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SIAC emergency arbitrator awards – a speedier route to interim relief before the Indian Courts?
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (the SIAC) introduced emergency arbitrator provisions in its arbitration rules in July 2010 and has had 34 …
"Herbert Smith Freehills' Asia Pacific Employment Law Guide 2014" now available.
The Guide contains a summary of the key employment laws and principles in 21 jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific and has become the 'go to' resource …
UK Budget 2014 - A budget for makers, doers and savers
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer on 20 March 2014 handed down his 2014 Budget. He described it as a Budget for "makers, doers and savers". Certainly, …
UK Supreme Court considers mental capacity threshold for conducting legal proceedings
The UK's Supreme Court was recently asked in the case of Joanne Dunhill (by her litigation friend Paul Tasker) v Shaun Burgin to consider the test when …
Accidentally signed the wrong Will – can the Court fix it?
A husband and wife each accidentally signed Wills prepared for the other, due to an oversight on the part of their solicitor. Could a Court correct this …
Charity law reform in Hong Kong: What do the proposed changes mean for you?
On 6 December 2013, the Law Reform Commission published a report on charities following a six-year review of charity law in Hong Kong. In recent years …
Does mental illness mean that legally you lack mental capacity?
With its wealthy ageing population, Hong Kong is seeing an increasing number of issues arising from failing mental capacity. A recent case from …
Suspended prison sentence for husband's non-compliance of a court order to transfer Trust property to the wife
The past two or so years have seen a stream of litigation cases arising from divorces. Very often, the problems arise when one party to the divorce …
The accuracy of witness testimony and the psychology of investigations
Cognitive psychology might not be the first topic that comes to mind, either for in-house or external counsel, when planning an investigation. However, …
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill
Overview The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill was gazetted on 28 February and will be introduced into the Legislative Council on 26 March …
Class Actions 2013/2014 – Developments and Trends
Herbert Smith Freehills has recently published the Class Actions Developments and Trends report 2013/2014. Damian Grave, Ken Adams and Jason Betts …
The Singapore Court of Appeal considers the meaning of the phrase "all reasonable endeavours" for the first time
In KS Energy Services Ltd v BR Energy Sdn Bhd [2014] SGCA 16, the Singapore Court of Appeal considered whether the Respondent had breached its obligation …
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