Within just 15 years, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has become a reputable arbitration institute that is often taken into consideration when concluding arbitration clauses for contracts relating to Asia.

The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2018 was passed by the parliament of Singapore on 6 August 2018.

The recent decision of Justice Steven Chong addresses certain important issues which are of practical significance to ship-owners and bareboat charterers alike.

So far, media coverage has largely been on the revelation of the use of secretive offshore companies by various political personalities, celebrities and their family members to hide their wealth from prying eyes.

Telcos seeking to go "beyond connectivity" isn't new. Over the last 10 to 15 years, telcos have made a push into ICT, lifestyle services, utility / insurance resell, fintech...

In the recent decision of Bintai Kindenko Pte Ltd v Samsung C&T Corp [2019] SGCA 39, the CA upheld a contractual exclusion clause.

Significant changes to the Singapore Companies Act (CA) are expected to come into force in the second quarter of 2015 by way of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 (Amendment Act).

Peer-to-peer board community Criticaleye held its 2024 Asia Leadership Retreat in Singapore last week, sponsored by AlixPartners.

All the contracts and legal issues your business may face from start-up to acquisition to listing to liquidation

The SIC also requires parties to consult them before they despatch the Take-over Documents, whether by post or electronically.

A trust is best described as a relationship; an arrangement under which assets are transferred from one person (the settlor) to another person or entity (the trustee)

The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory ("ACRA") is currently seeking public feedback on the proposed amendments to the Companies Act ("CA") from the period 20 July 2020 to 17 August 2020.

Intangible assets such as intellectual property and goodwill are important sources of competitive advantage and economic value for any business.

The variable capital company (VCC) structure was established by Singapore in 2020. Since then, Singapore has reported a total of 969 incorporated or re-domiciled VCCs...

As long as you are a business owner or an investor, it is a matter of time before you should get a Shareholders Agreement.

Entrepreneurs and investors of companies in the early stages of funding, namely pre-Series A and Series A rounds of funding, can now refer to the Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements, which has been launched by the SAL ...

On 28 November 2019, the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") issued a consultation paper titled "Review of the Tools Used to Deal with Market Manipulation Risk" ...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued, on 8 April, a consultation paper in respect of proposed amendments to its anti-money laundering and countering...

The Appellant is a shareholder and director of Timor Global LDA ("TG"). The Respondent, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, had extended banking facilities in the sum of $7.8 million to TG.