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This legal note provides an overview of the draft Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI in Singapore, which was issued by the AI Verify Foundation and Infocomm Media Development Authority on 16 January 2024. A public consultation on the Draft Framework is presently ongoing and will close on 15 March 2024.

Navigating the Future: Singapore’s Proposed Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI

This legal update explores the Singapore Court of Appeal case confirming “Prosecco” to be registered as a geographical indication in Singapore.

SINGAPORE’S HIGHEST COURT CONFIRMS “PROSECCO” MAY BE REGISTERED AS A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

This case note discusses the United Kingdom Supreme Court’s ruling that only a natural person could be an inventor for the purposes of obtaining a patent in the United Kingdom, and the likely scenario in Singapore.

IMPACT OF AI ON INVENTORSHIP – LIKELY SCENARIO IN SINGAPORE?

This update discusses a recent case before the District Court and General Division of the High Court, in which a resident of a strata-titled development failed in his bid to install zip blinds at the balconies of his unit as a safety device.

Condominium Resident Fails in Bid to Install Zip Blinds for Safety Reasons

This case update discusses the recent case of Liu Xiaoyu v Sub MCST No. 2 – Plan No. 4391 where STB dismissed an application for stopping the operation and/or repairing an allegedly noisy fountain pump in The Greenwich and which provides guidance on an MCST statutory duty and noise guidelines.

In a recent case of Amber Compounding Pharmacy Pte Ltd and another v Lim Suk Ling Priscilla and others [2023] SGHC 241, the Singapore High Court clarified the scope of remedies available in a claim for breach of confidence.

Claims for Breach of Confidence Actions Clarified

Our Mr. Tan Tee Jim SC authored the Singapore Chapter within the 2023 edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms. The chapter was first published in ICLG – Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms and may be accessed here.

This legal update covers the key features of the Online Criminal Harms Bill that was recently passed by the Singapore Parliament.

Online Criminal Harms Bill Passed in Parliament

This update looks at the new permanent meeting arrangements for management corporations, subsidiary management corporations and collective sale committees, permitting meetings to be held electronically with voting by electronic means, following amendments made to the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004 and Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967, which came into force on 1 July 2023.

Conduct of Meetings of Management Corporations, Subsidiary Management Corporations and Collective Sale Committees