Singapore law

Judiciary, Law Society to form joint committee to tackle lawyers’ attrition

LAC Global (Singapore) operated GNC’s franchised stores in Singapore, selling its health products and dietary supplements.

Court of Appeal upholds GNC’s rights to Ron Sim’s LAC store leases, awarding of damages

Expanding the senior counsel designation to include general counsel would require a redefinition of what it signals to the courts, the profession and the public.
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Should Singapore’s senior counsel title include corporate general counsel?

The winding-up applications were filed in November 2025 as a workaround to an earlier ruling by the Singapore court.

Court nod to wind up 1MDB scandal-linked entities paves way for bank claims by foreign liquidators

Under the Bill, MAS and other Singapore authorities will “retain full discretion to enforce against any misconduct that occurs in Singapore”.

MAS to ‘harmonise’ securities laws to facilitate dual listings under new Bill

The agreement builds on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, which Singapore adopted in 2017.

Singapore, Indonesia courts forge cross-border insolvency agreement to streamline debt restructurings

Patients should have clarity on who is accessing their data, for what purpose and under what safeguards.
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What Singapore’s new health data law means for patients in the AI age

Lam Chee Kin, managing director and head of legal and compliance at DBS, says Alpha is a "very, very active" programme to transition employees into a multidisciplinary workforce.

DBS deploys AI-driven ‘Alpha’ squads to blend legal, compliance, risk roles

The on-chain RWA market has grown from around US$5 billion in 2022 to more than US$30 billion by Q3 2025.

Why the regulatory architecture of real-world asset tokenisation matters

Law Minister Edwin Tong says: "Supply chain fragmentation affects our businesses. Trade tensions raise costs across our economy."

‘Reliability, stability and transparency’ key to Singapore’s response to geopolitical shocks: Edwin Tong