SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF JURISDICTION In the recent case of Humpuss Sea Transport Pte Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) v PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi TBK and another [2015] SGHC 144, the Court clarified uncertainties in the Rules of Court (“Rules”) with regard to service of process out of jurisdiction. The Court also provided guidance on
Read MoreJTJB SEMINAR ON ESSENTIAL POINTS TO NOTE WHEN BUYING AND SELLING PROPERTY IN SINGAPORE JTJB’s Partner, Tan Seow Peer delivered a talk on the above topic on 21st May 2015, Thursday. The talk covered various important points to consider when undergoing property transactions. These includes understanding the Additional Buyers’ Stamp Duty and Sellers’ Stamp Duty,
Read MoreSERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF JURISDICTION In the case of Omae Capital Management v Tetsuya Motomura [2015] SGHCR 8, the Defendant was residing in Japan at the material time. He was notified of legal proceedings against him by way of AR Registered Post. Further, the documents were not translated into Japanese. The Defendant applied to
Read MoreSINGAPORE MARITIME WEEK SEA ASIA 2015 Driven by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Week gathers international maritime community in Singapore for a week of conferences, dialogues, exhibitions and social events. The Sea Asia Conference is the centerpiece of Maritime Week. The Conference is known as the region’s leading Shipping
Read MoreINCORPORATION OF STANDARD TERMS INTO A CONCLUDED CONTRACT In most cases, contracting parties are no longer able to introduce additional terms once the contract has been signed and sealed or concluded in the manner agreed upon by the parties. However, the Court of Appeal held in the recent decision of R1 International Pte Ltd v
Read MoreREMEMBERING MR. LEE KUAN YEW JTJB mourns the passing of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore who passed away on 23rd March 2015. His endearing spirit, dedication and sacrifice to Singapore will forever be remembered. “You begin your journey not knowing where it will take you. You have plans, you have
Read MoreADDENDUM As an addendum to our legal update dated March 2015, we set out certain key revisions to the Companies Act applicable to foreign companies. (1) Fewer agents required Currently, a minimum of 2 agents, natural persons and resident in Singapore, are required when a foreign company is registered in Singapore, for acceptance of service
Read MoreUPCOMING REVISIONS TO THE COMPANIES ACT On 8 October 2014, the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014 (the “Bill”) was passed by Parliament, and on 1 December 2014, the Bill was gazetted as the Companies (Amendment) Act 2014. The Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 seeks to introduce various revisions to the existing Companies Act when it comes into
Read MoreJTJB Seminar On Protecting Your Company’s Data: Legal & Technical Measures JTJB’s first Seminar of 2015 was conducted on Thursday 26th February 2015 by JTJB’s new Head of Corporate Compliance and Data Protection, KK Lim on the topic, “Protecting Your Company’s Data: Legal & Technical Measures”. Mr. Shaun Lee from Stone Forest IT Pte
Read MoreIS PROTECTING YOUR CUSTOMERS’ DATA REALLY THAT IMPORTANT? In the movie “Black Hat”, a convicted prisoner was freed from prison to help to apprehend a hacker who had destroyed a nuclear plant. The real reason behind all these was to manipulate the stock market involving millions of dollar by members of the underworld. For those
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