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“Traditional” vs. “Design and Build” Contracts: What’s the Difference?
Reading Time: 7 minutesEver seen a shopping mall, or a hospital, or a school, and wondered how an empty piece of land came to house an entire building? Behind the scenes of the buildings that we see in every day life lies a complicated process of construction – from designing, to bidding, and finally, to building. There […]
Lawyers in Business: Renita Sophia Crasta, Group Legal Counsel, Ascendas-Singbridge Pte Ltd
Reading Time: 6 minutesAsia Law Network has partnered with the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA), a professional body that connects the Singapore in-house community, to bring a series of interviews featuring prominent in-house counsel. In this interview, we feature Renita Sophia Crasta, a Group Legal Counsel, at Ascendas-Singbridge Pte Ltd. Ascendas-Singbridge Pte Ltd owns, develops, and leases science, […]
Lawyers in Hong Kong: Kristi Swartz from Bryan Cave LLP
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn this Lawyers in Hong Kong feature, we interview Kristi Swartz, Managing Partner of Bryan Cave LLP Hong Kong. Kristi concentrates her practice in corporate finance and securities. She has experience with SFC and HKEx Listing and compliance issues. She has acted for, and successfully defended, both companies and Directors (to include INEDS) on enquiries and investigations […]
What is a Notary Public?
Reading Time: 10 minutesAsk anyone if they know what a Notary Public is, and the most likely response you will get is a quizzical look or a raised eyebrow. Nonetheless, despite being obscure-sounding and relatively unknown, a Notary Public performs the important function of notarizing documents that are to be used overseas. Foreign persons, entities or institutions overseas, […]
A Guide to Initial Coin Offerings (Part 3 of 3)
Reading Time: 9 minutesIn Part 2 of this series, we looked at the various regulations governing Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). To give a quick recap, on one end of the spectrum there is China, which has completely banned ICOs. On the other end, we have Gibraltar which has drafted specific legislation for ICOs. The majority of the other […]
Void or Voidable Contracts: What’s The Difference?
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn some circumstances, a contract can be nullified. In general, for a contract to be considered legally binding, it should fulfil four key characteristics: A clear agreement between all the relevant parties on what is offered, and a clear acceptance of the offer; Consideration – i.e. something of value that is given in exchange for […]
Lawyers in Business: Stanley Park, Managing Director & Head of Legal APAC, Scotiabank
Reading Time: 6 minutesAsia Law Network has partnered with the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA), a professional body that connects the Singapore in-house community, to bring a series of interviews featuring prominent in-house counsel. In this interview, we feature Stanley Park, Managing Director and Head of Legal APAC, Scotiabank. Scotiabank, is a Canadian multinational bank. Stanley chats about […]
Startup Law Academy: Raising Funds for your Business
Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring a panel discussion organized by Asia Law Network, with partners General Assembly, e27 and WeWork Beach Centre, Ronald JJ Wong (Director with Covenant Chambers LLC), Wang Yingyu (Director with Taylor Vinters Via LLC), Paul Ong (Associate Director at Innoven Capital) and Kelvin Teo (CEO and Co-Founder of Funding Societies) shared their thoughts on the […]
Lawyers in Hong Kong: Dominic Wai from ONC Lawyers
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this Lawyers in Hong Kong feature, we interview Dominic Wai, Partner of ONC Lawyers. Dominic’s practice focuses on advising clients on matters relating to anti-corruption, white-collar crime, law enforcement, regulatory and compliance matters in Hong Kong, including advice on anti-money laundering. He also handles cases involving corporate litigation, shareholders’ disputes and insolvency matters, defamation cases, […]
Administrative Contract under Thai Law: Procedure and remedy in an event of breach
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction: Why do administrative contracts matter? In countries with a Dual Court System (e.g. France, Germany and Thailand) the type of courts are divided into: (1) the court which has the competent jurisdiction over disputes arising out of private matters and (2) the court which has the competent jurisdiction over disputes arising out of public […]
Lawyers in Business: Shin Min Thng, Regional Counsel (Asia-Pacific), ON Semiconductor
Reading Time: 6 minutesAsia Law Network has partnered with the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA), a professional body that connects the Singapore in-house community, to bring a series of interviews featuring prominent in-house counsel. In this interview, we feature Shin Min Thng, Regional Counsel (Asia-Pacific) at ON Semiconductor. ON Semiconductor is a Fortune 500 semiconductors supplier company. Shin […]
JC Legal Expands Practice in US and EU
Reading Time: 2 minutesJoining Forces with Rooney Nimmo 25 June 2018 – Hong Kong law firm JC Legal announces today its affiliation with Rooney Nimmo, an international corporate law firm based in New York, London, Edinburgh and San Francisco, to grow its practice in the United States and the European Union. The move enhances the cross-border capacities of […]
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SMU Lexicon: A Non-parent’s Maintenance Obligation
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction Imagine you marry someone with a child from a prior relationship. Initially, you do not mind caring for this child. Then, your marriage sours and you no longer want anything to do with your spouse or the child. However, can your initial conduct of caring for the child unknowingly saddle you with a legal […]
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Singapore’s latest push as a restructuring and insolvency hub – Amendments to SICC rules
Reading Time: 3 minutesSingapore has earned a budding reputation as a hub for debt restructuring and insolvency in Asia, with its transparent legal system and judicial expertise. This growth can also be attributed to enduring efforts to innovate and reform. To enhance Singapore as a forum of choice in international restructuring and insolvency proceedings, the Rules of Court […]
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Pornography: How Legal is it in Singapore? 
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“Traditional” vs. “Design and Build” Contracts: What’s the Difference? 
What constitutes acceptance of a contract? 
Can WhatsApp messages be used in court in Singapore? 
What is the difference between paid up and authorised capital? -
A Summary of “The Rule Of Law” by Tom Bingham: Part 1 - A Guide to Understanding a Variable Capital Company (VCC)
How does an escrow account work in Singapore?
