by Judy Lim Pek Eng | Nov 8, 2022 | Legal Updates
The Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2020, which came into force on 1st September 2021, amended Section 5 of the Insolvency Act 1967 (“IA 1967”) on the conditions on which a creditor may present a bankruptcy petition against a debtor. The following is Section 5...
by Judy Lim Pek Eng | Oct 11, 2022 | Legal Summaries
1. Governed by Section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 Section 346(1) and (2) of the Companies Act 2016 (“CA 2016”) provides the following: “(1) Any member or debenture holder of a company may apply to the Court for an order under this section on the ground- (a) that...
by Judy Lim Pek Eng | Sep 13, 2022 | Legal Updates
Parliament made certain amendments to the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (“CJA 1964”), via the Courts of Judicature (Amendment) Act 2022 [“Amendment Act”]. Amongst others, the Amendment Act amended Section 28(1) of the CJA 1964. The amendment...
by Judy Lim Pek Eng | Aug 16, 2022 | Legal Updates
On 12th August 2022, the Human Resources Minister issued the Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) (Amendment) Order 2022 which will take effect on 1st January 2023. The Order revised the scope of the Employment Act 1955 (“EA 1955”). The First Schedule...
by Judy Lim Pek Eng | Aug 9, 2022 | Legal Updates
Section 3 of the Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955 [“SEDA 1955”] governs the application of SEDA 1955 and the defines a “small estate” for the purposes of SEDA 1955: “3. Application of Part and definition of small estate (1) This Part...
