A Guide to Listing a SPAC on the SGX (Part 2)
Business Advice,Equity,Funding,Investments,Legal Updates

Reading Time: 4 minutesSpecial Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs“) are companies, at the point of their proposed listing on the Singapore Exchange (“SGX“), without an operating history, business or assets generating revenues. The listing is undertaken primarily to raise capital to acquire a business or businesses, as the case may be, and complete a business combination. In this article, […]

A Guide to Listing a SPAC on the SGX (Part 1)
Business Advice,Equity,Funding,Investments,Legal Updates

Reading Time: 4 minutesSpecial Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs“) are companies, at the point of their proposed listing on the Singapore Exchange (“SGX“), without an operating history, business or assets generating revenues. The listing is undertaken primarily to raise capital to acquire a business or businesses, as the case may be, and complete a business combination.  In this article, […]

Enforcement of Verbal Contracts and Evidential Issues
Legal Contracts,Uncategorized

Reading Time: 6 minutes Introduction Suppose Adam agrees verbally to purchase oranges from a supplier, Ben, for Adam’s business. Adam finds out the very next day that another supplier, Cindy, can provide those oranges at a lower cost. Being a shrewd businessman, Adam no longer wishes to purchase them from Ben. He calls up Ben to inform him of […]

[Photos] Asia Law Network & SCCA: Resilience through play
Events and Photo Gallery,Features

Reading Time: 1 minutesAsia Law Network together with the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA), held a well-being event that promotes resilience through play. In the fast-changing environment, being able to adapt quickly is the foundation for resilience. Resilience is a person’s capacity for stress-related growth. Lawyers who develop resilience, gain many benefits, including the ability to tolerate change, […]

Asia Law Network partners with AML Accelerate to assist companies with AML/CFT compliance efforts
Press Releases

Reading Time: 2 minutesAsia Law Network is pleased to announce its partnership with AML Accelerate.  This partnership provides AML Accelerate with an extended reach into Asia and provides clients of the Asia Law Network with access to a market-leading money laundering and terrorism financing compliance platform to effectively manage their AML/CFT risks and programs more effectively. Anthony Quinn, Founder […]

Asia Law Network participates in Tech.Law Fest 2018
Features,Press Releases

Reading Time: 1 minutesThe team with Justice Lee Seiu Kin, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. SINGAPORE, 6 April 2018- Asia Law Network is proud to be a participant at TechLaw.Fest 2018. Nearly 500 industry players were gathered at TechLaw.Fest 2018 to address the challenges […]

Asia Law Network expands Quick Consult across 5 countries
Features,Press Releases

Reading Time: 3 minutesASIA LAW NETWORK CELEBRATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY WITH REGIONAL EXPANSION OF QUICK CONSULT SERVICE Singapore, 11 December 2017 – In celebration of its third anniversary, Singapore’s first online database of lawyers, AsiaLawNetwork.com, is expanding its offering and providing legal access across the region via its Quick Consult service. A low-risk first step in resolving legal issues, […]

Asia Law Network supports the 8th Asia Pacific Mediation Peace Prize
Features,Press Releases

Reading Time: 2 minutesPresenting Asia Pacific Mediation Forum’s (APMF) Peace Prize, from left, is board member Jan Sunoo, APMF President Dale Bagshaw, and Asia Law Network CEO Cherilyn Tan, who donated funds for the prize. Receiving the award (center) is RENEW Coordination Manager Nguyen Hieu Trung and (far right) RENEW International Advisor Chuck Searcy. VIETNAM, 12 November 2017- […]

Asia Law Network participates in the PILnet Global Forum on Pro Bono 2017
Features,Press Releases

Reading Time: 2 minutesHUNGARY, 19 October 2017- Asia Law Network is proud to be a participant at the PILnet Global Forum on Pro Bono and Public Interest Law 2017, held in Budapest. The 2017 PILnet Global Forum connected leading activists, academics, pro bono professionals and public interest law champions from around the world to share the most effective […]