The Ultimate Guide to Starting and Running a Business in Singapore
This article explains everything a founder, CEO, Board Director, manager, or executive would typically encounter in starting and running a business.
Enforcement of Website Terms of Use and Incorporation of Terms in Online Transactions
If a companyβs websiteβs terms of use include an arbitration clause, can the company enforce this against a user suing it in the Singapore court to stay the proceedings in favour of arbitration?
Ronald JJ Wong answers this and provides helpful tips for website operators and businesses who transact online.
Case Update: Singapore High Court decided in exceptional case that directors were not liable for breach of fiduciary duty despite competing with plaintiff company
In an unreported decision in HC/S 236/2022, the General Division of the Singapore High Court held the defendant directors not liable for breach of the duty not to compete with the plaintiff company by providing services to the plaintiffβs former customer.
Employer Found Liable for Injuries Suffered by Worker Alighting from Lorry
Our Director Benjamin Yam discusses what employers and employees can expect in safety standards when workers are (and continue to be) transported in lorries, after an employer was found liable for injuries suffered by a worker alighting from a lorry.
Wrapping up the Year in Tech, Crypto and Digital Assets
Our Associate Stuart Peter looks back on some of the key lessons we can learn from the events of 2022 in Tech, Crypto and Digital Assets.
Fiduciary Duties - What They Are and Why They Matter
Our Associate Director Wilbur Lua explores what fiduciary duties are and why they matter.
2022 Fintech Laws and Regulations in Singapore
What laws in Singapore cover popular digital payment systems like GrabPay or ShopeePay? What about crypto exchanges or wallets?
Our Director Ronald JJ Wong examines the Fintech Laws and Regulations in Singapore in 2022.
Legal Life Cycle of a Business
Director Ronald JJ Wong examines the general legal issues and legal documents, contracts and agreements a business can expect to encounter through its life cycle, from start-up to acquisition, to listing and to liquidation.
The Law on Art, Copyright, and Intellectual Property in Singapore (Part 1 - Patents)
Who owns rights to IP? How can they be used? Director Ronald JJ Wong and Associate Stuart Peter explore some of these questions and issues, along with possible case studies in a four-part series on the creations of the mind. This article, the first in the series, focuses on patents.
Leaving behind digital assets as inheritance in Will / Estate
Digital assets are an often-overlooked class of assets that most people do not specifically provide for in their Wills. Given that the number of people who own some form of digital assets has risen considerably over the last few years, it would be wise to consider the question of how digital assets can be specifically provided for in a Will and practically managed for leaving behind as an inheritance.
Cybersquatting, Contracts, Illegality & Public Policy
A commentary on 3 Corporate Services Pte Ltd v Grabtaxi Holdings Pte Ltd [2020] SGHC 17
Note on Payment Services Act
MAS has issued the Guidelines on Licensing for Payment Service Providers, Guideline No: PS-G01 (18 December 2019) and specimen forms for PSA.
Account of Profits on Convoyed Goods in a Claim for Patent Infringement
In a recent High Court matter which the author was lead counsel on, an interesting and novel legal issue arose on whether the plaintiff was entitled to claim for an account of profits from the sale of convoyed goods. The High Court considered our legal submissions and accepted the legal principles on this issue.
Case Update: Ang Ai Tee v Resource Credit [2017] SGHC 159 - Statutory Demand For Sum In Respect Of Loan Refinancing Transactions Set Aside
In the recent case of Ang Ai Tee v Resource Credit [2017] SGHC 159, the High Court upheld the appeal of a plaintiff borrower who sought to set aside a statutory demand for the sum of $135,879.96, which was issued by the defendant licensed moneylender pursuant to a series of refinancing transactions introduced by the defendant. At the crux of this case was the refinancing scheme in which the defendant imposed a 10% administrative fee for every loan refinancing arrangement.