Recent Significant Developments to Third-Party Funding in Singapore’s Arbitration Landscape
July 30, 2017
Third-party funding is increasingly prevalent globally in both litigation and arbitration …
What should you do when a director gets arrested?
July 21, 2017
On December 6, 2016, Pacific Radiance Limited, a company listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange announced that an executive director had been arrested by the Singaporean authorities on suspicion that he had committed an offense under the Prevention of Corruption Act …
What’s new about the SIAC Investment Arbitration Rules 2017?
June 30, 2017
With the introduction of the Investment Arbitration Rules 2017, the SIAC is now the first private arbitral institution to cater separately to investment and commercial arbitrations …
Recent Significant Changes to the Corporate Regulatory and Restructuring Regime in Singapore
June 26, 2017
In an effort to ensure Singapore’s corporate regulatory regime continues to stay robust and to strengthen Singapore’s status as a leading global financial hub, the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 (“CAA 2017”) was passed by Parliament on 10 March 2017 …
Third-party funding in Asia
May 24, 2017
Asian-mena Counsel speaks to Tom Glasgow, investment manager for Asia at IMF Bentham, about the environment for third-party funding in the region…
Asia in-house legal and compliance hiring trends and salaries, 2017
May 24, 2017
Asian-mena Counsel is delighted to partner again with Taylor Root on their 2017 market update and salary survey report for in-house legal and compliance in Hong Kong, China and Singapore …
Visionary External Providers of the Year 2017
May 15, 2017
Introducing the winners of this year’s awards to recognise legal providers that go above and beyond in the service of their clients …
Smart doesn’t mean secure
February 6, 2017
Imagine this. You are taking a quick nap after work in your self-driving car while it is bringing you home in the shortest time possible given real-time traffic
Lucien Wong leaves Allen & Gledhill to become Singapore AG
November 30, 2016
Singapore has appointed Allen & Gledhill’s Lucien Wong, one of the city-state’s most prominent private practice lawyers, as attorney-general. …
Lucien Wong leaves Allen & Gledhill to become Singapore AG
November 30, 2016
Singapore has appointed Allen & Gledhill’s Lucien Wong, one of the city-state’s most prominent private practice lawyers, as attorney-general. …
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing merges with Vietnamese law firm PBC Partners
July 4, 2016
Singaporean law firm RHT Taylor Wessing recently announced its intention to merge with PBC Partners in order to expand its oversight of the ASEAN Economic Community. According to the firm, …
RPC’s Singapore JLV with Premier Law goes live
May 25, 2016
RPC’s joint law venture (JLV) with leading firm Premier Law went live on May 1, doubling the firm’s size in Singapore …
Merger to create one of the world’s largest New Law businesses spanning Europe, Asia and Australia
February 24, 2016
Lawyers On Demand (LOD) and AdventBalance announced that they will merge in a deal which will see the creation of one of the world’s largest New Law businesses …
Banking on change
January 19, 2016
Managing Director and Head, Group Legal and Secretariat at DBS Bank Sue Lynn Koo discusses her career trajectory, the importance of out-of-the-box thinking and how technology is both a blessing and a curse for her role. She also gives advice to external counsel she wishes she’d heard when she was one, and reveals the best advice she’s ever been given.
The emergency arbitrator and expedited procedure in SIAC: a new direction for arbitration in Asia
January 19, 2016
To introduce recent developments in arbitration in Asia, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre discusses the details of two key features of the SIAC Rules.
The enforcement of foreign court judgments: where the conventional meets the unconventional
November 16, 2015
Alec Emmerson, Sapna Jhangiani and John Lewis from Clyde & Co note how domestic courts are raising their game as the complexity of commercial disputes increases with specific focus on Singapore and the Middle East, each of which have options beyond arbitration.
King & Wood Mallesons opens in Singapore
July 20, 2015
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is now officially open for business in Singapore, with the firm’s new office opening in the Ocean Financial Centre …
King & Wood Mallesons opens in Singapore
July 20, 2015
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is now officially open for business in Singapore, with the firm’s new office opening in the Ocean Financial Centre …
Stamford Law and Morgan Lewis & Bockius establish the “only truly global Singapore law firm”
April 22, 2015
It was recently…
Stamford Law and Morgan Lewis & Bockius establish the “only truly global Singapore law firm”
April 22, 2015
It was recently…
Singapore: a snapshot of employment changes in 2014
April 8, 2015
The Singapore Parliament has rolled out a number of employment-related legislative changes.
Security of payment under FIDIC contracts: more secure, for now
February 18, 2015
The High Court of Singapore recently handed down an important judgment in relation to the enforceability of Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) decisions under the FIDIC forms of contract.
The Singapore approach to scrutiny of arbitral awards
January 21, 2015
International arbitration must, out of necessity, rely on the courts to uphold and enforce arbitral awards and to support the arbitral process…
SICC: now open for business
January 21, 2015
On Monday 5 January 2015, the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) was officially opened…
Bills passed paving way for Singapore International Commercial Court
January 8, 2015
Lion City has proposed the establishment of the Singapore International Commercial Court in order to deal with cross-border disputes …
Dispute Resolution
July 8, 2013
Our latest Disputes Special Report features contributions from K&L Gates, King & Wood Mallesons, the Hong Kong Arbitration Centre, Lee International and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, – from funding to resolution, bringing the pieces together.
Dispute Resolution Special Report
July 8, 2013
In the latest issue of Asian-Counsel, we uncover the lofty aims of several arbitration centres in the region. We also receive comprehensive updates from a host of leading law firms, and the SIAC, as to the state of dispute resolution across the Middle East, Vietnam, South Korea, India, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Capital Raising Special Report
July 8, 2013
Our latest edition of Asian-Counsel takes a look at the various happenings in the region’s capital markets sector. Whilst change is abreast with money flows shifting directions and new industries gaining momentum, we uncover why Hong Kong and Singapore regulators are still setting the pace. Leading law firms also reveal the latest capital markets trends in Malaysia, India, Japan, Thailand and South Korea.