Legal Bulletin May 2025
29 May 2025
Corporate / M&A
Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 to come into effect on 9 June 2025
Securities Industry Council consults on amendments to Singapore Code on Take-Overs and Mergers
Energy, Infrastructure & Projects
Singapore and Malaysia to cooperate on cross-border carbon capture and storage
ESG & Public Policy
Singapore and Rwanda sign Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration
Singapore strengthens economic partnership with EU through digital trade agreement
Pacific Alliance - Singapore Free Trade Agreement enters into force for Singapore, Chile, and Peru
Upgraded ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Agreement in force
Intellectual Property
IPOS new Patents and Trade Marks Acceleration Programmes launched on 20 May 2025
Maritime & Aviation
English Law Practice
English High Court finds early termination sums under JOLCO arrangement not a penalty
Regional News
China
New Action Plan advances cross-border financial services in Shanghai
Indonesia
Indonesia’s first standalone framework for financial aggregators in effect
Malaysia
Malaysia issues new guidelines on cross-border personal data transfer
Malaysia announces new income tax exemptions for Labuan entities
Order for mandatory disclosure of drug prices in force in Malaysia
Myanmar
Myanmar implements tariff exemptions to boost electric vehicle industry
Vietnam
Vietnam FinTech regulatory sandbox begins 1 July 2025
Publications
The Legal Industry Reviews: Singapore (Edition 3, February 2025)
The Oxford Handbook of the Foundations and Regulation of Generative AI: Generative AI in Singapore
Practical Law: Joint Ventures - Deadlock and Termination: Singapore (2025)
Lexology In-Depth: Cartels and Leniency (13th Ed, 2025) - Singapore
Lexology In-Depth: Fintech Law (8th Ed, 2025) - Singapore
Deals
S$500 million term loan facility to SATS Ltd.
Series seed round investment in Assetfindr by Wavemaker Pacific 5, L.P.
Awards & Rankings
Allen & Gledhill recognised as a top tier firm in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025
58 Allen & Gledhill lawyers named in The Best Lawyers in Singapore (2026 Edition)
Two partners from AGI Legal recognised in Asia Business Law Journal’s “The 2025 A List”