This legal update discusses Singapore’s second tranche of property cooling measures for 2023, and what buyers need to know about the revised additional buyer’s stamp duty rates.
Legal Update on ABSD Hike for 2023
This update discusses the successful completion of the collective sale of Peace Centre / Peace Mansion and how our team at Lee & Lee overcame the challenges along the way.
Successful Completion of the Collective Sale of Peace Centre / Peace Mansion
The proposed amendments to the GIP are aimed at attracting high-calibre applicants and at the same time increase the economic contribution to the Singapore economy brought by them.
This case update discusses a recent District Court judgement in which the Court dismissed an application brought by a subsidiary proprietor to invalidate a Management Corporation’s by-law on car parking.
District Court Dismisses Objection to Car Parking By-Law at Fort Gardens
Transaction update on the recent initial public offering of YKGI Limited, in which Lee & Lee acted as the solicitors to the Issue Manager and Full Sponsor (RHT Capital Pte. Ltd.) and Joint Placement Agents (Evolve Capital Advisory Private Limited and KGI Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) on Singapore law.
This case note discusses a recent High Court judgement in which the Court dismissed an appeal by tech start-up V V Technology against the decision of the Principal Assistant Registrar.
Birds of a Feather – Singapore Court Consolidates Trademark Terminology in Twitter Case
The firm is pleased to announce the appointment of the following individuals as Partners of the Firm with effect from 1 January 2023:
Chia Ying Jing (Corporate Department)Michelle Chan (Corporate Department)Basil Lee (Intellectual Property Department)Eugene Lau (Intellectual Property Department)
We take this opportunity to congratulate our Partners on their new appointments.
This case update discusses the High Court decision in The Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2553 v Chia Yew Liang and others [2022] SGHC 290 (“Palm Gardens”) which considered the concept of Reserved Council Office under Section 53A of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act.
The update examines all the issues and arguments raised in the proceedings, some of which were not discussed in the judgment of the Court.
Reserved Council Office Under Section 53A of the Building Maintenance […]
This case update discusses a recent District Court judgment in which the Court granted orders to restrain encroachments of the common property by some subsidiary proprietors at WCEGA Plaza.
‘Encroachment of Common Property’ in Management Corporations (MCSTs)
This legal note discusses the successful forced sale of a strata unit, along with the challenges and difficulties which a management corporation might face when attempting to do so.
Forced Sale Of A Strata Unit By The Management Corporation To Recover Arrears Of Contributions