Construction & Arbitration update
Welcome to the 5th issue of the Construction & Arbitration update in 2016.
View ArticleWhen professional and personal lives collide - Parity among professions?
Are all professions held to the same standard of honesty? In particular, if a professional is dishonest in his personal life, what is the impact on his professional life?
View ArticleWhen do we require specialist builder's licence for structural steelwork?
In Nam Hong Construction & Engineering Pte Ltd v Kori Construction (S) Pte Ltd [2016] SGCA 42, the Court of Appeal (CA) firstly, affirmed the High Court decision that a disjunctive interpretation...
View ArticleSanctity of an arbitration award: When does a breach of natural justice tip...
The plaintiff applied to set aside three arbitral awards. The first was awarded on the merits which was challenged on the basis that the arbitrator had totally failed to consider or understand the...
View ArticleWhen do you require a specialist builder’s licence for structural steelwork?
In Nam Hong Construction & Engineering Pte Ltd v Kori Construction (S) Pte Ltd [2016] SGCA 42, the Court of Appeal (CA) firstly, affirmed the High Court decision that a disjunctive interpretation...
View ArticlePersonal Data Protection Act - Obligations to protect and secure data, and...
Since the coming into force of the Personal Data Protection Act (Cap 26 of 2012) (PDPA) in 2012, many organisations had focused only on part of their obligations under the PDPA, i.e. that of ensuring...
View ArticleEntering the Sandbox - Guidelines released for FinTech entrepreneurs and...
On 16 November 2016 the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released its “regulatory sandbox” (Sandbox) guidelines for FinTech experiments to be conducted in a controlled environment after...
View ArticleLiability of an internet subscriber for acts of copyright infringement over...
A United States film studio, Dallas Buyers Club LLC, made news last year for commencing legal proceedings against internet subscribers for copyright infringement for downloading the movie “Dallas...
View ArticleRetention of records - Quotidian but necessary
To keep or not to keep its records - in considering this question, a Singapore-incorporated company should be aware of certain statutorily-provided minimum retention periods it must comply with. This...
View ArticleJoint accounts - The new shield?
Although the sum involved was small, the High Court’s decision in One Investment and Consultancy Limited and another v Cham Poh Meng (DBS Bank Ltd, garnishee) [2016] SGHC 208 is one which would have a...
View ArticleDentons Rodyk Reporter Issue 01/2017
Happy New Year and welcome to the first issue of Dentons Rodyk Reporter 2017.
View ArticleDisclosures in corporate transactions: A comparison of the UK/Singapore and...
In negotiating the terms of a sale and purchase agreement, whether for a transfer of shares or business assets of a company, a purchaser will often have to rely on the results of its due diligence and...
View ArticleAvoiding the perils of joint investments in real property
Often, joint investments in real property present potential pitfalls, especially if the parties are closely related to each other and dispense with the formalities of proper records, which may often be...
View ArticleThe introduction of GST in India - What businesses should look out for in 2017
The Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been approved by The President of India and the GST council have decided to enforce GST from 1st July 2017.
View ArticleNew stamp duties on shares transfer - Acquisition and disposal of equity...
Purchases of residential properties in Singapore by companies attract Additional Buyer Stamp Duty (ABSD) of 15% rate in addition to usual Buyer Stamp Duty (BSD) of up to 3%. Seller Stamp Duty (SSD) is...
View ArticleThe adoption of institutional arbitration rules and their effect on the right...
In recent years, it has become increasingly commonplace for commercial parties involved in complex commercial transactions to include an arbitration clause as their chosen dispute resolution mechanism...
View ArticleLiability of an internet subscriber for acts of copyright infringement over...
A United States film studio, Dallas Buyers Club LLC, made news last year for commencing legal proceedings against internet subscribers for copyright infringement for downloading the movie “Dallas...
View ArticleRevisions to Companies Act (Cap.50) of Singapore - New requirements with...
Service providers who used to face grouses or challenges when asked for details on companies' shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners would now have an easily understandable and frequently-quoted...
View ArticleTaxing the Digital Economy: Impending changes to GST in Singapore
Should digital downloads, streaming services and online purchases from foreign entities be subject to goods and services tax (GST) in Singapore? How about off-premise cloud computing?
View ArticleListing framework for Dual Class Shares - A closer look into safeguards
The subject of Dual Class Shares (DCS) has given rise to much debate in the context of public listed companies. Briefly, a DCS structure departs from the default one-share, one-vote concept by allowing...
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