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Financial Services

Work-pass requirements tightened again for non-Singaporeans

Increase in minimum salary requirements with special focus on financial sector comes amid growing public concern over a weakened job

Regulatory and compliance

Singapore proposes amendments to Companies Act

Regulator looks to update Singapore's corporate regime to reflect global legislative, economic and technological developments and to strengthen competiveness

Infrastructure services

Cornerstone v University of the Arts London decision has potential to help unlock stalled Code negotiations

Tribunal provides clarity on terms typically contained in agreements under the Electronic Communications Code that could help boost the rollout

Energy and Energy Transition

Energy and Utilities Update | 28 August 2020

Welcome to our latest update on regulatory and market developments in the energy and utilities sector. In this week's edition

Intellectual property

Supreme Court Unwired Planet case unpacked: where will implementers turn next in FRAND disputes?

Landmark final appeal ruling means implementers of standards will now face the prospect of the English court setting worldwide licence

Employment and pensions

Public Service Pensions Update | August 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of our Public Service Pensions Update.

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Life sciences companies turn to public markets for injections of capital

London markets have remained open during the pandemic allowing for a surge in life sciences and healthcare sector deals including

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Ethics and Compliance | New ethical controls coming for interactions with healthcare professionals in France

New rules coming into force on 1 October 2020 will give professional associations the power to block contracts or hospitality

Tech, Media and Comms

Appeals court hands down the UK's first judgment on automated facial recognition

Ruling that the use of automated facial recognition by the South Wales Police was unlawful has broader significance for businesses

Corporate

Singapore enhances scheme to encourage entrepreneurship

S$150m in enhancements to include a new venture building programme for individuals and a 67% increase in pre-seed grants, to

Workforce Solutions

Employers start to receive furlough scheme compliance letters from HMRC

It was reported this week that HMRC has written to 3,000 employers it believes may need to repay some or