Did you know that a divorce does not automatically revoke your pre-existing CPF nomination? What happens if a person only realizes this when his or her health was deteriorating, and he or she thereafter failed to properly change his or her CPF nomination in accordance with the strict rules required by the CPF Board?

Our Director, Che Wei Chin, successfully acted for the applicant/appellant in a High Court Criminal Revision.

In Systematic Airconditioning Pte Ltd v Ho Seng Ken and others [2023] SGHC 10, the Honourable Justice Chua Lee Ming addressed this question, providing much-needed clarity on the scope of Marital Communications Privilege.

Our team consisting of Wilbur Lua and Darryl Lau successfully represented our client in obtaining a favourable outcome in the appeal.

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. 

Our Associate Director Wilbur Lua explores what fiduciary duties are and why they matter.

What makes a SmartLaw firm? We explore the technologies that we use in our day-to-day work, that enable efficiency, sustainability, accuracy, and analytics.

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.

Case Note on Reed, Michael v Bellingham, Alex (Attorney-General, intervener) [2022] SGCA 60

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.

Our Associate Director Benjamin Yam sheds some light on medical negligence and clarifies some common misconceptions.

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 fourth and final instalment in the series, focuses on trade marks and passing off.

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 third in the series, focuses on performers' rights and industrial design rights.

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 second in the series, focuses on copyright.

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.

Non-compete and non-solicitation clauses are often the most controversial and disputable terms of any contract of employment or service provider / independent contractor. There are important drafting lessons to be gleaned from this decision.

There’s a huge rise in digital scams and fraud including cryptocurrency-related schemes.

If victims have reported the matter to the police, the police may investigate and seize assets relating to the crime. Such assets would include virtual assets such as digital tokens, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency. 

Our team consisting of Lee Ee Yang, Wilbur Lua and James Tan successfully represented three of the defendant's relatives in obtaining a favourable outcome in the appeal.

Cryptocurrencies, digital payment tokens, security tokens, Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFTs”), blockchain technology, virtual land, metaverse – these “buzz words” have become commonplace in our world today – whether in the news or in our social circles.

With such vast amounts of money being pumped into the digital asset landscape, it is no wonder why more people are considering investments in digital assets. This however makes the question of the legal implications and intricacies regarding digital asset ownership all the more important to examine.

Director Ronald JJ Wong’s recommendation for cryptocurrency exchanges and digital asset wallet providers to consider implementing a mechanism for customers to freeze their accounts to foster trust and facilitate wider user adoption was featured in The Business Times.

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.