On March 11, 2025, the Committee to Enhance Singapore's Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Regime (the "Committee") published a report (the "Report") outlining its recommendations to further enhance and modernize...more
Singapore has passed the country's first law designed to protect workers against discrimination and penalize employers who discriminate....more
The Singapore International Commercial Court (the "SICC"), a division of the General Division of the High Court and part of the Supreme Court of Singapore, was established in 2015 as a trusted neutral forum to meet increasing...more
9/27/2024
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Chapter 15 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Cross-Border ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Insolvency ,
Restructuring ,
Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (IRDA) ,
Singapore ,
Singapore International Commercial Court ,
UNCITRAL
In recent years, the world has witnessed heightened sensitivity surrounding foreign investments, leading to increased regulatory scrutiny of foreign direct investments ("FDI") on the basis of national security concerns. The...more
The Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") has handed down its first insolvency-related ruling. The court granted recognition and full force and effect to Indonesia's flagship airline's restructuring plan. That...more
3/28/2024
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Aviation Industry ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Cross-Border ,
Indonesia ,
Insolvency ,
Restructuring ,
Singapore ,
Singapore International Commercial Court ,
Transportation Industry ,
UNCITRAL
Established in 2015 as a trusted neutral forum to meet increasing demand for effective transnational dispute resolution, the Singapore International Commercial Court (the "SICC") is a division of the General Division of the...more
3/26/2024
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Bankruptcy Court ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commercial Court ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debtors ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Popular ,
Restructuring ,
Singapore ,
The Model Law
In Short -
The Situation: The Singapore government recently has announced a raft of changes that will impact employers in 2023 and beyond. These include introducing a new eligibility framework for employment passes for...more
The Situation: On 1 February 2021, Parliament passed the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill (Bill No. 1/2021) ("Bill"). The Bill enables the creation and use of electronic transferable records ("ETRs") and expands the...more
The Situation: Currently, around 90% of world trade is by sea. International shipping accounts for between 2% and 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but like aviation, the sector's emissions are not covered by the 2015...more
7/13/2020
/ Climate Change ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Green Shipping ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
International Standards ,
Maritime Transport ,
Paris Agreement ,
Ports ,
Shipping ,
Singapore ,
Supply Chain
On October 2, 2018, a widely anticipated bill to amend the Singapore Employment Act ("EA") was introduced into parliament.
The most significant proposed change is the expansion of the core provisions of the EA to all...more
The Bill: The Singapore Parliament passed a bill giving the Competition Commission of Singapore (or CCS) regulatory powers over consumer protection. The expanded body is now (effective 1 April 2018) called the Competition and...more
The Situation: Guidelines on Digital Token Offerings introduced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore address initial coin offerings and also how current laws will be applied to intermediaries.
The Result: Whether a...more
12/8/2017
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Digital Currency ,
Financial Adviser ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Institutional Investors ,
Monetary Authority of Singapore ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities and Futures Act (SFA) ,
Singapore ,
Token Sales
As the interest in blockchain technology grows, companies will be confronted with numerous decisions, challenges, and legal issues pertaining to its adoption. Relevant matters include the overall design and control of...more
9/6/2017
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Blockchain ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
France ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
Japan ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
Smart Contracts ,
Supply Chain ,
UK
In the wake of a recent increase in the number of initial coin (or token) offerings ("ICOs") in Singapore as a means of raising funds, as well as announcements from other concerned regulators, including in the United States,...more
On March 10, 2017, Singapore's Parliament approved the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 (the "Act") to enhance the country's corporate debt restructuring framework. The Act, a copy of which is available here, was assented to...more
6/2/2017
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Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Cross-Border ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Insolvency ,
Moratorium ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Singapore ,
UNCITRAL
On 10 March 2017, the Singapore Parliament passed the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 ("Amendment Act"), which amends the Companies Act. This update focuses on the key amendments that are intended to improve the transparency...more
On March 10, 2017, Singapore's Parliament approved the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 ("Act") to enhance the country's corporate debt restructuring framework. The Act was assented to by President Tony Tan Keng Yam on March...more
4/8/2017
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Companies Act ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Cramdown ,
Cross-Border ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors-in-Possession ,
Insolvency ,
Moratorium ,
New Legislation ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Singapore ,
Super Priority