Reading Time: 12 minutesIntroduction The December 2017 decision to charge a couple who tortured their flatmate, Annie Ee, with the offence of “voluntarily causing grievous hurt”, as opposed to murder, sparked controversy in Singapore.[1] In response, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (“AGC”) released a media statement explaining its decision,[2] and Attorney-General (“AG”) Lucien Wong referred to the matter in his […]
Different Share Classes Explained
Reading Time: 9 minutesEver wonder what the different share classes are? Shares represent the interest of a shareholder in a company and involve a bundle of rights and obligations between the shareholder and the company. Shares are an important source of financing for companies as shareholders are obligated to pay the amount payable for the share into the […]
PIXEL MESH – Intellectual Property Issues for Online Content Creators, Game Developers and Tech Innovators
Reading Time: 10 minutesDuring a panel discussion organized by Asia Law Network and PIXEL, Adrian Kwong (managing director of Consigclear LLC), Jeremiah Chew (senior associate at Ascendant Legal) and Deitrich Mohan (Game room and 3Bode media) discussed intellectual property issues surrounding the gaming and media industry. The panel answered a range of questions, from broad categories of: Basic […]