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WongPartnership LLP

ONE GEORGE STREET, #20-01, SINGAPORE 049145, SINGAPORE

Tel:: Work +65 6416 8000
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Web:: www.wongpartnership.com
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Singapore, Doha, Abu Dhabi

WONGPARTNERSHIP CONTINUES EXPANSION

January 2011. Press Releases by WongPartnership (view listing).

WONGPARTNERSHIP CONTINUES EXPANSION WITH HIRE OF LEADING LAWYERS AND ACQUISITION OF BOTIQUE FUNDS PRACTICE

WONGPARTNERSHIP CEMENTS ITS REGIONAL FOOTHOLD WITH A NEW LICENCE FOR BEIJING REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE

September 2010. Press Releases by WongPartnership (view listing).

Singapore - WongPartnership has made significant strides since its establishment in 1992, and is still gathering momentum as it continues to strengthen its leadership position and expand into the region.

WongPartnership Leads Local Law Firms in 2008 Mergers & Acquisitions League Table Rankings

January 2009. Press Releases by WongPartnership (view listing).

The latest 2008 Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) League Table rankings tracked and released by two independent data agencies Bloomberg and Thomson-Reuters showed WongPartnership has further improved on its high rankings in 2007. The Firm has now climbed to the top of the game, alongside some of the largest global legal firms. WongPartnership has consistently been ranked across the board to be amongst the Top 10 positions for deals in Asia-Pacific and Asia.

WongPartnership Expands in the Middle East with New Office in Abu Dhabi

May 2008. Press Releases by WongPartnership (view listing).

WongPartnership LLP has opened its second Middle East office in Abu Dhabi, taking the lead from the Singapore Government’s push for companies to look towards business opportunities presented by the growing Middle East region.

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TaxWatch: Of Tax Havens, Offshore Secrecy Jurisdictions, Loopholes and International Cooperation

Tax competition has always existed, and continues to persist, between countries, particularly between those which impose relatively high taxes and those which impose low or no taxes. The current Great Financial Crisis only serves to exacerbate the tension.

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HOT-TUBBING IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

In this issue Hot-tubbing in International Arbitration…1 By Chia Voon Jiet Upcoming Amendments to the International Arbitration Act …………….. 3 By Chew Kiat Jinn & Mahesh Rai

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FIRST THREE SETS OF GUIDELINES ISSUED UNDER MALAYSIAN COMPETITION LAW

Five months after the Competition Act 2010 (“Act”) came into force on 1 January 2012, the Malaysia Competition Commission (“MyCC”) has issued the final version of three guidelines (collectively, “Guidelines”) it had previously made available for public consultation last year. The Guidelines comprise of the following:

- Drew & Napier LLC
gTLDs Update: Implications for Trade Mark Owners

There are currently only 22 generic top level domains (gTLDs) in the world. A top level domain is the last part of a domain name (e.g. .com).

- ATMD Bird & Bird LLP
THE MALAYSIA COMPETITION COMMISSION ANNOUNCES QUANTUM OF FEES FOR EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS UNDER...

THE COMPETITION ACT

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TELECOMS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

IDA ISSUES TELECOM COMPETITION CODE 2012 AND NEW TELECOM CONSOLIDATION AND TENDER OFFER GUIDELINES

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IMPORTANCE OF RECORDINGS IN BANKING DISPUTES

Crédit Industriel et Commercial v Teo Wai Cheong [2012] SGHC 94

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REVISED CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

On 14 June 2011, the Corporate Governance Council (“Council”) issued a consultation paper with proposed revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance (“Code”). Please click here to refer to Drew & Napier LLC’s update on that consultation.

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Bad faith established

In P.T. Swakarya Indah Busana v Haniffa Pte Ltd and another [2012] SGHC 69, the Plaintiff sought to invalidate the Defendants’ 15 “Martin” formative trade marks (“the Challenged marks”) on grounds that the marks were registered in bad faith (section 7(6) read with section 23(1) of the Trade Marks Act (the “Act”), and that there was fraud in the registrations or the registrations were obtained by misrepresentation (section 23(4) of the Act).

- ATMD Bird & Bird LLP
Finders are not always keepers

The recent decision of the Singapore High Court (“the Court”) in the appeal of Wong Seng Kwan v Public Prosecutor [2012] SGHC 81 (“Wong”) clarifies the law relating to the obligations of a person who finds lost property (“a Finder”).

- ATMD Bird & Bird LLP
The invocation of a civil penalty enforcement action

On 11 April 2012, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it took a civil penalty enforcement action against Mr Lau Kee Swan for contravening section 201(b) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA), which prohibits the employment of manipulative and deceptive devices in connection with the subscription, purchase or sale of securities.

- ATMD Bird & Bird LLP