Employment (Amendment) Act 2008 in force from 1 January 2009: Expanding the scope of the Employment Act

Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2008 in force from various dates: Implementing Budget 2008 changes

Stamp Duties (Amendment) Act 2008 in force from various dates: Ad valorem duty relief extended to statutory bodies and LLPs

MinLaw, AGC and MHA conduct public consultation on draft Criminal Procedure Code Bill

Copyright (Excluded Works) Order 2008 comes into operation on 1 January 2009

Australia ratifies Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, bringing it into force on 16 March 2009

IDA conducts public consultation on the Second Triennial Review of the Code of Practice for Competition in the Provision of Telecommunication Services

Singapore and the Gulf Cooperation Council sign Free Trade Agreement

2008 year in review: Key legal and regulatory developments

Singapore Court of Appeal holds right of way extinguished in light of drastic changes in circumstances

Singapore High Court rejects claim which constituted indirect enforcement of foreign revenue laws

Allen & Gledhill wins Singapore Tax Controversy Firm of the Year for the third consecutive year

Allen & Gledhill Tax Practice Group expands

Parliament passes Limited Partnerships Bill 2008: New business vehicle

Parliament passes Employment (Amendment) Bill 2008: Expanding the scope of the Employment Act

Parliament passes Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2008: Implementing Budget 2008 changes

Civil Law (Amendment) Bill 2008 tabled for first reading: Lowering the age of contractual capacity from 21 years to 18 years

Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2008 tabled for first reading: Implementation of Debt Repayment Scheme

International Interests in Aircraft Equipment Bill 2008 tabled for first reading: Establishing a legal framework for international interests in aircraft objects

SGX views ACGC Guidebook for Audit Committees in Singapore as valuable reference for audit committee members

MOF launches Budget 2009 Feedback Exercise

Competition Commission of Singapore completes market study on state of competition in Singapore’s retail mall rental market and the impact of REITs on such market

Ministry of Manpower and Tripartite Partners issue Guidelines on Managing Excess Manpower

Singapore Court of Appeal holds that a right of first refusal or right of pre-emption constitutes a caveatable interest under Land Titles Act

Parliament introduces Limited Partnership Bill 2008 - New business vehicle

MAS and MOF jointly announce Singapore Government's measures to guarantee deposits of customers in banks, finance companies and merchant banks licensed by MAS

IRAS issues draft supplementary circular on “Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Related Party Loans and Related Party Services”

Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Act 2008 in force from 31 October 2008: Enhancing maternity protection and benefits

Workplace Safety and Health (Registration of Factories) Regulations 2008 in force from 1 November 2008: Notification and registration of factories

Parliament introduces Employment (Amendment) Bill 2008: Expanding the scope of the Employment Act

Parliament introduces Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2008: Implementing Budget 2008 changes

Parliament introduces Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2008: New statutory framework for nomination of beneficiaries under life policies

Allen & Gledhill wins M&A Award for South East Asia Legal Advisor of the Year

MOF and MinLaw proposal to lower the age of contractual capacity from 21 years to 18 years and draft Civil Law (Amendment) Bill 2008 released for public consultation

MOM seeks feedback on proposed amendments to the Employment Act

Estate Duty (Abolition) Act 2008 passed in Parliament and deemed to be in operation on 15 February 2008: Abolition of estate duty

Skills Development Levy (Amendment) Act 2008 passed in Parliament and gazetted: Revision of skills development levy

Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Bill 2008 tabled for first reading in Parliament: Enhancing maternity protection and benefits

Office of the Commissioner of Charities seeks feedback on proposed amendments to the Charities Act

Proposed changes to Competition Commission of Singapore’s leniency programme

MinLaw and Insolvency & Public Trustee’s Office consult on draft Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill: Introducing the Debt Repayment Scheme

Singapore High Court upholds hybrid arbitration agreement

Singapore Court of Appeal construes meaning of “subsidiary proprietor” in section 84A(1)(b) of the Land Titles (Strata) Act

MOF issues press statement on use of Unique Entity Number ("UEN") as identification number for correspondence and interaction with government agencies from 1 January 2009

Accounting Standards Council issues consultation paper on proposed new accounting and reporting requirements pertaining to charities and IPCs in Singapore

Academy of Medicine of Singapore, College of Physicians of Singapore and the Singapore Medical Council issue new Guidelines on Aesthetic Practices for Doctors effective from 1 November 2008

Singapore Court of Appeal considers the admissibility of extrinsic evidence which may affect the meaning and effect of the words and expressions used in a contract

Singapore Court of Appeal considers commencement of limitation period in relation to a claim for breach of contract that purportedly resulted in latent damage

Singapore Court of Appeal sets aside winding-up order on ground of abuse of process and discusses court's duty to properly evaluate merits of winding-up application

UK House of Lords lays down guidelines on identification of the “inventive step” of a patent

Allen & Gledhill named Who's Who Legal Singapore Law Firm of the Year 2008

Allen & Gledhill wins several awards in Asian-Counsel's annual Asia-wide survey

Casino Control Act: Remaining provisions in force from 1 July 2008

Parliament introduces Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Amendment) Bill 2008: Extending application to certain financial products and services

Parliament introduces Estate Duty (Abolition) Bill 2008

Parliament introduces Skills Development Levy (Amendment) Bill 2008: Revision of skills development levy

Parliament introduces Patents (Amendment) Bill 2008: Right of Government to import any relevant health product in times of national emergency

Parliament introduces Mental Capacity Bill 2008: Appointing proxy decision makers

MOM introduces Long Term Pass Card: Enhancing national security of Singapore

English Court of Appeal holds that misrepresentations made to joint venture partner were intended to be passed on to entities established to effect joint venture

Singapore Court of Appeal discusses principles for determining whether stay of proceedings should be granted on ground of forum non conveniens

Seminar in Jakarta on New Opportunities in Raising Capital: Banking, REITs and Sukuk