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Wikileaked? Singapore Court upholds privilege over hacked documents
In the recent decision of Wee Shuo Woon v HT S.R.L [2017] SGCA 23, the Court of Appeal considered whether evidence which had been made available on …
Singapore Court of Appeal confirms the validity of "unilateral option to arbitrate" clauses
In the recent decision of Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 32, the Singapore Court of Appeal confirmed that the …
PRC court recognises and enforces a Singapore High Court judgment based on reciprocity principle
The Nanjing Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province, China ("Nanjing Court") recently issued a ruling recognising and enforcing a default …
Singapore and Delaware courts adopt Guidelines for Communication and Cooperation between Courts in Cross-Border Insolvency matters
On 1 February 2017, the Supreme Court of Singapore and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware announced that they will formally …
Singapore: SGX reprimands oilfield services firm for failure to provide a balanced and fair announcement to the market
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) issued a public reprimand to Swiber Holdings Limited (Swiber), an oilfield services firm, on 31 October 2016 (Regulatory …
Family dispute over the setting-up of a trust rejected because plaintiff consented to the trust at the time of establishment
In a recent case, the Singapore High Court has held that a plaintiff's agreement to the setting-up of a trust to protect a family's wealth (including the …
Singapore update: litigation funding moves a step closer and new legislation proposed to give force to settlement agreements made through mediation
Last week saw two important and novel pieces of legislation related to dispute resolution put before the Singapore Parliament. The first is a bill …
Singapore: MAS withdraws second merchant bank status in AML push
In line with its increased commitment to combat money laundering and terrorist financing in Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has …
Hague Convention on Choice of Courts comes into operation in Singapore
The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (Hague Convention) officially came into force on 1 October 2016 and there are currently 30 signatory …
Singapore and United States affirm efforts to strengthen sharing of tax information
A joint statement issued by the United States and Singapore suggests that US authorities are seeking to accelerate off-shore tax enforcement aimed at US …
Suitability of ad hoc admissions: Singapore Court admits English QC for arbitration appeal
Introduction The Singapore High Court has taken the rare step of allowing an English QC to appear before it in relation to an application to set aside an …
Recognition of foreign insolvencies at common law: Singapore sets COMI precedent
For the first time, a court has adopted the ‘centre of main interest’ (COMI) as grounds at common law to recognise foreign insolvency proceedings. The …
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