There has been much ado about additional Tier 1 instruments (AT1s) in the wake of the wipeout of CHF16 billion worth of AT1s issued by Credit Suisse Group AG (Credit Suisse)...

In Interactive Digital Finance Ltd and another v Credit Suisse AG and another [2023] SGHC 198, the General Division of the Singapore High Court (High Court) reaffirmed the principle that parties are

In Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd v JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [2023] SGCA 28, the Singapore Court of Appeal held that a confirming bank was not entitled to deny payment to the beneficiary...

In Lau Sheng Jan Alistair v Lau Cheok Joo Richard and Sng Gek Hong Cynthia [2023] SGHC 196, the applicant, the sole beneficiary of an irrevocable trust created by his parents over landed property, ...

A new section 10L of the Income Tax Act 1947 (Section 10L), which treats as income chargeable to tax any gains from the sale or disposal of foreign assets by an entity of a relevant group if the gains...

The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and the National Environment Agency have recently announced the eligibility criteria under the International Carbon Credit framework...

In Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd v Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd and another suit [2023] SGHC 220, the General Division of the High Court of Singapore (High Court), in examining the fraud exception...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") has recently issued its 4th Enforcement Report. The report details MAS' enforcement actions taken from January 2022 to June 2023 against financial institutions...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") recently published a series of Consultation Papers relating to a proposed set of Guidelines on Transition Planning, ...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") has just published a consultation paper on its proposal to repeal the registered fund management company ("RFMC") regime.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that it will introduce a new investment management regime to ensure the continuity of critical entities which are not currently adequately covered...

Can a party be compelled to mediate? Mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution, is a process in which a neutral third party attempts to help the parties reach a mutually satisfactory solution...

In Newton, David Christopher v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 266, a case involving the appellant's attempt to deceive the health authorities that he was vaccinated against COVID-19 when in fact he was not, the General Division of the High Court of Singapore (High Court).

The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) published four decisions between July and September 2023 after concluding the following investigations...

ESMA has also drafted a set of principles for the development of a Code of Conduct for the proxy advisory industry.

In remarks to the media at the sidelines of the Ministry of Trade and Industry's annual economic dialogue on 28 August 2023, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry indicated that Singapore...

Singapore is one of 8 countries which signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on 1 October 2011.

Two consultation papers relating to the protection of e-payments users were published on 25 October 2023.

Discusses proposed amendments to the regulatory regime for fund managers in Singapore.

When designing a survey to establish that a trademark is "well-known to the public", beware when framing the questions.