Winston WONG 25 November 2021 – It has been 12 years since the concept of blockchain was conceived and 2 years since Singapore’s legislation governing cryptocurrency and exchanges came into force. It is a good time to take a breather and review how far we have come. Cryptocurrency had gained apparent widespread recognition as Statista, …
15 November 2021 – We are delighted to announce that Flint & Battery LLC has been ranked in The Straits Times Singapore’s top law firms in 2022. Flint & Battery LLC received the highest award, a five-star rating in the category “Technology, Media & Telecommunications”, and is top ranked based on frequency of recommendations of …
LEGAL UPDATE: PDPA (PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT – 10/2/2021 New amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) were announced November 2020. While many revisions are not technology-centric, and construct increasing responsibility on any business having contact with personal data, most have direct impact of increasing the compliance burden to technology services businesses holding personal …
Geneva KANN Under changes to the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019, the salary threshold for non-manual employees requiring work injury compensation insurance has been increased. As of 1 April 2021, it is compulsory for Employers to buy work injury insurance covers for all non-manual employees earning $2600 or less a month. This is a further increase from …
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES: COMPLETING TRANSACTIONS IN A TIME OF SAFE DISTANCING Misa MITSUGI, Juen Yi FAN Despite disruption to businesses owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have been able to operate to some level of normality owing to a range of technological advancements in communication, document sharing and remote access capabilities. In particular, the use …
