Singapore law

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

It also rules to enforce sub-orders for the handovers, which the Singapore International Commercial Court previously denied

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?

It’s time to reconsider the legal profession’s highest form of recognition

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

Statutory claims against StanChart, BSI Bank will be filed in ‘short order’

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 proposed legislation will ‘position Singapore to capture future opportunities’: Chee Hong Tat

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

Cases such as FTX’s collapse and Garuda’s restructuring highlight the need for judicial coordination across jurisdictions

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

As systems become interconnected, disruption of care and trust is a concern

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

Against a backdrop of global bank layoffs, the lender is focusing on reskilling and multidisciplinary teams

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

The challenge to institutional adoption is legal rather than technological

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

Law minister says Singapore, as a small country, feels global tremors more acutely than most

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