News & Publications

Conversion to Lee & Lee LLP

Please be informed that on 1st October 2025, our firm will be converting from a Partnership to a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP).

The new entity will be Lee & Lee LLP with UEN T25LL8888A.

Pursuant to the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005, all movable and immovable property vested in the firm, all assets, interests, rights, privileges, liabilities, obligations relating to the firm and the whole of the undertaking of the firm will be transferred to and vest in the LLP without further […]


New Licensing Regimes for Large-Scale Building Projects in 2027 & 2028

In line with the Government’s intention to ensure that Singapore’s ever-growing infrastructure also grows in quality and safety, the Minister of National Development, Mr Chee Hong Tat, announced at the International Built Environment Week that the Building and Construction Authority (“BCA”) will implement new regimes starting from 2027 for large scale building projects.

This legal note unpacks the various licensing frameworks to be implemented in the coming years, including the firm-based approach to be adopted by the BCA for supervising escalator, […]


ARTISAN 8

Lee & Lee is honoured to act for Apex Asia (2) Pte. Ltd. in their new development ARTISAN 8 which was launched for sale on 21 August 2025.

11 out of 34 residential units and 5 out of 8 commercial units were sold within two and a half hours of the sale launch.

Our Project Team for ARTISAN 8 is led by our Mr Ow Yong Thian Soo (Head, Real Estate & Property Department) (https://www.leenlee.com.sg/owt/) (https://sg.linkedin.com/in/thian-soo-ow-yong-77379583), Ms Sharon Tay (Deputy Head, […]


Event: Navigating the Green Investment Landscape in Southeast Asia

Navigating the Green Investment Landscape in Southeast AsiaAs part of Lee & Lee’s 70th anniversary, we were honoured to host this seminar in the historic Blue Room at The Arts House at the Old Parliament Building, where our firm’s founding partners once held discussions that shaped both Lee & Lee’s and Singapore’s early growth.The session brought together leading voices from finance, law, and regulation to explore opportunities and challenges in Southeast Asia’s renewable energy sector — from financing and M&A […]


Completion of SG Enviro Series A $8 million Fundraise

Lee & Lee acted for SG Enviro Pte. Ltd. (“SG Enviro”), a Singapore-based industrial wastewater engineering firm, in securing a SGD 8 million strategic investment led by Emerald Technology Ventures (“Emerald”), a global leader in climate-tech venture capital. Emerald was represented by Allen & Gledhill.

Founded in 2018 by environmental engineer Guah Eng Hock, SG Enviro specializes in designing, integrating, and operating industrial wastewater treatment technologies tailored to Southeast Asia’s unique requirements.

The investment will enable SG Enviro to expand its footprint […]


SINGAPORE HIGH COURT AWARDS S$200,000 IN DAMAGES FOR TRADE MARK INFRINGEMENT BY INSTAGRAM MERCHANT SELLING UPCYCLED LOUIS VUITTON PRODUCTS

This Client Note discusses the Singapore High Court’s award of S$200,000 in damages for trade mark infringement by an Instagram merchant selling ‘upcycled’ Louis Vuitton products.

SINGAPORE HIGH COURT AWARDS S$200,000 IN DAMAGES FOR TRADE MARK INFRINGEMENT BY INSTAGRAM MERCHANT SELLING UPCYCLED LOUIS VUITTON PRODUCTS


New Seller’s Stamp Duty Regime as at 4 July 2025

In the closing hours of 3 July 2025, the Ministry of National Development, Ministry of Finance and Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that by midnight of the following day, a new seller’s stamp duty (“SSD”) regime would be put in place (“the media release”). This comes after 8 years of the previous regime, in which the SSD holding period was pegged at three years, with rates of between 4 per cent and 12 per cent.Under the new SSD regime, implemented […]