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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”

Singapore High Court overturns district court judgment and acquits directors in relation to offences concerning disclosure under the Securities and Futures Act

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • August 30 2012

The Singapore High Court, in Madhavan Peter v Public Prosecutor and other appeals 2012 SGHV 153, overturned the District Court's judgment against independentnon-executive director Peter Madhavan ("Madhavan"), Chief Operating Officer Chong Keng Ban Johnson Chong ("Chong") and independentnon-executive director On Seow Yong ("Ong"

Airocean directors cleared of disclosure offences under the Securities & Futures Act

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • August 7 2012

The Securities and Futures Act ("SFA") sets out a number of disclosure requirements which listed companies are expected to comply with

Directors of Airocean cleared of failing to make timely disclosure and of making a misleading announcement

  • Wong Partnership
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  • Singapore
  • -
  • August 7 2012

The Singapore High Court recently issued its decision in the appeal of Madhavan Peter v PP 2012 SGHC 153

General counsel update: 31 May 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Argentina, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • May 31 2012

This is the twenty-ninth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

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"

The Airocean decisions: duties of directors when making company announcements

  • Wong Partnership
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • May 23 2011

Two decisions in relation to the failure by Airocean Group Limited ("Airocean") to announce investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau ("CPIB") have recently been issued

Directors' duties in relation to company announcements

  • Wong Partnership
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • March 31 2011

The decision of the District Court on 3 March 2011 in the case against the former directors of Airocean Group Ltd ("Airocean"), a company listed on the Sigapore Exchange ("SGX"), especially the severity of the sentence meted out against Peter Mahdavan - an independent non-executive director of Airocean - was surprising to many

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

  • Wong Partnership
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
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  • 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