Proposed Amendments to the Payment Services Act In this client update, we highlight the proposed amendments to the Payment Services Act (“PS Act”) further to the Payment Services (Amendment) Bill which was first read on 2 November 2020. Briefly, the main amendments...

In October 2020, the Singapore parliament passed the Civil Law (Amendment) Bill, which stipulates the duty of doctors in the provision of care. Doctors must tell their patients what they reasonably require to know to make an informed decision on what treatments,...

Disputes are uncommon in business. Contestation is always present where competition prevails. However, at times, these turn hostile, requiring some form of legal intervention in the form of dispute resolution. By way of definition, dispute resolution is the process...

Effective 1 January 2021 all EU trademarks (EUTMs) and Community Designs (RCDs) and International trademarks and designs designating the EU will no longer extend to the UK following the end of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement (Brexit) transition period on 31 December...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Ministry of Commerce, the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has announced that the "Soft Opening Period" for the trademarks registration process under Myanmar’s new trademark law shall commence on 1 October 2020. What Does This Mean? Under the new...

This blog examines: whether you are able to start your divorce in Singapore or England (jurisdiction); if so, what factors the courts in Singapore or England will take into account in dividing the assets between you (and whether ongoing maintenance might be...