Rooftop solar in Singapore November 15, 2021 Singapore: Being a small country with a lack of land for large scale renewable projects, coupled with the commitment to mitigating climate change, it is little wonder that under the Singapore Green Plan 2030, one of the key programmes is for Singapore to quadruple solar energy deployment by 2030. This article highlights various issues and considerations in relation to the installation of a rooftop solar facility in Singapore, including key considerations under the power purchase agreement and sale of excess electricity.
Cleaner negotiations for rooftop solar power purchase agreements in Singapore – allocating renewable energy certificates (RECs) November 16, 2021 Singapore: Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are taking off in Singapore, but what are they? Companies in Singapore looking to install rooftop solar facilities at their premises may encounter RECs when negotiating their rooftop solar power purchase agreements with solar developers. This article explores some salient facts and considerations regarding RECs in Singapore.
Singapore Start-Up Ecosystem’s Resilient Approach in Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic November 23, 2021 Singapore: Singapore’s start-up ecosystem has managed to overcome the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and emerge stronger. The government support and strong infrastructure within Singapore has provided an optimal environment for successful start-ups to thrive in spite of the challenges faced in the last two years.
Cleaner negotiations for rooftop solar power purchase agreements in Singapore – allocating renewable energy certificates (RECs) (Japanese) November 24, 2021 Singapore: Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are taking off in Singapore, but what are they? Companies in Singapore looking to install rooftop solar facilities at their premises may encounter RECs when negotiating their rooftop solar power purchase agreements with solar developers. This article explores some salient facts and considerations regarding RECs in Singapore.
Breaking news: SCMA launches 4th edition of its arbitration rules December 1, 2021 Singapore: The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) has just launched the 4th edition of the SCMA Rules which will apply to all arbitrations commenced on or after 1 January 2022. The new rules contain revisions to ensure that SCMA arbitration remain relevant and attractive to users.
Over-mitigation in breach of leases: how much credit must be given to a defaulting tenant in a rising replacement tenant market? December 13, 2021 Singapore: In certain breach of contract cases, the actions taken by the aggrieved party in mitigating its losses may have resulted in a sufficiently large pecuniary benefit that arguably eclipses the losses it had purportedly suffered in the first place. The question in such cases is whether the pecuniary benefit to the aggrieved party should be taken into account by the Court when assessing damages against the defaulting party. The term “over-mitigation” refers to this legal conundrum. In this article, we will consider the question of whether and if so, when the Court should give credit to the defaulting party for the aggrieved party’s over-mitigation in assessing damages against the defaulting party. Although our focus will be on lease agreements, the principles discussed in this article may be of broader application to other forms of contract.
Starboard: When does a “Bill of Lading” go too far? : The Luna December 16, 2021 Singapore: Starboard: In The “Luna” [2021] SGCA 84, the Singapore Court of Appeal reversed a trial judge’s decision and dismissed a claim by a bunker terminal seller against bunker barges for return of bunkers under a “bill of lading” when the bunkers had long since been supplied to ships and no longer in the possession of the bunker barges. It held that the “bill of lading” documents were not intended to function as contracts of carriage and/or documents of title.