http://www.mondaq.com Mondaq Business Briefing provides global coverage of all legal analysis from reputable firms, en-us Copyright 2012 Mondaq.com 60 http://www.mondaq.com/x/170806/Trademark/Hermes+and+Chivas+The+Disadvantages+of+Not+Being+the+First+to+File+Applications+for+Trade+Marks+in+China The problem of trademark squatters in China is the direct result of a "first to file" trade mark registration system. 2 Apr 2012 04:45:59 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/170810/Contract+of+Employment/Beyond+the+Four+Walls+of+the+Employment+Contract+Good+Faith+Fidelity+and+Fiduciary+Duties This update examines the law on breach of implied terms in employment contracts in a recent decision in Singapore. 31 Mar 2012 21:47:20 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/170804/Conveyancing/The+Law+Society+of+Singapore+Conditions+of+Sale+2012 The Conditions of Sale are a set of terms and conditions designed to facilitate property sale and purchase transactions. 31 Mar 2012 20:59:16 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/170802/Corporate+Finance/The+PRCs+Newly+Promulgated+Swap+Measures+to+Allow+Creditors+Conversion+into+Shareholders The Swap Measures set out the policy framework for the conversion of debt owed by a company into equity in that company. 31 Mar 2012 20:51:34 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/167516/Commodities+Derivatives/MAS+reviews+regulation+of+OTC+derivatives+market+in+Singapore The MAS issued a consultation paper on its proposals to expand the scope of the Act to regulate OTC derivatives. 8 Mar 2012 03:12:59 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/163114/Copyright/A+Company+Can+Own+But+Can+It+Author In a claim for copyright infringement, it must be proven that the work is the original creation of a human author. 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/163126/Arbitration+Dispute+Resolution/Challenging+an+Adjudicators+Determination+The+Extent+of+the+Courts+Supervisory+Role Different court opinions consider if the validity of a payment claim under SOPA affects an Adjudicator's jurisdiction. 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/163132/Contracts+Deeds/The+As+Is+Where+Is+Clause+Revisited+Practical+situations+where+the+clause+has+arisen+and+how+it+may+be+enforced+in+such+situations Incorporating an "As is Where is" clause gives no warranty as to the fitness of the property for the buyer's purpose. 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/162978/Directors+Officers+Executives+Shareholders/Directors+Right+to+Inspect+Company+Accounts+clarified The Singapore High Court clarified the ambit of a director's right to inspect company accounting records. 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/163102/Building+Construction/Construction+Standards+and+Codes+of+Practice+The+Significance+of+Compliance+and+NonCompliance The High Court recognized that non-compliance with the Code does not, by itself, mean that the design is inadequate. 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/163152/Contract+Law/Understanding+Signing+Documents+Electronically Discussion of the appeal in the case of Ong Chow Hong (alias Ong Chaw Ping) v Public Prosecutor and another. . 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/162966/White+Collar+Crime+Fraud/UK+Bribery+Act+2010+Facts+and+Implications+for+Businesses The UK Bribery Act 2010 has brought in significant changes to anticorruption law, replacing the previous bribery laws. 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/162970/Trade+Customs/Foreign+Investment+Industry+Guidance+Catalogue+New+Revision+and+Realignment+with+National+Development+Strategy The Foreign Investment Industry Guidance Catalogue sets out the type of industries in China foreigners may invest in. 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/162968/Contracts+Deeds/Are+Deposits+Recoverable+by+a+Purchaser+when+a+Property+Transaction+is+Aborted A Vendor is entitled to forfeit a Purchaser's reasonable deposit under both common law and the Conditions of Sale. 1 Feb 2012 08:45:05 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/162964/Contract+of+Employment/ForfeitureforCompetition+Clauses+in+Employment+Contracts Forfeiture-for-competition clauses are not restraint clauses as they do not prohibit competion with the employer. 1 Feb 2012 05:54:11 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/134506/Contract+Law/The+Japan+disasters+and+its+effects+on+business+in+Singapore On 11 March 2011, an earthquake with magnitude 9.0 hit the northern part of Japan unleashing a powerful tsunami along the east coast. Images of the disaster on television and the internet shook the whole world. Many have shed tears and prayed as the news revealed the devastation of the impact. As of 13 April 2011, more than 13,000 lives were lost, 15,000 people are still missing, and 140,000 people are still living in shelters. 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/134508/Directors+Officers+Executives+Shareholders/The+Airocean+Case In PP v Chong Keng Ban @ Johnson Chong & Ors [2011] SGDC 4, the Executive Director / Chief Operating Officer and 2 Independent Directors (collectively as "Directors") of the listed company Airocean Group Limited ("Airocean") were charged with various offences under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/x/134510/Corporate+Governance/Execution+of+documents+proposed+changes+to+Singapore+law Singapore law on the execution of documents, in particular deeds, has recently been submitted to further review. 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=101418 A 2007 Report by the International Chamber of Commerce – International Court of Arbitration (ICC-ICA) ranked Singapore as the leading city in Asia for ICC Arbitrations and alongside Paris, London, Geneva and Zurich, as one of the most popular venues for ICC Arbitrations in the world. Singapore’s evolution into the pre eminent arbitration venue in Asia received a further boost recently with the launch of Maxwell Chambers as an integrated one-stop arbitration centre providing world-class hearing f 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=101416 On 27 April 2010 the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") issued a consultation paper ("CP") in relation to enhancements to the regulatory regime for fund management companies in Singapore. The CP includes matters that affect Capital Markets Services Licence holders for fund management as well as fund managers and other financial intermediaries operating under the relevant exemptions under the Securities and Futures Act (Cap. 289) of Singapore. 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT