ArticleSingapore Court Considers Novel Crypto Issues In Three Arrows CaseThe application was heard on 30 March 2023 by the High Court and was disallowed.SingaporeTechnologySetia Law
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ArticleSingapore Court Of Appeal Holds That Foreign Liquidation Proceedings Involving Solvent Companies Are Within The Scope Of Singapore's Adaptation Of The UNCITRAL Model Law On Cross-Border InsolvencyIn June 2023, Setia Law's Bethel Chan and Lee Jin Loong published an article discussing the Singapore Court's treatment of foreign solvent liquidations under the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-border Insolvency in Re Ascentra Holdings, Inc [2023] SGHC 82.SingaporeInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringSetia Law
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