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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.

对可变资本公司持有不同观点或未能充分领略可变资本公司的魅力与强大功能的人士，可能推进了对可变资本公司可行性和灵活性及其获得新加坡监管机构支持的误解、曲解和不实言论。自 2020 年 1 月推出以来，可变资本公司已取得巨大成功。本所有幸参与了可变资本公司试点项目，并已协助客户成立了超过 170 家可变资本公司（不包括子基金）。

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.