The COVID-19 Act: A Primer for Businesses on Seeking Relief
Singapore: The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (the Act) affects certain business contracts impacted by the pandemic. Business owners should familiarize themselves with the Act and consider if...
View ArticleDentons Rodyk Reporter Issue 04 (2020)
Singapore: Welcome to the 4th issue of the Dentons Rodyk Reporter in 2020.
View Article[COVID-19] Moves by SGX RegCo to aid listed companies
Singapore: The pandemic is driving the business world on-line in more ways. Singapore regulators have kept pace, calibrating their listing requirements to aid listed companies with compliance...
View ArticleLegal Options in this Pandemic: Restructuring and Relief
Singapore: This complimentary webinar by our Singapore corporate and litigation lawyers discuss key options that companies in Singapore can consider, as they face the multi-faceted challenges brought...
View ArticleKnowing the limitation period of your claim: A case example for negligent...
Potential litigants often pay little attention to the rules on limitation. This is ill-advised, given how they can operate as an absolute bar to recovery. A paradigm example is provided by a recent...
View ArticleShimizu Corporation v Stargood Construction Pte Ltd [2020] SGCA 37: No longer...
For convenience and ease of reference, this article will adopt the terms and definitions adopted in the previous article. In a subsequent decision rendered by the Court of Appeal following from their...
View ArticleCalderbank offers in arbitration and the high threshold to appeal an arbitral...
Calderbank offers are useful tools in both litigation and arbitration. However, what if a party in arbitration proceedings is dissatisfied with an adverse costs order made because he did not accept a...
View ArticleStarboard: The spate of oil and gas insolvencies
Hot on the heels of a historic oil price collapse that sent shockwaves through global markets, the financial troubles of Singapore-based commodity traders Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd (Hin Leong) and...
View ArticleStarboard: Salvage Convention claims are now maritime claims
Readers would remember Starboard’s report in January 2019 that the Singapore government was proposing to implement the 1989 Salvage Convention. Of course, one of the key aspects of the Convention is...
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COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act - Guidebook for application in Japanese
COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act came into effect on 20 April 2020 in Singapore, and businesses and individuals are now able to seek temporary relief for inability to perform contracts. We have...
View ArticleSpotlight on ASEAN - Re-opening the economy
Singapore: Despite the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) still spreading in hotspots around the world, countries everywhere, including ASEAN, are easing lockdown restrictions to kick-start their...
View ArticleS$33 billion Fortitude Budget to help businesses during a gradual resumption...
Singapore: Singapore recently announced a supplementary budget statement - a S$33 billion Fortitude Budget – to help fight against COVID-19’s adverse economic impact on the business community. The...
View ArticleStarboard: Priority of legal expenditure in maritime disputes
A recent case in which the Singapore High Court decided on the priority-ranking of legal expenditure when paying out of court sale proceeds of ships sold judicially.
View ArticleLooking Beyond the Label into the True Quality of Severance Payments – GCT v...
When senior executives receive severance payments from the termination of their employments, commonly known as ‘golden handshakes’, how will such payments be treated for tax purposes?
View ArticleImpact of the COVID-19 moratorium laws on Islamic Finance
Singapore: Recently the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) published a statement to provide clarifications to Islamic financial institutions on pertinent...
View ArticleOverview of the amended voluntary delisting regime in Singapore
Singapore: In this article, we give a broad overview of the changes to the delisting regime implemented by Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) in July 2019 and share our thoughts on its impact on...
View ArticleMAS’ Regulatory Approach Regarding Payment Tokens and Payment Token Derivatives
An article exploring the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s regulatory approach for derivatives contracts that reference “payment tokens” as underlying assets.
View ArticleStarboard: Revision to SCMA rules
Singapore: SCMA is considering a revision to the 3rd edition of its Rules as part of its continual effort to remain at the forefront of Singapore’s maritime arbitration scene with a commercially...
View ArticleTurning rivals into partners: CCCS issues business collaboration guidance...
Singapore: The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for businesses in Singapore forcing many to come up with innovative methods to stay afloat amidst the economic uncertainty. This...
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