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Law of Incorporation Generally Applies to the Question of Whether Corporate Veil Should Be Lifted

17 May 2024

In the recent decision of Nicholas Eng Teng Cheng v Government of the City of Buenos Aires [2024] SGCA 15, the Court of Appeal held that as a general rule, the law of incorporation should apply to the question of whether the corporate veil should be ...

Drew honoured with 7 awards at the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2024

17 May 2024

We are delighted to share that Drew & Napier won seven awards, comprising of one deal, two individual, and four practice awards, at the annual ALB Southeast Asia (SEA) Law Awards 2024 held at the InterContinental Singapore last evening.

Drew's Tier 1 Intellectual Property Practice maintains 12-Year streak in ALB 2024 IP Rankings

16 May 2024

For the 12th year now, our Intellectual Property practice has upheld its Tier 1 ranking in the areas of Patents and Trademarks/Copyrights in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) 2024 IP Rankings. Led by Managing Director Tony Yeo and Directors Yvonne T...

Head of Financial Regulatory Grace Chong authored an Economist Impact article on ESG reporting

13 May 2024

In a recent article titled “ESG reporting—challenges and opportunities for financial-services firms" published by Economist Impact, Head of Financial Regulatory Grace Chong shared her insights on the growing importance of Environmental, Social, and G...

Lexology In-House View: Legal Technology 2024 co-authored by Directors Chua Tju Liang and Rakesh Kirpalani

22 Apr 2024

The chapter titled, “Emerging Technologies, the Law and Disruption” considers some of the most important technologies today and tomorrow and how they could interact with the law, such as user content, artificial intelligence, digital signatures and v...

Navigating Intellectual Property in the video game and eSports industry by Director Meryl Koh and Senior Associate Justin Lai featured in Asia IP

19 Apr 2024

Director Meryl Koh, together with Senior Associate Justin Lai, co-authored an article titled "Video games, eSports and gambling: An IP practitioner’s perspective on the opportunities and limits", published in Asia IP. This piece delves into the criti...

Director Yvonne Tang quoted in Asia IP article on interior design and intellectual property (IP)

15 Mar 2024

In a recent article titled “An Inside Look at Interior Design and IP" published by Asia IP, Director Yvonne Tang shared her expertise on the intricate intersection of interior design and IP. Cases of IP infringement in the interior design space in Si...

Co-Head of Real Estate Practice Group, Lau Sok Hiang, and her team, successfully negotiated a contract for the collective sale of Far East Shopping Centre at the sale price of S$908 million

05 Oct 2023

Co-Head of Real Estate Practice Group, Lau Sok Hiang, assisted by Director April Mak, Associates Meryl Tan and Jewel Hong, and Legal Executive, Rhee Koay (and supported by dispute resolution Director, Benedict Teo and his team, including Associate Di...

Director Lim Siau Wen quoted in Asia IP article on secondary meaning in trademarks

12 Sep 2023

Director Lim Siau Wen was quoted in an Asia IP article, where she shared valuable insights into the concept of secondary meaning in trademark law and its significance in trademark registration and protection across various jurisdictions.

Safeguards to Liquidators’ Fees and Expenses – A Consideration in Ordering a Termination of a Winding Up

09 May 2024

In 2020, the Insolvency Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (2020 Rev Ed) came into effect. Among a slew of amendments was the introduction of a statutory power for the Courts to terminate a winding up. Recently, the High Court released its first ...

The consideration of Judicial Insolvency Network Guidelines in the context of forum non conveniens analysis

19 Apr 2024

Director's duties: Shareholders interest a proxy of company's best interests? Not always, depending on its solvency

15 Apr 2024

In Foo Kian Beng v OP3 International Pte Ltd (In liquidation) [2024] SGCA 10, the Singapore Court of Appeal dismissed the Appellant’s appeal against the findings by the Judge of the General Division of the High Court of Singapore that a directo...