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Case Commentary: Sanae Achar v Sci-Gen Ltd

Case Citation: SANAE ACHAR v SCI-GEN LTD [2011] SGHC 87 Nature of Case: Employer – Employee Dispute Date of Decision: 8 April 2011 Court and Judge High Court, Lee Seiu Kin J Counsel Harry Elias...

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Court Disapproves No Stones Unturned + Billing By Time – Is E-Discovery The...

In Lin Jian Wei and another v Lim Eng Hock Peter [2011] SGCA 29 , decided on 31 May 2011, the solicitors for the winning party (Peter Lim)  racked up legal costs of more than a million dollars in a...

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Lawyers and Social Media: A New Evidentiary Landscape

Are you avoiding the Facebook-YouTube-Twitter hype and hoopla because you don’t understand how it works? Here is a good reason why you need to get up to speed – quickly. The “social media revolution”...

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Singapore launches next e-Government masterplan

Singapore has launched its next e-Government masterplan, which is aimed at achieving the vision of a collaborative government that co-creates and connects with the people. eGov2015 was developed with...

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A Commentary on Baker & McKenzie’s Client Alert on Robin Duane Littau v...

We had earlier posted a case update on Robin Duane Littau v Astrata (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd in this blog. Baker v McKenzie who acted for the Defendants, Astrata Asia Pacific, have now posted a client...

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Becoming E-Discovery Ready – An Introduction to Litigation Software for...

  Introduction Litigation costs have been rising in recent years, attributable in part to an increase in the volume of documentary evidence and corresponding complexity of cases. This trend, fueled by...

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Litigation Edge responds to ROCWP Consultation Paper on Discovery Reforms in...

On 19 October 2011, the Supreme Court of Singapore released a public consultation paper entitled “Review of Discovery in Civil Litigation” (the “consultation paper”). The review seeks feedback on...

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How E-Bundles Helped Plaintiff-In-Person Meet Court Timelines, Retrieve...

Litigation Edge was recently engaged by a plaintiff acting in person to assist with trial preparation. This engagement turned out to be our most challenging to date. Our role included managing the...

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Case Commentary: Surface Stone Pte Ltd v Tay Seng Leon and Another [2011]...

This case is interesting for the following reasons: 1. This is the first reported case on the discovery of a hard drive; and the High Court set out the factors to be considered when ordering discovery...

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2011 – A Prolific Year for E-Discovery in Singapore

We had a prolific year of sharing and dissemination through various social media platforms – so much was happening that merited a writeup or a discussion. 2011 was a significant year for E-Discovery in...

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Significant Modifications to Singapore E-Discovery PD3 of 2009

  BACKGROUND Practice Direction 3 of 2009(“PD3“) was passed by the Singapore Courts in October 2009, pursuant to Part IVA of the Supreme Court Practice Directions. Since the introduction of PD3 two and...

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ICEL Conference Papers – An Excellent Resource for Singapore Litigation...

  Academy Publishing, the publishing arm of the Singapore Academy of Law, has recently published the Conference Papers to the International Conference on Electronic Litigation (ICEL). The ICEL which...

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Case Commentary: Breezeway Overseas Ltd & Another v UBS AG & Others [2012]...

Earlier cases seemed to indicate that the party giving discovery should not need to conduct a post-search review to exclude irrelevant documents. Para 43D (3) and Appendix E, Part 2 of the eDiscovery...

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Quick updates on the Singapore e-litigation scene

The Singapore litigation and court industry brace themselves for e-litigation, a new court e-filing system, which will be rolled out in phases,  come 2 January 2014.  The current EFS system which has...

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Singapore Law Society’s Inaugural Litigation Conference 2013

The President of  the Singapore Law Society had in his welcome address promised that the Law Society’s inaugural Litigation Conference 2013, which was held over 2 days on 31 January and 1 Feb 2013,...

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Singapore Supreme Court launches Mobile Rules of Court (“e-ROC”)

Singapore court lawyers who love their Ipads, smartphones and tablets will find the Supreme Court’s new e-ROC a “must-have” download for their portable device. e-ROC is the  electronic version of the...

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Case Commentary : Dirak Asia Pte Ltd & Another v Chew Hue Kok & Another...

This case is interesting because it brings attention to the new challenges faced by litigation and electronic discovery practitioners, in a world where outsourced email hosting and cloud technologies...

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Case Commentary : Teo Wai Cheong v Credit Industriel et Commercial [2013]...

The duty to provide relevant documents to one’s opponent is a key component of any civil lawsuit in Singapore.   This case provides important guidance to solicitors and corporate counsels/litigants in...

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Case Commentary: Global Yellow Pages Limited v Promedia Directories Pte Ltd...

This is the second reported eDiscovery decision by Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Lee Seiu Kin. Justice Lee’s first reported eDiscovery case was Breezeway Overseas Ltd and another v UBS AG and others...

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Duties in Discovery

In Duties in Discovery, Cavinder Bull SC and Chia Voon Jiet examine the role of lawyers and in-house counsel in discovery for litigation proceedings in Singapore in this case commentary of 2 recent...

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Update: Singapore Pinnacle Notes Class Action & Singapore Class Actions

A group of Singapore investors of Morgan Stanley’s failed Pinnacle Notes have scored a major legal victory after a US federal judge ruled that their class action lawsuit can proceed in New York.  The...

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Singapore Exports its Judiciary – A Bold Move and a Win for All

If your international law firm had any doubts at all about the wisdom of setting up an Asian office in Singapore, the recent REPORT OF THE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COURT COMMITTEE (the...

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Electronic Discovery in Singapore: A quinquennial retrospective | Yeong |...

Zee Kin Yeong considers the developments in electronic discovery in Singapore since issuing of the practice directions on 30 July 2009 as Practice Direction Number 3 of 2009. An exerpt: It has been a...

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A Game-Changer for E-Discovery in Hong Kong – Xerox Litigation Services

By Rachel Teisch For parties engaged in cross-border investigations or disputes in Asia, as of September 1, 2014, civil litigants in Hong Kong must follow new rules that govern the discovery of...

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Singapore Court of Appeal rules on arbitrability – Lexology

In Tomolugen Holdings Ltd v Silica Investors Ltd [2015] SGCA 57, the Singapore Court of Appeal affirmed that, when faced with a stay application, the Singapore Courts would only undertake a prima facie...

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