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On 22 September 2017, the Public Service Division, the Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of Finance and Smart Nation and Digital Government Office jointly launched a public consultation on the draft Public Sector (Governance) Bill, which aims to create a standardised framework for corporate governance across the public sector in Singapore. The public consultation exercise closes on 13 October 2017.
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In Kingdom of Lesotho v Swissbourgh Diamond Mines (Pty) Limited and others [2017] SGHC 195, the Singapore High Court had the opportunity to consider the first application in Singapore for an investor-State arbitral award on the merits to be set aside. The decision engaged novel issues of arbitration and international investment law yet to be considered by the Singapore courts.
This case also discusses the principles behind the setting aside of an arbitral award in an investor-State arbitration. As more regional and international disputes are brought before the auspices of the Singapore dispute resolution framework, whether it be through litigation, arbitration or mediation, this decision provides a demonstration of how the court will apply domestic law, international law, and principles of treaty interpretation in managing such disputes.
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Singapore's overarching data protection law, the Personal Data Protection Act ("PDPA") was enacted in 2012 and came into effect on 2 July 2014. A public consultation was launched on 27 July 2017 to review the PDPA, with a view to seeking public feedback on proposals which included (i) the implementation of an enhanced framework for collection, use and disclosure of personal data and (ii) the introduction of a mandatory breach notification framework.
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Please note that whilst the information in this Update is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief at the time of writing, it is only
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