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Sustainability Reporting and ESG Reporting, A General Overview

This article considers the increasing importance of sustainability and ESG Reporting (“S-ESG Reporting”) both globally and in Singapore, provides a general overview of global trends and stakeholder expectations in respect of S-ESG Reporting, considers the key laws, regulations and parties which affect S-ESG Reporting in Singapore and outlines the challenges and opportunities which may arise for companies and individuals in relation to S-ESG Reporting in the road ahead. This article will be one of a series of articles which Lee […]


Lee & Lee awarded Partnership Award by the Singapore Mediation Centre

Congratulations to Lee & Lee for being awarded the Partnership Award by the Singapore Mediation Centre at the Singapore Mediation Lecture & Appreciation Lunch 2024! 🎉This recognition highlights our firm’s commitment to ADR and our trust in SMC as a valuable platform for dispute resolution.We’re honored to be among the Bronze Award recipients, alongside Kennedys Legal Solutions, TSMP Law Corporation, Harry Elias Partnership LLP, Infinitus Law Corporation, and Eldan Law LLP.A special thanks to our clients for their support and […]


HIGH COURT SETS OUT APPLICABLE TEST UNDER S114 BMSMA FOR MCST TO GAIN ACCESS TO STRATA UNIT TO DETERMINE IF WORKS ARE NECESSARY

What can MCSTs do when unit renovations are suspected to have affected common property or breached the BMSMA, but the owner refuses to let the MCST inspect the unit? The MCST of Highland Centre obtained an order from the Strata Titles Board, later upheld by the High Court, for access to the unit to determine if remedial / rectification works are necessary. This case update discusses both decisions, including the test set out by the High Court for the granting […]


Selective Capital Reduction as a Delisting Method

‘Selective Capital Reduction as a Delisting Method’ – This update discusses the recent delisting exercise undertaken by Best World International Limited by way of a selective capital reduction, and elaborates briefly on selective capital reduction as a delisting and squeeze-out method.

Selective Capital Reduction as a Delisting Method


Sharing with School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University

Our Corporate Partner, Joel Teo, was recently invited to speak on the legal aspects of the investment environment and industrial opportunities in Singapore, as part of a joint talk with Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA. This talk was organized by Tsinghua University for participants from the School of Continuing Education and held at the Chinese Heritage Centre, Nanyang Technological University. This talk explored, amongst other topics, the financial laws and investment structures available in Singapore. We wish to thank Nanyang […]


Owner who tried to conceal Mezzanine Floor ordered by District Court to remove it

This case update discusses the recent decisions by the District Court and General Division of the High Court, granting a mandatory injunction against a unit-owner to remove a mezzanine floor, staircase, open roof terrace and roofing frame that he had installed, and reinstate various parts of the common property he had removed.

Case Update: Owner who tried to conceal Mezzanine Floor ordered by District Court to remove it


IMDA and AI Verify Foundation finalise Governance Framework for Generative AI and launch Project Moonshot

On 30 May 2024, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA”) and AI Verify Foundation (“AVF”) finalised the Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI in Singapore. On 31 May 2024, IMDA and AVF launched Project Moonshot, an open-source Large Language Models (“LLM”) evaluation toolkit to allow businesses to assess their AI applications in terms of performance and safety. This legal update outlines the key changes made to the finalised Model AI Governance Framework and provides an overview of Project Moonshot.

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