Claudia Tan
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Claudia holds a Magna cum Laude Bachelor of Law degree with a Second major in Finance. She was in the Dean’s List for academic year 2016/2017. Her interests lie in corporate practice and business transactions.

SMU Lexicon: Singapore’s Approach Towards Adopting the Multi-Factorial Approach in Insolvency Proceedings
Business,Insolvency,Investments,Legal Updates

Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction In cross-border insolvency, there are two contrasting approaches. On the one hand, there is the territorial approach, focused primarily on the interest of the local creditors.[1] On the other, there is the universal approach, where one court leads the administration of the insolvency proceedings, and other courts cooperate with the main action.[2] For the […]

SMU Lexicon: Frustrating the No-Frustrating Rule – the Singapore Code on Takeovers and Mergers
Legal Updates

Reading Time: 13 minutesIntroduction An increasing number of iconic home-grown listed companies are acquired by foreign firms such as Raffles Hotel, Robinsons department store, Asia Pacific Breweries, and Fraser & Neave.2 The trend has raised public concerns of whether the government, should do more to protect local brands in Singapore. This leads to the question of whether no-frustration […]