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Harry Elias Partnership listed in ALB M&A Rankings 2020
We are delighted to share that Harry Elias Partnership LLP has been ranked in the 2020 edition of Asian Legal Business (ALB) M&A Rankings: The best firms in the region for M&A work. Full rankings can be found here. We would like to thank all our...
Managing Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Management Philip Fong shares his thoughts with ALB
Harry Elias Partnership LLP Managing Partner and Head, Litigation and Dispute Management Philip Fong spoke to Asian Legal Business (ALB) Thomson Reuters, sharing his thoughts on the latest developments for the firm, including the firm's priorities in...
E-briefing: Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill: Proposed Amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA)
Introduction On 5 October 2020, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) was introduced in Parliament. The Bill proposes significant amendments to the PDPA, which came into force in July 2014. In the meantime, organisations should start...
Head, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection KK Lim comments in the Straits Times article titled “Stuck with a neighbour’s second-hand smoke”
Harry Elias Partnership Head, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection KK Lim commented in the Straits Times article titled "Stuck with a neighbour's second-hand smoke". The article was first published on 11 October 2020. Stuck with a neighbour's second-hand smoke...
E-briefing: New Amendments to the Singapore International Arbitration Act: Supporting Multi-Party Arbitrations and Enhancing the Confidentiality of Proceedings
The Singapore Parliament has recently passed the latest amendments to the Singapore International Arbitration Act (“IAA”), with a view to improving the procedure in complex matters and ensuring the confidentiality of proceedings. The two main features of the...
Banking and Finance: Banking Focus- October 2020
1 OF 5 INSIGHTS Crystallisation of Floating Charge by Operation of Law: Malayan Banking Bhd v Bakri Navigation Co Ltd and another A floating charge is a form of security that allows a lender to take security over the whole of a company’s assets and undertaking while...
Harry Elias Partnership Enhances Construction and Engineering Practice with Partner Hire
Harry Elias Partnership has announced the appointment of Yvonne Foo as a partner in the Construction and Engineering practice. Yvonne has extensive experience in advising international, regional and local clients on construction-related disputes relating to...
Livestream of Memorial for the late Harry Elias SC
The memorial for the late Harry Elias SC will be held on Tuesday, 6 October 2020 at 6.00 pm. Due to Covid-19 safety measures, we are able to invite only a very small group of guests. However, you are most welcome to view the livestream of the memorial by clicking the...
Head, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection KK Lim comments in the Straits Times article titled “Police monitoring websites offering vice, illegal loans”
Harry Elias Partnership Head, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection KK Lim commented in the Straits Times article titled "Police monitoring websites offering vice, illegal loans". The article was first published on 26 September 2020. Police monitoring...
Legal Update: Proposed Expansion of Regulated Digital Token Service Providers
In this client update, we highlight the one key proposed regulatory change by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) to expand the scope of regulation of virtual assets service providers ) (“VASPs”) to align Singapore’s anti-money laundering and countering the...