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CHP Law Provides Guidance on Patent Eligibility in Singapore

26 August 2026 by CHP Law - Singapore

Every patent ends somewhere. It gets licensed, priced in a due diligence, asserted in a dispute, or valued at exit. Those endpoints are decided far earlier than most businesses realise. They are decided at filing, in the claim architecture, at the moment subject matter eligibility is addressed. The ends dictate the journey.

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Focus Law Asia Grows Maritime Team with New Head of Shipping & Admiralty

24 August 2026 by Focus Law Asia - Singapore

We are pleased to welcome our new Head of Shipping & Admiralty Augustine Liew, together with Shanen Nanoo Siva Das and Hejaz Goush, to Focus Law Asia LLC!

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Not the Insurer of Commercial (Mis)Fortune: The Limits of Auditor Liability 

21 August 2026 by Nair Jen & Tan - Singapore

In Deloitte & Touche LLP v Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) [2026] SGCA 33, the liquidators of a defunct company sought to hold Deloitte liable for the full US$2.6 billion in trading losses that Hin Leong incurred after its accounts were allegedly negligently audited.  In its judgment, the Singapore Court of Appeal returned to first principles on causation and remoteness, and drew a firm line under just how much of a company’s commercial fortune an auditor can be made to answer for. 

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MAS Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Code on Collective Investment Schemes to Facilitate Retail Fund Product Innovation

27 July 2026 by CHP Law - Singapore

On 9 July 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) published the Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Code on Collective Investment Schemes (“CIS Code”) to Facilitate Retail Fund Product Innovation (“Consultation Paper”).

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DEAL OF THE MONTH - APRIL 2026

28 April 2026 by asialaw

asialaw's Deal of the Month for April 2026 is...

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Prof. Steve Ngo and partner Mark Cham Shan Jie presented on at an International Arbitration Forum in Guangzhou

19 February 2026 by Aquinas Law Alliance - Singapore

Our arbitration specialist Prof. Steve Ngo and partner Mark Cham Shan Jie presented on arbitration for China - Asean disputes and international arbitration in Singapore respectively at an International Arbitration Forum in Guangzhou on 13 Jan 2026.

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Singapore Court clarifies scope and content of the ITMTC

03 February 2026 by Shobna Chandran - Singapore

SC LLC is thrilled to have prevailed for our client against a large tech MNC in establishing that the implied term of mutual trust and confidence (“ITMTC”) exists in Singapore law.

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Expansion of United Square Office, and Closure of Bank of China Office

22 January 2026 by BR Law Corporation - Singapore

We are pleased to announce the expansion of our United Square office and the corresponding closure of our Bank of China branch.

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DEAL OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER 2025

17 December 2025 by asialaw

asialaw's Deal of the Month for December 2025 is...

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LAWYER OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER 2025

17 December 2025 by asialaw

asialaw's Lawyer of the Month for December 2025 is...