[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
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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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Winston WONG (1 May 2024): Joint Venture Series (Part Two of Three) In the course of building a business, or an idea, or the worldwide version of a regional operation, one key approach is the inorganic. The three-letter acronym SPA is the legal piece of the acquisition jigsaw. It is surely not the central piece,
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Winston WONG (28 February 2024): Joint Venture Series (Part one of three) The objective of a founding or investing in a business is to exit with profit. Outside trading on the stock exchange, it is key to ensure your Shareholders Agreement (in the case of Ordinary Shares) and/or Constitutional rights (in the case of Preference
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