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In line with the Government’s intention to ensure that Singapore’s ever-growing infrastructure also grows in quality and safety, the Minister of National Development, Mr Chee Hong Tat, announced at the International Built Environment Week that the Building and Construction Authority (“BCA”) will implement new regimes starting from 2027 for large scale building projects.

This legal note unpacks the various licensing frameworks to be implemented in the coming years, including the firm-based approach to be adopted by the BCA for supervising escalator, […]

Lee & Lee is honoured to act for Apex Asia (2) Pte. Ltd. in their new development ARTISAN 8 which was launched for sale on 21 August 2025.

11 out of 34 residential units and 5 out of 8 commercial units were sold within two and a half hours of the sale launch. Our Project Team for ARTISAN 8 is led by our Mr Ow Yong Thian Soo (Head, Real Estate & Property Department) (https://www.leenlee.com.sg/owt/) (https://sg.linkedin.com/in/thian-soo-ow-yong-77379583), Ms Sharon Tay (Deputy Head, […]

Navigating the Green Investment Landscape in Southeast AsiaAs part of Lee & Lee’s 70th anniversary, we were honoured to host this seminar in the historic Blue Room at The Arts House at the Old Parliament Building, where our firm’s founding partners once held discussions that shaped both Lee & Lee’s and Singapore’s early growth.The session brought together leading voices from finance, law, and regulation to explore opportunities and challenges in Southeast Asia’s renewable energy sector — from financing and M&A […]

Lee & Lee acted for SG Enviro Pte. Ltd. (“SG Enviro”), a Singapore-based industrial wastewater engineering firm, in securing a SGD 8 million strategic investment led by Emerald Technology Ventures (“Emerald”), a global leader in climate-tech venture capital. Emerald was represented by Allen & Gledhill.

Founded in 2018 by environmental engineer Guah Eng Hock, SG Enviro specializes in designing, integrating, and operating industrial wastewater treatment technologies tailored to Southeast Asia’s unique requirements.

The investment will enable SG Enviro to expand its footprint […]

This client note follows IPOS’ recent announcement of upcoming official fee increases. It highlights potential issues for IP owners to consider now.

IPOS fee increases will take effect soon – What IP owners should consider

In the closing hours of 3 July 2025, the Ministry of National Development, Ministry of Finance and Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that by midnight of the following day, a new seller’s stamp duty (“SSD”) regime would be put in place (“the media release”). This comes after 8 years of the previous regime, in which the SSD holding period was pegged at three years, with rates of between 4 per cent and 12 per cent.Under the new SSD regime, implemented […]