2003 has been an absolute boom year for the local initial public offer market. In the first half of the year, Singapore was in fact the world’s fastest growing market for new offerings.

From 1 January 2002, all non-injury motor accident claims must comply with the Practice Direction 2 of 2001

Two of the ways in which a foreign company may carry on business in Singapore are by registering a branch office and by incorporating a limited liability company in Singapore.

This article deals with some issues that may be of interest to property developers seeking to invest in the fast growing residential property market in Vietnam.

An architect is expected to have a reasonable working knowledge of laws and legislation which affects him in the discharge of his duties as an architect. The following are the principle legislation governing design and building works

Directors are mainly responsible for the overall management of the Company. In exercising their powers, they must act honestly with diligence and with reasonable skill.

To boost flagging foreign investor confidence in Vietnam and to stem ebbing levels of foreign direct investment ("FDI") into the Socialist Republic, the governments of Vietnam and Japan inked an agreement for The Liberalization, Promotion And Protection Of Investment ("LIPPIA" or "the Agreement") in Tokyo on 14 November 2003.

A foreign company is not allowed to "carry on business" in Singapore or acquire a "place of business" in Singapore unless it is registered with the Singapore Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority ("ACRA").