This case update discusses a recent decision in which the General Division of the High Court dismissed an application by a management corporation for an order that mezzanine attics installed by homeowners prior to the enactment of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004 be removed.
Heartiest congratulations to our 11 trainees who were called to the Singapore Bar on 21 and 22 August 2023! We with them all the best and many good years ahead.
Ms Lau Ai Xuan
Ms Wong Hui Min, Megan
Mr Lim Leon
Mr Nicholas Tan Zhi Sheng
Ms Wang Si Ying Sarah
Mr Yang Zhuoyan
Mr Drashy Umang Trivedi
Mr Joshua Daniel Foo Zu Ian
Mr Lee Ming En
Mr Lim Liang Yiu, Matthew
Ms Melanie Koh Jia Wen
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
This update article discusses the appointment of GIP-select funds by the Economic Development Board under Option B of the Global Investor Program and the process of investing in GIP-select funds under the Global Investor Program.
Further Updates to Singapore’s Global Investor Program – Option B
Our Mr. Zech Chan (Partner, Intellectual Property) was recently invited by the World Intellectual Property Organization mediation center to mediate a trade marks dispute before the Singapore Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS“).
This Case Note discusses the Singapore High Court judgment for the first case which invoked the simplified process for certain intellectual property claims introduced in 2022, and summarizes the Court’s guidance on cases which the simplified process should apply.
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