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Harry Elias Partnership named ALB Employer of Choice 2021
We are delighted to share that Harry Elias Partnership has been named Employer of Choice for the sixth consecutive year by Asian Legal Business. The ALB Employer of Choice rankings were compiled taking into account responses from more than 1,800 law firm...
Tenant-Landlord: Key Real Estate Issues Faced by Both Parties
Tenant-Landlord: Key Real Estate Issues Faced by Both Parties When renting out a property in Singapore, it is important that the tenancy agreement is thoroughly discussed to ensure both parties are on the same page. Many tenant-landlord disputes occur when one party...
What to Do if Your Employer Breaches Your Employment Contract
What to Do if Your Employer Breaches Your Employment Contract In Singapore, employment contracts are prepared with a “freedom of contract” approach, in that both parties - employer and employee - can include the desired terms and conditions, provided they are not...
Harry Elias Partnership ranked in the 2021 edition of IP STARS
Harry Elias Partnership LLP is delighted to be recognised in the 2021 edition of IP STARS. We are ranked in Tier 3 for Trademark Contentious in Singapore alongside other esteemed law firms. Our Head of IP, Esther Wee is also listed as a Notable...
Legal Update: New code of conduct to be introduced for fairer lease negotiations
On 26 March 2021, the Fair Tenancy Pro Tem Committee (the “Committee”) set up by the Singapore Business Federation (“SBF”) introduced a Code of Conduct for Leasing of Retail Premises in Singapore (the “Code”). The Code aims to provide a set of mandatory guidelines for...
Represented UMS Holdings Limited (“UMS”) in respect of the mandatory unconditional cash offer by UOB Kay Hian Private Limited for and on behalf of UMS in a take-over transaction valued at approximately S$38 million
In April 2021, the Firm represented UMS Holdings Limited, a SGX-Mainboard listed company, (“UMS” or “Offeror”) in respect of the mandatory unconditional cash offer by UOB Kay Hian Private Limited for and on behalf of UMS in a take-over transaction valued at...
Legal Update: Impact of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 on Contractual Clauses
The Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (No. 40 of 2018) (“IRDA”) which aims to consolidate Singapore’s corporate and personal insolvency and restructuring laws, came into force on 30 July 2020. Of particular interest to commercial parties is the...
E-briefing: The battle of “MiChat” vs “MiTalk”
Introduction The recent decision of the Registrar of Trade Marks (the “Registrar”) in Xiaomi Inc v MiChat Pte Ltd [2021] SGIPOS 2 (“Xiaomi v MiChat”) saw the battle between the mark “” against “” wherein the Registrar decided that the latter was more similar than...
Harry Elias Partnership ranked in the 2021 edition of AsiaIP Copyright Survey
Harry Elias Partnership LLP is delighted to be recognized in the 2021 edition of AsiaIP Copyright Survey. We are ranked in Tier 2 for Copyright in Singapore alongside other esteemed law firms. Congratulations Esther Wee and Tan Weiyi. We would like to...
Understanding PDPA in a technologically advanced world
Understanding PDPA in a technologically advanced world The debate around data privacy and user transparency around the world is not new. If only, it has shined an unforgiving light on the consequences of a technologically advanced world, the recent being the backlash...