New fund management regime in force from 7 August 2012 *

Singapore - August 30 2012
The new enhanced fund management regime in Singapore takes effect from 7 August 2012.

Co-authors: Edward Tiong.

English Court of Appeal construes "best endeavours" obligations *

United Kingdom - July 31 2012
The matter before the English Court of Appeal in Jet2.com Ltd v Blackpool Airport Ltd concerned whether a party could be held to an obligation to use "best endeavours" even where such action may affect its own commercial interests.

Co-authors: Vincent Leow.

English Court of Appeal holds guarantee may be found in a series of e-mails *

Singapore - April 27 2012
The English Court of Appeal in Golden Ocean Group Ltd v Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT Ltd & Anor in dismissing the appeal held that a contract of guarantee is enforceable even where it is contained not in a single document signed by the guarantor, but in a series of documents duly authenticated by the electronic signature of the guarantor.

Co-authors: Vincent Leow.

English Court of Appeal rules on arbitrability of shareholders' claims *

Singapore, United Kingdom - November 1 2011
The English Court ofm Appeal considered whether the fact that an arbitrator cannot make a winding-up order affecting third parties rendered it impossible for the members and a company to submit their disputes inter se as shareholders to arbitration.

Co-authors: Edwin Tong.