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MALAYSIA – LATEST DEVELOPMENT ON SHIPPING AMENDMENT ACTS There are two recent developments which have significant impact on shipping. The first is the coming into force of the 1976 Convention of Limitation of Liability of Maritime Claims as amended by the 1996 Protocol. However, Sabah and Sarawak in East continue to be under the 1957

JTJB PARTICIPATES AT GLOBAL M&A SEMINAR JTJB recently participated in a Global M&A Seminar held at the Grange St Paul Hotel in London. Participants from various jurisdictions from Advoc’s network of over 60 countries were present. M&A professionals gave valuable insights on various aspects of business law in their respective jurisdictions. (From left, Dato’ Benny

JTJB INVOLVED IN LANDMARK DECISION ON “UNLESS ORDERS”(Mitora Pte Ltd v Agritrade International (Pte) Ltd [2013] SGCA 38) “Unless Orders” are orders by the Court requiring a party to comply with a particular direction within a given timeline, failing which the party will face sanction. Many times, this sanction would entail the striking out of

JTJB RECOGNISED AS A LEADING ADVISER              JTJB has been recognized by Acquisition International (AI) as a Leading Adviser in the legal sector in Singapore in 2013. We are honoured to be given this prestigious award which we believe recognizes the core values and capabilities of JTJB. The expertise and dedication of our lawyers and

“DE-COUPLING” The Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) was introduced in Singapore on 7 December 2011 as one of the cooling measures for residential properties. It applies to residential properties and to buyers, according to their profile and the number of residential properties they each own. The table below illustrates the application of the ABSD.  Profile