ASEAN CEO's Message

2020 is upon us. However, 20:20 vision remains rare. Nonetheless, for us as a law firm, our focus has sharpened on how to help clients cope with change and uncertainty, whether it is adjusting to the impact of tariffs on supply chains and trade flows, facing up to new liabilities and risks in the wake of accelerating climate change or helping HR departments manage changing expectations of personal and corporate behaviour.

As 2020 progresses, our challenge is to ensure that clients understand and benefit from the Dentons difference.

Advising locally across the globe

Dentons continues to extend our global reach, with the objective of serving clients better through having the right local expertise wherever their business takes them.

In January 2020, our US region will grow by a third, with two strong firms, Bingham Greenebaum and Cohen & Grigsby, joining Dentons. Our combinations in South Korea and New Zealand also go live in the first quarter. With our global reach, we can handle multi-jurisdictional M&As and cross-border disputes more effectively.

Offering business solutions

Dentons emphasises practical effective solutions, whether for doing deals, overcoming business challenges or resolving disputes. This includes our new offering, NextLaw In-house Solutions, addressing the legal and organisational needs of the in-house corporate counsel function.

Making the most of new technology

Dentons has been developing and adopting technology that helps clients, whether by keeping costs down, improving access and connectivity or achieving consistency and accuracy.

For us here in Singapore, we are both excited and optimistic about what the New Year will bring, working with our global and ASEAN colleagues. We remain committed to doing our very best for each and every client, in matters large and small.

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you good health, prosperity and success in the Year of the Rat.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Philip Jeyaretnam, SC
Global Vice Chair and ASEAN CEO

Welcome to the 1st issue of the Dentons Rodyk Reporter in 2020.

The Dentons Rodyk Reporter is a compendium of commentaries produced and published by Dentons Rodyk Academy on a weekly basis. You may download the PDF report to read the complete issue, or read the articles using the links below. The updates and articles on the latest developments in the law and industry practices are conveniently categorised in these specialist bulletins:

Business Bulletin

• Knowing the true value of your Intangible Assets
• Blockchain Country Comparative Guide
• SGX-ST Consultation on Proposed Removal of the Minimum Trading Price Framework

Litigation Briefs

• Amendments to the building and construction industry security of payment
• Legal Update: High Court dismisses suit against neurosurgeon and hospital
• Clinical negligence and the causation conundrum: Rethinking the use of statistical evidence in proving causation and why loss of chance claims remain at large

IP Edge

• Client Note

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Amendments to the building and construction industry security of payment

December 6, 2019

On 2 October 2018, the Singapore Parliament passed amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (the “SOP Act”).

Blockchain Country Comparative Guide

November 11, 2019

We see blockchain initiatives and adoption across various business and public sectors. 

Client Note

November 27, 2019

The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) earlier this month imposed a S$25,000 financial penalty on Singtel arising out of a complaint that there was a vulnerability in the design of the application programming interface of Singtel’s “My Singtel” mobile application.

Clinical negligence and the causation conundrum: Rethinking the use of statistical evidence in proving causation and why loss of chance claims remain at large

December 27, 2019

An article on a highly anticipated Court of Appeal judgment, which touches on important issues relating to loss of chance, and the use of statistical evidence in establishing causation in medical negligence claims.

Knowing the true value of your Intangible Assets

December 4, 2019

An organisation’s intangible assets are increasingly critical to corporate value, yet current accounting standards are not adequately equipped to capture them in financial statements. This information gap can affect valuations for the worse, especially if organisations are planning to attract investors.

Legal Update: High Court dismisses suit against neurosurgeon and hospital

December 4, 2019

The Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP team led by Mr Lek Siang Pheng and Ms Mar Seow Hwei successfully defended Dr Y, a neurosurgeon and the head of the Division of Neurosurgery at the National University Hospital (NUH), in one of the longer medical negligence trials seen locally in recent years.

SGX-ST Consultation on Proposed Removal of the Minimum Trading Price Framework

December 4, 2019

The Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) issued a consultation paper on 28 November 2019 to consult on the proposed removal of the minimum trading price framework (MTP Framework).