The Companies (Amendment) Act was passed in October 2014, making the most extensive changes to the Companies Act since the Act was enacted in 1967. Over 200 amendments were made. The ramifications of the amendments are still being understood. Among the policy changes: More companies qualify for audit exemption The…
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All you need to know about the new liquor control law
Liquor consumption in public places to be banned between 10.30pm and 7am every day once laws come into effect On 30 January 2015, the Singapore Parliament passed the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Bill for its Second Reading. For all practical purposes, it is now law as the Third Reading that…
The Ex-Tour Guide and the Widow: The LPA and other things you need to know
If you are Singaporean, chances are, you have heard of the recent high-profile legal tussle over an elderly widow’s (Mdm Chung Khin Chun) assets worth about 40 million, between her niece (Mdm Hedy Mok) and her ex-tour guide (Yang Yin). While this case mainly involves issues surrounding a legal instrument…
Clamping Down on Rogue Mobile Retailers
We have all heard about the case of the Vietnamese tourist who kneeled and begged for a refund of an iPhone 6 from an errant retailer in Sim Lim Square. This case sparked a public outcry and shone the spotlight on the wider, prevalent issue of such errant retailers at…
“We are mindful of the smaller law firms,” says Minister for Law
At the Association of Muslim Lawyers’ Annual Lecture 2014, the Minister for Law and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr K Shanmugam talked about where the legal industry is heading, with some emphasis on small and medium-sized firms. Here are the main points: Singapore as an International Centre for Law The Singapore government…
Intellectual Property Matters – Legal Clinic on Intellectual Property
The following is an excerpt of the content discussed during a legal clinic organized by The Hub Singapore on 16 October 2014. At this legal clinic, Koh C-u Pinn from Arielle Law Corporation explained the basics of intellectual property law to the participants, who came from a variety of industries.…
Remote Gambling Act – how it will affect online gambling in Singapore
The Remote Gambling Act was passed on 7 October 2014, designed to strictly regulate the various forms of online gambling in Singapore. The Act will outlaw remote gambling provided by non-exempt operators. The full text of the bill passed by Parliament can be accessed here. What is gambling? Gambling is…
More accessible family justice lies ahead
Earlier this month, the Committee for Family Justice, and inter-agency committee, delivered its recommendations on a new framework for the family justice system to the Government. The Committee had four main goals: Protect and support the family as the basic unit of our society; Ensure that the interests of the child…
The new Copyright Act – the death of online piracy?
On July 8 2014, the Singapore Parliament passed a bill amending the Copyright Act, aiming to give copyright owners greater ability to protect their content from the reaches of online piracy. The crux of the bill was to enable copyright owners (such as cable TV networks), exclusive licensees, and performers…
A Step Towards Affordable Legal Resolution
In response to the significant legal costs of bringing a claim through the courts, the Primary Justice Project has been launched as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism. It is a collaboration between the State Courts, the Law Society of Singapore and the Community Justice Centre (The Community Justice Centre is…