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Passed by the Singapore Parliament on 10 March 2017, the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 significantly amended the Companies Act (Cap 50) (the "Act") to:

On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation made a declaration that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was a public health emergency of international concern.

If your payment terms are to pay "upon order confirmation" and "upon materials delivered to site", you may think this is very clear.

Where some or all claims at issue clearly lack merit, however, there is a mechanism that allows parties to bring about a swift resolution to such claims (whether in whole or in part) without going through the full arbitral process, sparing them the time, cost, and resources that a complete evidentiary hearing (i.e., the hearing at which evidence is presented and tested through cross-examination) would otherwise demand

In Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings [2023] SGCA 1, the Singapore Court of Appeal ("SGCA") held that the law governing the arbitration agreement governs arbitrability...

Commercial contracts commonly include clauses providing for liquidated damages, accelerated repayment or late payment interest in the event one party breaches the contract.

Prosperity cannot thrive in opacity. When approvals are fast-tracked and counterparties are shielded by layers of proxies and shell firms, risk multiplies

Singapore is a competitive and lucrative market, balancing permissiveness and protection for franchisors and franchisees.

In Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Singapore Branch v PPT Energy Trading Co Ltd and another appeal [2023] SGCA(I) 7, the Singapore Court of Appeal clarified the scope of the fraud exception in the context of letters of credit...

In Far East Square Pte Ltd v Yau Lee Construction (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 36 (Far East v Yau Lee), the Singapore Court of Appeal recently dealt with important issues

In a recent decision in Bunge SA and another v Shrikant Bhasi and other appeals [2020] SGCA 94, the Singapore Court of Appeal ruled that claims brought against different defendants...

In this blog, we highlight some of the salient points raised in Ser Kim Koi v GTMS Construction Pte Ltd & 2 Ors [2022] SGHC(A) 34 ("SKK v GTMS") in relation to Cl. 23 SIA Conditions...

Conclusive evidence clauses ("CECs"), often found in banking documents, are essentially clauses providing that a determination of liability (which tends to involve the issuance of a certificate)...

In an era of heightened geopolitical tensions, economic sanctions, and natural disasters, international trade faces unprecedented disruptions. Force majeure clauses have become critical risk allocation mechanisms, yet many parties fail to understand their limitations and requirements. This analysis examines why businesses must carefully draft and review these contractual provisions to protect themselves from liabilities arising from circumstances beyond their control.

In DSL Integrated Solution Pte Ltd v Triumph Electrical System Engineering Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 221 ("DSL v Triumph"), the High Court addressed "back-to-back" contracts and found that a sub-sub-contractor...

Is a lump sum contract a feature of a "design and build" contract? This was the central issue that the High Court had to decide in the recent case of Goh Eng Lee Andy v Yeo Jin Kow [2016] SGHC 110.

The collapse of notable local commodities trading companies, such as Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd and Zenrock Commodities Trading Pte Ltd, has given rise to a series of litigation concerning letters of credit.