Singapore Court of Appeal finds restrictive covenants with no time limit are unreasonable in restraint of trade, preparatory acts to compete not in breach of duty of good faith and fidelity *

Singapore - September 27 2012
In Smile Inc Dental Surgeons Pte Ltd v Lui Andrew Stewart [2012] SGCA 39, the Court of Appeal considered the scope of restraint of trade clauses in an employment contract in the dental industry and found them to be unreasonable as they were unlimited in duration.

Co-authors: Aaron Lee, Jason Chan Tai-Hui.

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Singapore Court of Appeal holds deprivation of employee's legal right to vested monies is restraint of trade *

Singapore - September 27 2012
In the recent case of Mano Vikrant Singh v Cargill TSF Asia Pte Ltd, the Singapore Court of Appeal held that a clause forfeiting an employee's benefits when he competes with his ex-employer after the termination of his employment was one that falls within a scope of the restraint of trade doctrine.

Co-authors: Aaron Lee, Jason Chan Tai-Hui.

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EMA seeks feedback on gas import policy review and LNG Procurement Framework *

Singapore - April 27 2012
On 30 March 2012, the Energy Market Authority of Singapore (the "EMA") issued two consultation papers on the "Review of Policy on Gas Import Control" (the "Import Policy Review Consultation") and the "LNG Procurement Framework" (the "LNG Framework Consultation").

Co-authors: Tan Wee Meng.

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Parliament passes Energy Conservation Bill 2012 *

Singapore - April 27 2012
On 9 April 2012, Parliament passed the Energy Conservation Bill 2012 (the "Bill").

Co-authors: Tan Wee Meng.

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Retirement Age (Amendment) Act 2011 takes effect 1 January 2012: re-employment of older employees *

Singapore - November 1 2011
With effect from 1 January 2012, re-employment legislation will be introduced in Singapore in the Retirement Age Act, which will be re-named the Retirement and Re-employment Act.

Co-authors: Sophie Lim.

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