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Singapore moves to regulation of collective management organizations

This article is produced by CMS Holborn Asia, a Formal Law Alliance between CMS Singapore and Holborn Law LLC.  On 31 October 2023, the Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023 (“Regulations”) were enacted pursuant to the Copyright Act 2021 and will take effect from 1 May 2024.
02 January 2024

Assigning rights where a contract contains a non-assignment clause

This article is produced by CMS Holborn Asia, a Formal Law Alliance between CMS Singapore and Holborn Law LLC.  The High Court of Singapore has recently decided that a non-assignment clause in a contract did not prohibit the assignment of non-contractual (or tortious) rights arising out of or in connection with the contract. This article considers the practical implications of that decision.
07 February 2024

Singapore corporate regulator plans changes to stiffen AML prevention

This article is produced by CMS Holborn Asia, a Formal Law Alliance between CMS Singapore and Holborn Law LLC.  Introduction  Amidst a high-profile money laundering investigation involving (currently) at least S$2.8 billion in domestic assets, Singapore’s government has recently announced plans to introduce additional measures to strengthen Singapore’s anti-money laundering (“AML”) regime.[1]
06 November 2023
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CMS ADVISES ROOJAI ON ITS US$42 MILLION SERIES B FUNDRAISING

CMS has advised Ignite Thailand Holdings Limited (trading as “Roojai”), a managing general agent developing its own retail insurance products and distributing them digitally on a B2C model in Thailand and Indonesia,
21 March 2024
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CMS ADVISES BITDEFENDER ON ITS ACQUISITION OF HORANGI CYBER SECURITY

CMS has advised Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, on its cross-border acquisition of Singapore-based Horangi Cyber Security to address the growing demand for advanced, streamlined management of cybersecurity, compliance, and governance of multi-cloud environments.
21 March 2024