltd v Voon South Shiong, the Court awarded an employer substantial damages to be paid by a former senior employee and the competitor that the employee joined, despite finding that the post-termination restrictive covenants were ...
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28 October 2024
In this client update, we explain these developments and also discuss merger control in Singapore generally.
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25 October 2024
In STS Seatoshore Group Pte Ltd v Wansa Commodities Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 266, the High Court dismissed an application for a permanent anti-suit injunction despite the Respondent breaching the arbitration agreement by commencing foreign Court proceedin...
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22 October 2024
In a recent English decision, debtor companies undertook to certain landlord creditors to exclude them from subsequent court-assisted restructuring plans, if they were proposed. The debtor companies later proposed such restructuring plans. The Englis...
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