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Credit Bureau Asia subsidiary to officially operate Moneylenders Credit Bureau
The designation will take effect from July 1.
June 30, 2021
Property
Ministry of Law refines shareholding interest criteria for listed housing developers
The refinements take into account feedback it received since the introduction of the exemption framework on Feb 6, 2020.
June 29, 2021
Tech
Lawtech firm Lupl raises US$14 million, inks MOU with Minlaw
Its total funding has now exceeded US$25 million ahead of its expected wider public release in April.
January 20, 2021
Banking & finance
Banks to work closely with affected customers on funding and refinancing solutions: ABS
ABS says banks would continue to consider credit accommodations among other things.
November 03, 2020
Singapore economy
Ministry of Law raises debt threshold, introduces new licence for practitioners
The Ministry of Law has introduced new laws regarding insolvency and restructuring, including an increase in the maximum debt threshold in personal bankruptcy cases and new regulations for insolvency practitioners.
July 23, 2020
Covid-19
Businesses could soon get temporary relief from legal penalties for failing to meet contractual obligations
It would be unfair to hold parties strictly liable for being unable to honour their contractual commitments under such extraordinarily difficult circumstances, MinLaw says.
April 01, 2020
Tech
Tech should be used to support lawyers, not replace them: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE (Sept 9): Singapore must ensure that technology is used to support and enable lawyers, said Minister for Law K Shanmugam, amid fears that artificial intelligence (AI) could impact the employability of young law school graduates hoping to get job
September 06, 2019
In print this week
How Singapore's laws are evolving in the war against fake news
SINGAPORE (Apr 5): Tackling falsehoods has become a high priority for the Ministry of Law.
April 05, 2019