Law passed to regulate Significant Investments in Singapore Entities
The Significant Investments Review Bill (the "Bill") was recently passed by Parliament on 9 January 2024, and is expected to take effect in the first half of the year.
Navin Joseph Lobo - Power Players: Investigations & White Collar Crime 2022 - Distinguished Advisers
Navin Joseph Lobo has been profiled as a Distinguished Adviser in Power Players: Investigations & White Collar Crime 2022 report by Financier Worldwide Magazine.
In the Q&A, Navin shares on his approach to work and excellent client service, what motivates him as well as a flavour of the kind of matters that he has been involved in.
View the full PDF or visit Financier Worldwide for more information.
Code of Conduct for Leasing of Retail Premises to take effect from 1 February 2024
Following from the passing of the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Bill which mandates compliance with the Code of Conduct for Leasing of Retail Premises in Singapore ("Code") for qualifying leases of retail premises earlier this year, the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Act ("Act') is expected to take effect from 1 February 2024.
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Confidentiality of arbitration proceedings may not always be protected - The Republic of India v Deutsche Telkom AG [2023] SGCA(I) 4
In general, arbitration proceedings are confidential. Arbitration-related cases which end up in the courts often are reported only after the names of parties have been anonymised, and it is quite common for a sealing order to be issued on the court file, so as to preserve the confidential nature of the arbitration. In the recent case of The Republic of India v Deutsche Telkom AG [2023] SGCA(I) 4, the Singapore Court of Appeal ("CA") considered an application for a sealing order.