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Legal Update: Director’s Duties and the Scope of Corporate Accountability
On 5 June 2025, the Appellate Division of the High Court delivered its decision in Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd (in liquidation) v Goh Jin Hian [2025] SGHC(A). The Appellate Court overturned the High Court’s ruling that had held Dr Goh personally liable for over...
HEP advised the vendors on the sale of shares in Lyra Capital
JAR Wealth Management Pte. Ltd. (“JAR WM”) has completed its acquisition of Lyra Capital Pte. Ltd. (“Lyra”), a Singapore-based fund management firm, through an amalgamation process under Section 215A of the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore with the consideration being...
Partner and Head of Employment Toh Wei Yi featured in an article by HRD Asia titled “Mid-year employment law review: Singapore employers face mounting legal risks ahead of 2026”
Harry Elias Partnership LLP’s Partner and Head of Employment Toh Wei Yi was featured in an article by HRD Asia titled “Mid-year employment law review: Singapore employers face mounting legal risks ahead of 2026”. Wei Yi discussed how Singapore employers must act now...
Harry Elias Partnership recognised in Chambers High Net Worth 2025
We are delighted to share that Harry Elias Partnership LLP has been ranked in Band 2 for Family/ Matrimonial: High Net Worth, Singapore in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025. Our Family and Divorce Partner and Co-Head, Foo Siew Fong, has once again been ranked in...
Partner Kok Yee Keong and Of Counsel Chua MingHao listed in ALB Singapore Rising Stars 2025
Harry Elias Partnership is delighted to share that Partner Kok Yee Keong and Of Counsel Chua MingHao have been selected for the ALB Rising Stars Singapore 2025 list, which highlights the next generation of lawyers in the country who are producing high-quality work and...
Managing Partner Philip Fong recognised in Doyle’s Guide Leading White Collar Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers 2025
We are pleased to announce that our Managing Partner Philip Fong has been recognised in the 2025 edition of Doyle’s Guide Leading White Collar Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers in Singapore. Harry Elias Partnership has also been ranked as one of...
Legal Update: Refusing Enforcement of an Arbitration Award because of Breach of a Procedural Order, a New Ground for Refusing Enforcement of an Arbitration Award? – Singapore Court of Appeal in Wuhu Ruyi Xinbo Investment Partnership v European Topsoho S.àr.l.
Would the enforcement of an unless order issued for the purposes of enforcing a procedural order be tantamount to fashioning a new ground for refusing the enforcement of a foreign arbitral award in contravention of the New York Convention[1] (the “Convention”)? The...
Legal Update: SGX RegCo Proposes Shifts in the Listing Regime
On 15 May 2025, Singapore Exchange Regulation (“SGX RegCo”) published a consultation paper proposing reforms to the SGX Mainboard Listing Rules, aimed at transitioning to a more disclosure-based regime. Key proposals include replacing certain prescriptive requirements...
Legal Update: New Regulatory Framework for Digital Token Service Providers
On 30 May 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) responded to public feedback on its proposed regulatory framework for Digital Token Service Providers (“DTSPs”) under part 9 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 of Singapore (“FSMA”) and issued the...
Legal Update: Singapore Court of Appeal lays down the framework by which Singapore Courts will deal with Infra Petita challenges to Arbitration Award – DKT v DKU [2025] SGCA 23
Natural justice challenges to an arbitration award of the infra petita variety, i.e. that the tribunal had not carried out its mandate by considering all the material issues that were raised in the arbitral proceedings, have become increasingly common in recent years....