Office Closure
Please note that our office will be closed on Chinese New Year Eve on Friday 24 January 2020.
Please note that our office will be closed on Chinese New Year Eve on Friday 24 January 2020.
This case update discusses a recent decision of the Strata Titles Board to order removal of glass curtains installed at a balcony. The decision dealt with the issue of subsidiary proprietors’ rights to install safety devices, and the impact of installations on the appearance of the building and floor area of the building.
Strata Titles Board Orders Removal Of Glass Curtains At Balcony, Says Residents Should Not Try To “Game The System”
This case note summarizes the recent decision of IP Investment Management Pte Ltd and ors v Alex Bellingham, the first reported decision on a private action brought for breaches of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.
Case Note on IP Investment Management Pte Ltd and ors v Alex Bellingham
This article summarises the salient recommendations by the Workgroup to Review the Taking of Informed Consent and the Singapore Medical Council’s Disciplinary Process, and the rationales behind and intended effects of these recommendations.
Recommendations by the Workgroup to Review the Taking of Informed Consent and the SMC Disciplinary Process
This Client Note discusses several amendments to the Registered Designs Act pursuant to the passing of the Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Act 2019.
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) ACT 2019 – AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTERED DESIGNS ACT
This Client Note discusses several amendments to the Patents Act pursuant to the passing of the Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Act 2019.
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) ACT 2019 – AMENDMENTS TO THE PATENTS ACT
This case update discusses a recent District Court judgment where the Court found that a second-hand car buyer had obtained good title to the car through an errant car dealer. Although registered as its owner, the finance company, by seizing the car and disposing of the car, was found to be liable under conversion to the car buyer for her loss and damage.
REMEDY FOR SECOND-HAND CAR BUYER AGAINST FINANCE COMPANY WHEN ERRANT CAR DEALER FLEES WITH PURCHASE MONEY
This Client Note sets out the 4 price-display practices discussed in the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore’s draft guidelines on price transparency. It also briefly highlights the guidelines’ potential implications for businesses.
Fresh Clarity on Price Transparency
This article highlights the key takeaways from the decision of the High Court in Singapore Medical Council v Soo Shuenn Chiang [2019] SGHC 250, in which the Court set aside a doctor’s conviction for alleged breach of a patient’s medical confidentiality and accompanying orders made by the SMC DT.
The Bounds of Medical Confidentiality
This article discusses the Strata Titles Board’s latest decision on the installation of safety devices in strata-titled developments.
Strata Titles Board Dismisses Application By Condo Resident To Have Neighbour’s Awning Removed