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
This case update summarizes, and provides key takeaways from, the case of Siemens Industry Software Inc v Inzign Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 50 which examined when an employer may be held liable for copyright infringement by its employee.
Transaction update on the recent initial public offering of YKGI Limited, in which Lee & Lee acted as the solicitors to the Issue Manager and Full Sponsor (RHT Capital Pte. Ltd.) and Joint Placement Agents (Evolve Capital Advisory Private Limited and KGI Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) on Singapore law.
This client note highlights: (a) the key takeaways of the MetaBirkins case, Hermes Int’l v. Rothschild, (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 2, 2023); and (b) a recent circular published by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore that provided timely guidance on the topic of registering trademarks for NFTs and metaverse-related goods and services.
Singapore – Trademark Protection for NFTs and Goods in the Metaverse
This case note discusses a recent High Court judgement in which the Court dismissed an appeal by tech start-up V V Technology against the decision of the Principal Assistant Registrar.
Birds of a Feather – Singapore Court Consolidates Trademark Terminology in Twitter Case
The firm is pleased to announce the appointment of the following individuals as Partners of the Firm with effect from 1 January 2023:
Chia Ying Jing (Corporate Department)Michelle Chan (Corporate Department)Basil Lee (Intellectual Property Department)Eugene Lau (Intellectual Property Department)
We take this opportunity to congratulate our Partners on their new appointments.
This case update discusses the High Court decision in The Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2553 v Chia Yew Liang and others [2022] SGHC 290 (“Palm Gardens”) which considered the concept of Reserved Council Office under Section 53A of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act.
The update examines all the issues and arguments raised in the proceedings, some of which were not discussed in the judgment of the Court.
Reserved Council Office Under Section 53A of the Building Maintenance […]
This case update discusses a recent District Court judgment in which the Court granted orders to restrain encroachments of the common property by some subsidiary proprietors at WCEGA Plaza.
‘Encroachment of Common Property’ in Management Corporations (MCSTs)
This legal note discusses the successful forced sale of a strata unit, along with the challenges and difficulties which a management corporation might face when attempting to do so.
Forced Sale Of A Strata Unit By The Management Corporation To Recover Arrears Of Contributions
The firm is pleased to announce that Mr. Phang Cunzheng has joined as a Partner of the Firm with effect from 22 August 2022.
Cunzheng joins the Firm as a Partner in the Banking and Finance Department. His experience includes practising in the Banking and Finance practice group of another Singapore law firm and working as an in-house legal counsel at an Asian-based conglomerate, where he primarily supported the group’s banking and financing transactions.
Cunzheng’s full profile can be viewed here.