Legal Bulletin September 2018
27 September 2018
Capital Markets
New Bill tabled to establish legal framework for VCC (S-VACC) tailored for CIS
Competition
CCCS and KPPU sign MoU on enforcement cooperation of competition law
CCCS provides guidance on competition assessment of airline alliance agreements
Construction & Engineering
Corporate / M&A
Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property (Border Enforcement) Act 2018 partially in force on 10 October 2018
IPOS consults on proposed Geographical Indications Rules
Maritime & Aviation
Public Policy
Key insights on initiatives and developments following National Day Rally 2018
Restructuring & Insolvency
Tax
Bill to amend Stamp Duties Act to levy stamp duty on electronic records passed
White Collar & Investigations
MinLaw proposes new AML/CFT regime for precious stones and metals dealers
General
Bills to amend Electricity Act and Gas Act introduced in Parliament
Regional News
Malaysia
Malaysian Sales Tax Act and Service Tax Act in force on 1 September 2018
Malaysian Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill passed, not yet in force
Myanmar
Publications
International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime 2019: Singapore chapter
The Restructuring Review: Singapore chapter
The Merger Control Review: Singapore chapter
Globalisation, Governance and Disruption
Personal Data and Customer Information in the Age of FinTech
Wrotham Park Damages - Principles and Practical Issues
Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review: Intellectual Property Law