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Out of time: Singapore Court of Appeal upholds decision of adjudicator to reject Adjudication Response filed 2 minutes late
The Singapore Court of Appeal ("CoA") has delivered its judgment in Citiwall Safety Glass Pte Ltd v Mansource Interior Pte Ltd [2015] SGCA 42. …
People's Bank of China enters into anti-money laundering cooperation arrangement with Macau's monetary authority
In what will undoubtedly be seen as another step in Beijing’s effort in the battle against corruption and the proceeds of corrupt transactions, the …
Legal advice privilege - taking a closer look at the Hong Kong Court of Appeal judgment in adopting a wider test
The judgment recently delivered by the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) in Citic Pacific Limited v Secretary for Justice and Commissioner of Police (unrep, …
Admissibility of evidence from mentally incapacitated individuals
A recent Hong Kong case sheds light on the difficult question of how to handle evidence from dementia sufferers. In Chan Sung Lai v Chan Sung Lim Paul …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal upholds Arbitration Ordinance limits on rights of appeal
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of s.81(4) of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609), under which a party …
SFC hands out hefty fine as it steps up scrutiny over intermediaries' compliance with self-reporting obligations
On 30 July 2015, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it had reprimanded and fined Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited HK$4.5 …
Donatio mortis causa – not a way to validate an invalid will
In King v The Chiltern Dog Rescue [2015] EWCA Civ 581, the English Court of Appeal had to decide whether to overturn a decision of the Chancery Division …
First proceedings taken against Hong Kong-listed company and its officers for breach of statutory inside information disclosure requirements
On 22 July 2015, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) commenced proceedings in the Market Misconduct Tribunal against AcrossAsia Limited, its …
Singapore: Enforceability of dispute adjudication board’s decision in FIDIC Contracts
There have now been four court judgments in Singapore relating to the enforceability of a Dispute Adjudication Board's ("DAB") decision under the FIDIC …
Singapore: Third party litigation funding now permissible in the context of insolvency
In the recent landmark decision of Re Vanguard Energy Pte Ltd [2015] SGHC 156, the Singapore High Court confirmed that litigation funding may, in the …
Thai anti-bribery laws are extended to cover foreign officials and bribery through "associated" persons
Recent amendments to the Organic Act on Counter Corruption B.E. 2542 (1999) have created a new suite of bribery offences for foreign public officials, …
SPC clarifies jurisdiction issues arising from the CIETAC split
On 15 July 2015, the Supreme People's Court in China (the "SPC") issued a binding judicial interpretation on how lower courts are to handle various …
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