FLINT & BATTERY LLC is the Singapore member of the CICERO LEAGUE of International Lawyers, an alliance of owner-driven law firms providing seamless, partner-led, cross border legal advice and local transaction support to mid-market businesses and investors. It provides its clients with “Big Law” international legal reach (in fact we cover more jurisdictions than some […]
[UPDATE 28 March 2025 by Winston WONG, Maximus LIEW: On Friday, the 21st of March, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an “interim final rule”, removing the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act. FinCEN has revised the definition of “reporting company” (updated in
[UPDATE] US Corporate Transparency Act: UBOs, Nominees, Controllers, etc. Read More »
[UPDATE 12 February 2025 by Winston WONG, Maximus LIEW: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued Response to Feedback Received P008 – 2022 – 3 July 2023 Response to Public Consultation on Proposed Regulatory Measures for Digital Payment Token Services (Part 1) and Response to Feedback Received P008 – 2022 – 23 November 2023 Response
Winston WONG (6 February 2025): The role of a lawyer varies from jurisdiction and industry, and who is utilizing the lawyer. In jurisdictions where client-lawyer relationship may be defined by contingency fee contracts, or a fixed/cap fee structure, it is foreseeable that a law firm takes on a proactive role. On a separate note, in
The role of the commercial counsel, relevance of AI Read More »
Winston WONG (16 January 2025): Reasonable, reasonably, reasonableness The concept of reasonableness and its various derivations often come into play, deployed as a qualifier, condition, warranty, and in varying contexts. What exactly is this apparent indistinct concept and why does it oftentimes appear in the legal context? Why was it created, why its popularity, and how
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