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Sinclair v. Versailles: the English Court of Appeal revisits beneficial ownership of bribery moneys in a fiduciary relationship

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • Singapore, United Kingdom
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  • January 9 2012

This Update concerns the issue of whether a principal holds beneficial ownership over a bribe received by a fiduciary

Asia anti-corruption report

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam
  • -
  • July 19 2012

Welcome to the first edition of our Asia anti-corruption report

Singapore Court of Appeal clarifies what constitutes insider trading

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • February 29 2012

In Lew Chee Fai Kevin v Monetary Authority of Singapore 2012 SGCA 12, the Singapore Court of Appeal rendered its first decision on what constitutes insider trading and discussed in detail the elements of insider trading under s 218(1) of te Securities & Futures Act ("SFA"

Prevention of Corruption Act: challenges in rebutting the presumption of corruption

  • Wong Partnership
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  • Singapore
  • -
  • March 27 2013

A key issue in this case was the presumption of corruption where gratification has been received by a person employed by the Government, a government

The Airocean appeal - the concepts of materiality and trade sensitive information

  • Colin Ng & Partners LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • September 18 2012

The concept of materiality applies to a wide spectrum of offences under the Securities and Futures Act Chapter 289, 2002 revised edition (“SFA”

A higher standard of financial prudence and responsibility for banks Singapore Court of Appeal dismisses claims of defrauded banks

  • White & Case LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • June 15 2011

In Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd 2011 SGCA 22, two international banks brought civil proceedings against Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“APBS”) for fraudulent acts perpetrated by APBS’s employee over a period of four years

Singapore High Court considers issue of governing law in application to restrain call on an on-demand bond

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
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  • February 25 2010

The Singapore High Court in Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd v PT Merak Energi Indonesia & Anor had to consider an application to set aside an ex parte injunction previously granted to the plaintiff

Singapore District Court imposes hefty fine on remisier for allowing client to trade under another person's account

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • February 25 2010

In Public Prosecutor v Chui Siew Pun, the Singapore District Court slapped the accused with a fine of S$70,000

Insider trading and the benefits of criminal conduct: part 2 of the Kevin Lew matter

  • Wong Partnership
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  • Singapore
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  • August 20 2010

In 2007, Kevin Lew Chee Fai ("Lew"), a senior employee of WBL Corporation Limited ("WBL"), sold off his shares in WBL relying on financial information disclosed in an internal meeting which had yet to be made public

Loans & security

  • Wong Partnership
  • -
  • Singapore, United Kingdom
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  • August 30 2010

Where a company lent money to a prominent businessman and politician and secured the loan by a guarantee given by the borrower's business associates, held that the guarantors were liable under the guarantee even though the lender knew of, but failed to disclose to them, circumstances that rendered the loan monies liable to seizure by government authorities