Our Mr. Tan Tee Jim SC authored the Singapore Chapter within the 2023 edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms. The chapter was first published in ICLG – Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms and may be accessed here.
This legal update covers the key features of the Online Criminal Harms Bill that was recently passed by the Singapore Parliament.
Online Criminal Harms Bill Passed in Parliament
This update looks at the new permanent meeting arrangements for management corporations, subsidiary management corporations and collective sale committees, permitting meetings to be held electronically with voting by electronic means, following amendments made to the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004 and Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967, which came into force on 1 July 2023.
Conduct of Meetings of Management Corporations, Subsidiary Management Corporations and Collective Sale Committees
This update article discusses the appointment of GIP-select funds by the Economic Development Board under Option B of the Global Investor Program and the process of investing in GIP-select funds under the Global Investor Program.
Further Updates to Singapore’s Global Investor Program – Option B
Our Mr. Zech Chan (Partner, Intellectual Property) was recently invited by the World Intellectual Property Organization mediation center to mediate a trade marks dispute before the Singapore Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS“).
This Case Note discusses the Singapore High Court judgment for the first case which invoked the simplified process for certain intellectual property claims introduced in 2022, and summarizes the Court’s guidance on cases which the simplified process should apply.
This legal update discusses Singapore’s second tranche of property cooling measures for 2023, and what buyers need to know about the revised additional buyer’s stamp duty rates.
Legal Update on ABSD Hike for 2023
This update discusses the successful completion of the collective sale of Peace Centre / Peace Mansion and how our team at Lee & Lee overcame the challenges along the way.
Successful Completion of the Collective Sale of Peace Centre / Peace Mansion
The proposed amendments to the GIP are aimed at attracting high-calibre applicants and at the same time increase the economic contribution to the Singapore economy brought by them.
This case update discusses a recent District Court judgement in which the Court dismissed an application brought by a subsidiary proprietor to invalidate a Management Corporation’s by-law on car parking.
District Court Dismisses Objection to Car Parking By-Law at Fort Gardens