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The English High Court in Re Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd approved a restructuring plan despite it allowing the shareholders to retain a majority shareholding in the company and thus disproportionally benefiting the shareholders.

In February 2025, President Trump passed Executive Order 14209, which temporarily suspends criminal enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) for at least 180 days, and directs the U.S. Department of Justice to review all existing FCPA investigations or enforcement actions, and issue updated guidelines or policies governing FCPA investigations or enforcement actions.

On 17 January 2025, ASEAN released the “Expanded ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics – Generative AI” (“ASEAN Gen AI Guide”) during the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting in Thailand.

In WXW v WXX [2025] SGHC(A) 2, the Appellate Division of the High Court clarified that whether a marriage is classified as single-income or dual-income in nature is dependent on the roles undertaken and discharged by the spouses during the marriage.

In DEM v DEL [2025] SGCA 1, the Court of Appeal considered among other things whether a non-participating party to an arbitration can challenge the award on grounds that the arbitrator failed to consider a point which was not put in issue.

We highlight key aspects of the Protection from Scams Bill, such as the basis and impact of restriction orders issued by specified police officers, and the potential risks for banks.

On 17 January 2025, Association of South East-Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) unveiled the ASEAN Guide on Data Anonymisation (the “Guide”) at the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting in Thailand.

The fourth quarter of 2024 and start of 2025 saw several developments that may impact the Singapore lending market.

In WQP v WQQ [2024] SGHC(A) 34, the Appellate Division of the High Court held that the fact that the pool of matrimonial assets comprises substantial pre-marriage assets

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) 2025 Arbitration Rules has come into force on 1 January 2025. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties,