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On 10 April 2013, the Competition Appeal Board (CAB) dismissed all but two grounds of appeal by five modelling agencies that had been found by the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) to have engaged in price-fixing activities. CAB's decision resulted in a reduction in the total amount of financial penalties for the five modelling agencies.
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NO IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NECESSARY
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On 28 March 2013, the Competition Commission of Singapore ("CCS") handed down fines totalling S$179,071 on 12 motor vehicle traders for bidrigging at public motor vehicle auctions held by various government agencies
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PREDICATE OFFENCES
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On 26 March 2012, the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") announced the launch of the Financial Advisory Industry Review ("FAIR"), with the aim of raising standards of practice in the financial advisory ("FA") industry and improving efficiency in the distribution of life insurance and investment products in Singapore. Subsequently, a panel, chaired by MAS and comprising representatives from industry associations, consumer and investor bodies, academia, media, and other stakeholders ("FAIR Panel"), was formed on 2 April 2012 to conduct the review.
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The Computer Misuse Act has been renamed the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act. The name change is only the first sign of the myriad of changes within the body of the Act, with new provisions giving the Government “sweeping powers over cyberspace”. The wording of the law now allows a very broad interpretation of the circumstances in which the Government may exercise such “sweeping powers” to order "measures and requirements... as may be necessary...
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In the case of Shin Khai Construction Pte Ltd v FL Wong Construction Pte Ltd, the Learned Assistant Registrar Jordan Tan AR (“the learned AR”) had to consider the novel question of whether an adjudication determination may be set aside on the ground that the adjudication application was lodged later that the period of entitlement stipulated by s 13(3)(a) of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B, 2006 Rev Ed) (“the Act”).
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In accordance with Rule 35(2)(c) of the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has, at the request of the Office of the United States of America, established the following new amounts, in Swiss francs, of the individual fee that is payable when the United States of America is designated in an international application, in a designation subsequent to an international registration or in respect of the renewal of an international registration:
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In November 2012, Mexico deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid Protocol”) with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (“WIPO”), the body administering the Madrid Protocol. The treaty will enter into force with respect to Mexico on 19 February 2013. Mexico is the third Latin American country, after Cuba and Colombia, to join the Madrid Protocol.
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The Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) will come into force s and takes effect in phases. The Ministry of Communications and Information (“MCI”) has set up a Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) and a Data Protection Advisory Committee on 2 January 2013 to administer and advise on the PDPA.
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Best Lawyers has listed 18 Drew lawyers as leading practitioners in 14 areas.
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18 April 2013 - Drew & Napier clinched the Singapore Intellectual Property (IP) Firm of the Year 2013 award at Managing IP's (MIP) 8th Global Awards ceremony in London last night. MIP is recognised as a leading IP publication worldwide.
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11 April 2013 – Professor S. Jayakumar will be joining Drew & Napier LLC on 1 May 2013 as a consultant to spearhead the firm’s practices in international law, international trade and constitutional law.
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Drew & Napier’s Cavinder Bull, SC has been appointed as one of two Vice Presidents of the new Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Court. He has also been reappointed as Deputy Chairman of the SIAC Board of Directors. Both appointments are effective from 1 April 2013.
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On 10th January 2013, Samuel Seow Law Corporation was invited to give a presentation to some 30 employees of the Crestar Education Group on the Personal Data Protection Act (the “Act”), which came into force on 2nd January 2013.
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Talk
On 6th February 2013, Mr Samuel Seow
and Samuel Seow Law Corporation
were invited to BNI Regional Meeting.
Samuel Seow was invited to give a talk
on Personal Data Protection Act.
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SSLC invited Tian Eng Lion and Dragon Dance
Centre to perform the traditional custom of cai
ching to bring good luck to SSLC. The first act
was the fetching of greens by the lions as it
symbolises fetching of fortune.
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BNI is one of the largest business networking organisations
in the world. Business people looking to extend and
broaden their network will eagerly sign on to network for
the opportunity to share their ideas, contacts and most
importantly, business referrals. Samuel Seow Law
Corporation, always ready to explore new opportunities,
became a part of this large business network, with 2 of our
Directors, Mr Samuel Seow and Ms Trina Ha, becoming BNI
members at the end of the year 2012.
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Samuel Seow Corporate Services (SSCS) hosted a free information session on 18 February 2013 in our office on the Annual Filing Requirements for Singapore Companies. This is a marketing initiative to get existing and potential clients to sign on for SSCS to provide tax, accounting and corporate services.
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Stamford Law Corporation
is currently acting for 2 senior traders who have sued UBS AG for
wrongful dismissal. The case is a fallout from the growing scandal
related to several high profile banks' alleged fixing of various
reference rates (like NDG forex exchange rates, SIBOR and SOR). Issues
of (i) the basis for the banks' termination; (ii) the actual scope of
the bank's senior management's knowledge; (iii) the manner in which the
internal investigations by the banks were conducted are expected to take
centre stage.