Publications

Over the past three decades, global commerce has been shaped by eight “black swan” events, including the Asian Financial Crisis, the Dot-com crash, SARS, the Global Financial Crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine conflict, and Liberation Day tariffs. With the recent addition of the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, half of these “black swan” events have now occurred within the past six years.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued their guidelines on "transition planning" to banks, asset managers, and insurers on March 5, 2026. The Guidelines will take effect from September 2027, after an 18-month transition period.

In this case, the High Court awarded UOB S$125,000.00 in general damages. This is, to date, the highest reported award of general damages to a corporate claimant in a claim for defamation.

On 16 January 2026, Singapore Exchange Regulation (“SGX RegCo”) published a Regulator’s Column on “Forward Guidance - Why It Matters and How to Get It Right” which sets out key points about forward guidance that issuers should note.

In Moeve Trading SAU v Mael Trading FZ LLC [2026] EWHC 17 (Comm), the English High Court (Commercial Court) clarified that the Buyer’s procurement of the documentary letter of credit will usually operate as conditional payment only, unless the sale contract expressly or impliedly provides that the procurement of the documentary letter of credit operates as absolute payment.

As global uncertainty continues to reshape capital flows and client priorities, UHNW families are increasingly adopting multi-jurisdictional strategies that diversify not only investments but also domicile, talent and governance structures.

Singapore High Court affirms the existence of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence in Employment contracts under Singapore Law.

Since its introduction in 2020, the Variable Capital Company (VCC) has emerged as a flexible and regulator-supported fund vehicle in Singapore. Drawing on our experience as part of the VCC pilot programme, the team shares insights into why the VCC continues to gain strong market adoption.

We are pleased to highlight that our head of Environmental, Social and Governance Practice, Dr Joseph Chun has contributed to the Singapore Chapter of Environmental Law 2025 by Chambers & Partners.