  In Chua Chian Ya v Music & Movements (S) Pte Ltd [2009] SGCA 54, the Singapore Court of Appeal was confronted with the issue of whether the music publisher in the case breached its contractual obligation to account for the royalties collected as would entitle the songwriter-singer to terminate their publishing agreement. The Court held that the songwriter-singer was entitled to terminate the agreement as the music publisher had breached its contractual obligation to account for royalties collected from the songwriter-singer’s performances. This Update provides a summary of the case.
The Singapore High Court in MV BARITO, Admiralty in Rem No. 166 of 2009/D (unreported) held that claims for insurance premiums paid on behalf of bareboat charterers and management fees payable to the ship managers do not fall under the admiralty jurisdiction of the High Court. This Update provides a summary of the case.
2009 saw many important legal developments in the area of arbitration law both locally and internationally. This Update provides in a nutshell the highlights of these developments.
The Budget Speech was delivered by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, on Monday, 22 February 2010. Some of the key recommendations of the Economic Strategies Committee were implemented in several measures that were announced. This Update provides the major tax changes that were announced in the Budget Speech.
2009 saw many important legal developments in the area of contract law both internationally as well as in Singapore. This Update sets out a summary of the highlights of these developments.
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