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

The recent dispute in Indah Puri Golf Resort in Batam, which was reported to have affected foreigners including Singaporeans, highlights a case of a lease which expired in 2018...

In Keppel DC Singapore 1 Ltd v DXC Technology Services Singapore Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 7, the High Court was faced with the issue of whether the written agreement in question allowed the Defendant...

There's a huge rise in digital scams and fraud including cryptocurrency-related schemes. If victims have reported the matter to the police, the police may investigate and seize assets relating to the crime.

In this case, the employee had an employment contract with another entity.

Singapore ranked No. 6 in the world for having the most databases exposed to the Web in 2022, making it an easy target for hackers.

When a person dies, their assets will be distributed according to their will, or if there is none, then under statutory law.

The topic of whether workers should continue to be transported at the back of lorries has made the news recently and will continue to do so. There have also been impassionate arguments from those for and against...

Fines for breaches of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") are going to get heftier: up to 10% of annual Singapore turnover or up to S$1 million (whichever higher).

Who owns rights to IP? How can they be used? Director Ronald JJ Wong and Associate Stuart Peter explore some of these questions and issues, along with possible case studies in a four-part series on the creations of the mind.

Should an employee accept payment of her salary in cryptocurrency or digital tokens? Should a business accept digital payment tokens as payment for goods or services? What are the tax implications? What is the best way to structure such payments?

Singapore is a conducive hub for fintech businesses to incubate, scale, and set up base to expand into South-East Asia markets.

In one of our local judgments, the Court defined an emoji as a "digital picture of or pictorial symbol that represents a thing, feeling, concept, etc., used in text messages and other electronic

A study found that more than half of employees steal confidential company information when they leave their employment. Data taken include customer email addresses and contact lists.

Increasing amounts of money are being poured into the development, propagation, and trading of digital assets.

If you are a director or owner of a company in substantial debt, financial distress or becoming insolvent, you may want to do your best to resuscitate the company.

In this article, we address some questions you may have if you are a creditor of a Singapore company that has entered or is entering into liquidation or winding up due to insolvency or otherwise.

By way of background, IP Investment Management Pte Ltd ("IPIM") and IP Real Estate Investments Pte Ltd ("IPRE") are connected companies engaging in the business of fund management.

Increasing investor, consumer and stakeholder concerns about climate change, sustainability, corporate governance, social justice and human rights have driven ESG consciousness.

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