Category: Regulatory & Compliance

Regulatory & Compliance

Workplace Fairness Legislation – Key Recommendations From The Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness

On 13 February 2023, the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness (the “Committee”) released its interim report with its recommendations for workplace fairness legislation (“WFL”). The committee was formed in July 2021 to review the workplace fairness framework in Singapore.

Presently, the main framework for workplace fairness is found under the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (“TGFEP”).…

5 April 2023

Regulatory & Compliance

The Missing Link – Proper Law of the Arbitration Agreement

Properly drafted contracts should (and usually do) have:

1. A clause specifying the system of law that governs the contract; and

2. A clause specifying how and where disputes arising under the contract are to be resolved e.g. Singapore Courts or Singapore Arbitration.…

28 February 2023

Regulatory & Compliance

US – China Geopolitics: What It Means For Your Supply Chain?

Recent years have seen growing tensions in the trade relations between the U.S. and China.

17 November 2022

Regulatory & Compliance

Singapore Introduces New Bill to Purge Harmful Content: What It Means for Social Platforms?

Singapore has introduced a new bill called the Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, which aims to hold online content and communication platforms accountable for egregious or harmful content disseminated to users in Singapore.

To be added to the existing Broadcasting Act, which regulates the dealings, operation of and ownership in broadcasting services in Singapore, the measures aim to:

Provide a safe online environment for Singapore users; promote responsible online behaviour; deter objectionable online activity; prevent access to harmful content; and place priority on the protection of Singapore users, in particular young children.…

27 October 2022

Navigating The Ever-changing World of ESG: It’s Now or Never

Law Bites – June 2022

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become an inextricable part of how companies do business. While the individual elements of ESG are intertwined, it is an incredibly daunting task for companies to adopt and implement effective ESG strategies as the expectations related to those elements are everchanging.…

10 June 2022

Overview Of Legal Developments In Singapore’s Data Protection Landscape

Law Bites – May 2022

Data protection officers and in-house legal counsel responsible for their organization’s compliance with personal data protection laws have key roles to play in this digital age which has drastically increased the ways in which organizations collect and use personal data.…

17 May 2022

The Russia – Ukraine Conflict: How To Manage Your Risks?

The Russia – Ukraine conflict has dealt another blow to a sector that had already been suffering significant volatility due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vessels have been attacked and held hostage, sanctions on Russia have halted business dealings and the act of trying to extract Russian entities from global supply chains have proved challenging.…

25 April 2022

Sanctions on Russia: Measures That Singapore Businesses Should Adopt

Law Bites – April 2022

It has been several months since sanctions were imposed against Russia. At this point, many companies find themselves having to deal with the disruptions caused to their supply chain and are assessing the impact of the sanctions on their customers and contractual obligations.…

19 April 2022

4 Ways Companies Can Better Position Themselves In Light Of The New Rules Of Court 2021

Law Bites – March 2022

It is not often that the Rules of Court are changed. For those fortunate enough to have never been involved in legal proceedings, the Rules of Court are essentially the rules that govern all court proceedings in Singapore.…

30 March 2022

Sanctioning Russia, What It Means For Singapore Firms?

Law Bites – March 2022

Singapore imposed sanctions against Russia unilaterally notwithstanding the absence of any binding UN Security Council decision. The last time Singapore acted on its own in imposing sanctions was in 1978, when Vietnam invaded Cambodia. We wrote a Newsflash on this when the global sanctions against Russia were rolled out.…

14 March 2022

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