Disputes

New senior counsel Danny Ong calls on lawyers to dare to be unconventional in modern legal landscape

He recommends a skill set that is more holistic, than one based on just technical proficiency

Allen & Gledhill partner Dinesh Dhillon led the legal team representing Kiri Industries throughout the decade-long dispute.

Why where you park your joint venture matters: Lessons from a US$689 million shareholder dispute

An unprecedented court order forced the sale of one of the world’s largest textile dye companies after a decade-long fight over minority shareholder rights

The Court of Three Judges will now determine what sanction, if any, to impose on Wong.

Singapore lawyer referred to disciplinary court for ignoring red flags over mentally frail client’s multimillion-dollar trust

High Court says William Wong failed to protect elderly client who was under her daughter’s undue influence

Jayden Neo is seeking an "unpaid balance" of S$11,000 for the lease of a Honda Civic.

Singapore car rental company and customer end up in court over alleged unpaid deposit

Charlotte Vehicle says the statements are ‘false and misleading’

Park Hotel Clarke Quay was wound up by the court in November 2021.

Ascendas Hospitality Reit loses S$6.2 million hotel refurbishment claim against Park Hotel liquidators

The Reit, which is now part of CapitaLand Ascott Trust, may still refile the claim with supporting income documents

Sparrow Tech operated Sparrow Exchange, a Singapore-based trading platform for cryptocurrency options, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Temasek-backed Amber’s acquisition of Singapore crypto exchange triggers legal fee dispute

High Court rules consultant is owed US$803,664 after fintech firm tries to avoid paying advisory fee after distressed sale

The civil action, filed in the Kuala Lumpur High Court, puts at stake not only a substantial inheritance, but also the reputation of a Malaysian business dynasty.

Malaysia’s Genting dynasty gripped by RM1.6 billion inheritance battle

A court fight over an heiress’ estate places her final will under judicial scrutiny

The claim centres on Rule 877(10), a provision in the SGX’s Mainboard Listing Rules that outlines the allocation of excess rights shares in a rights issue.

Stamford Land sues UOB over allocation of excess rights shares in its 2021 issue

The SGX mainboard-listed property player is claiming losses and damages of S$1.88 million

Singapore has laid the groundwork for data and AI safety, but we must now deepen these standards.

Small is beautiful: A precision playbook for Singapore’s next lap

How resilience, information hygiene and dispute resolution can turn into the city-state’s next competitive edge

As the arbitration proceedings are at a preliminary stage, Seatrium says it is “unable to definitively ascertain the financial impact” from the proceedings.

Seatrium seeks US$55.7 million from unit of Brazil’s Petrobras over ongoing dispute, starts arbitration

Its subsidiary Jurong Shipyard faces a US$79.6 million payment demand from the Brazilian state-run oil firm