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Aug 14, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kala Anandarajah |Khanti Syackhaphom |Tanya Tang |Alvin Tan |Joshua Seet |Min Khi Thein | +9 more
OverviewDear Friends,We are pleased to present our 2nd Regional Competition Bites for 2024. The second quarter has seen extensive enforcement action, increased merger reviews across a larger number of countries and significant regulatory and policy developments across Southeast Asia. Strong enforcement against anti-competitive practices and cartelistic conduct has been the highlight of this quarter.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Rajesh Sreenivasan |Steve Tan |Benjamin Cheong |Tanya Tang
IntroductionAs a regional leader in the field of artificial intelligence ("AI"), Singapore has played an active role in setting the course for the development of AI while managing its associated risks. Singapore has demonstrated its position on the cutting edge of AI governance through its development of pioneering AI frameworks and its leadership in international cooperation efforts to develop harmonised standards.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kala Anandarajah |Tanya Tang |Joshua Seet |Alvin Tan
IntroductionThe Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore ("CCCS") is seeking public feedback on its proposed recommendation to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry to renew the Competition (Block Exemption for Liner Shipping Agreements) Order ("LSA BEO") for five years from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029.
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May 14, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kala Anandarajah |Tanya Tang |Alvin Tan |Joshua Seet
IntroductionSingapore has a voluntary merger notification regime. Given this, many take a robust approach and seek to argue wide market definitions and raise other arguments so that merging parties stay below trigger thresholds. Whilst as counsel, the aim is always to put the best foot forward, this must be carefully undertaken, reviewing all risks elements.
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May 14, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kala Anandarajah |Khanti Syackhaphom |Tanya Tang |Alvin Tan |Joshua Seet |Min Kyi Thein | +9 more
OverviewDear Friends,2024 has barely begun and the first quarter is passed. We are pleased to present our first Regional Competition Bites for this first quarter in 2024. There have been various legislative and regulatory changes across Southeast Asia, with regulators enacting new laws and issuing guidelines concerning competition law.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Rajesh Sreenivasan |Steve Tan |Benjamin Cheong |Tanya Tang
IntroductionThe Cybersecurity Act was enacted in 2018 to regulate cybersecurity threats and incidents, critical information infrastructure ("CII"), and cybersecurity service providers. Since then, there have been significant changes in the cyber threat landscape, as well as in the technological operating context.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kala Anandarajah |Tanya Tang |Alvin Tan |Joshua Seet
IntroductionCompetition benefits consumers. However, there may be instances where business competitors need to collaborate for the greater, or greener, good. Seeking to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 under the Singapore Green Plan 2030, Singapore has embarked on a whole-of-nation sustainability movement. Businesses play an important part in this sustainability movement but may be hindered from doing so due to issues of scale and finance. One way to overcome these issues is via collaborations.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kala Anandarajah |Lee Hock Chye |Tanya Tang |Joshua Seet |Heng Chhay |Linda Qiao | +6 more
OverviewWe recall stating that 2022 was an interesting year as the world emerged from the pandemic. We had hardly see hard core cartels being investigated, but we did see transactions happening. Lots of transactions. Hence, it was merger control reviews galore in 2022. 2023 was different. It had all the trappings of even more mergers and many an investigation. Yet, the year took an odd turn near the end.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kala Anandarajah |Lee Hock Chye |Tanya Tang |Alvin Tan |Joshua Seet |Heng Chhay | +7 more
OverviewWe recall stating that 2022 was an interesting year as the world emerged from the pandemic. We had hardly see hard core cartels being investigated, but we did see transactions happening. Lots of transactions. Hence, it was merger control reviews galore in 2022. 2023 was different. It had all the trappings of even more mergers and many an investigation. Yet, the year took an odd turn near the end.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kala Anandarajah |Tanya Tang |Alvin Tan |Joshua Seet |Heng Chhay |Linda Qiao | +8 more
OverviewHappy 2024! To wrap up the year 2023 and further to our Regional Trade Mid-year Highlights, we are pleased to present an overview of the various trade law related developments in the region. 2023 has been a year of moving onward from the pandemic, though fraught with gloomy growth predictions. In spite of this, trade law has continued to evolve, with legislations, regulations, and policies continuously upgrading to better facilitate the movement of goods across borders.
