1. Financial support for Singapore businesses Whether you are planning to start, grow or reinvent your business, an array of Singapore government grants and incentives are available to provide the financial support you need, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic which has brought about unprecedented business challenges. This article highlights a number of Singapore government grants […]
Following the conclusion of Phase One of the Veritas initiative, on 6 January 2021, the Veritas Consortium (the “Consortium”) published two whitepapers detailing the Fairness, Ethics, Accountability and Transparency (“FEAT”) fairness assessment methodology (the “Methodology”) and its application in the two use cases.[1] This article provides an update on Singapore’s fairness framework for the adoption […]
A Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) is a company incorporated for the purpose of raising capital through an initial public offering (“IPO”). It is a blank-cheque company where the proceeds of the IPO will be used for the purpose of acquiring private companies or assets that are only identified after the IPO. This allows retail […]
Following the collapse of commodities giants Agritrade International Pte Ltd (“Agritrade”) and Hin Leong Trading (“Hin Leong”), the fragility of the commodities market became painfully clear, with financiers, banks and traders alike scrambling to secure cargo amounting to millions in trade financing. In the aftermath of the fall-out amidst criminal charges being contemplated and made […]
CNPLaw LLP acted as Singapore counsel on the establishment of Hera Capital Partners Holdings VI Pte. Ltd. (“HCPHVI”), a Singapore domiciled fund, and on its investment in Nutrition Technologies. Nutrition Technologies is an AgTech company headquartered in Singapore and operating in Malaysia. Founded in 2014 by two British entrepreneurs, Nick Piggott & Tom Berry, the company […]
Syazana unpacks some of the frequently asked questions on seeking a refund 1. Can I get a refund on my donation? There is unlikely to be a legal obligation for the donee to refund the money. Donations to a certain cause are regarded as “gifts” in law. Gifts which are voluntarily given, cannot generally be revoked […]
Chief Justice and all four Justices of the Court of Appeal to hear arguments on the constitutionality of a law that criminalises consensual sexual conduct between adult men in private 1. Background of the case In Ong Ming Johnson v Attorney-General and other matters [2020] SGHC 63, our client applied to review the constitutionality of section 377A of the […]
CNPLaw LLP (“CNP”) is proud to announce that Ms Ge Xiaomeng and Ms Sharleen Eio have been appointed as partners of the firm effective 1 March 2021. These appointments bring the number of partners at CNP up to 21. Xiaomeng’s practice encompasses corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate advisory. She has experience in a range of corporate transactions across various sectors, and actively […]
International Arbitration and Legal Technology in Singapore by Syazana Yahya* I wish to acknowledge Mr Tan Wen Da for assisting me in the preparation of this article. All errors are mine. 1. Riding the Technological Wave in International Arbitrations: Legal Issues and Possible Safeguards Covid-19 has accelerated the technological wave and has substantially impacted the way […]
Authors: Jimmy Yap and Lai Zheng Yong. Our Practice: Labour and Employment. Read the article here to view the footnotes This article is a follow up to the Indonesian Investment Updates – A quick introduction to Indonesian Labour Law published 21 July 2020[1]. Introduction The RUU Cipta Kerja (the “Omnibus Law”) is the latest of a series […]
Prominent and High-Profile Court Case in 2020 1. Acquittal of a Capital Charge Offence After a Nine-Year Legal Battle In September 2020, our senior criminal lawyer, Eugene Thuraisingam, and his team of lawyers at Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, Suang Wijaya, and Johannes Hadi, and Jerrie Tan of K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, secured an acquittal for Mr Ilechukwu Uchechukwu […]
Disclosure of Evidence in Criminal Proceedings 1. Introduction In the wake of the recent parliamentary speech made by Leader of the Opposition, Mr Pritam Singh, on Motion on Singapore’s Justice System, touching on the Prosecution’s duty of disclosure and propose that its common law disclosure obligations be codified in the Criminal Procedure Code, Mr Singh spoke […]